We talk about mentoring a lot in the software industry, but how much do any of us really know about how to mentor? If we’re honest with ourselves, we are probably making it up as we go. This talk will hopefully move beyond that and move towards having a purpose to our mentoring relationships. We will take a look at how to start a mentoring relationship, setting a purpose for the mentorship and ultimately how to make the most out of it. Whether you are a mentor, a mentee or even someone who is just interested in possibly doing this someday then you will benefit from this talk.

1. Stand in the Gap:
Have a Mentor,
Be a Mentor
Joel Mason
@jamason05

2. Utility
Pleasure
Virtue

3. Friendship is not only
invaluable, but also
beautiful. Being a
good friend and being
a good man are the
same thing.

4. Mentorship is not only
invaluable, but also
beautiful. Being a
good mentor and being
a good (wo)man are
the same thing.

5. Personal
Growth

6. Cultivate
Culture

7. Career
Guidance

8. Forming a
Mentorship

9. Wishing to be friends is
quick work, but
friendship is a slow-
ripening fruit

10. Know
Yourself
#Forming

11. Find a Mentor
#Forming

12. Get to Know
Each Other
#Forming

13. Make a
Commitment
#Forming

14. Common
Goals
#Forming

15. Purposefully
Mentor

16. The best friend is the
man who in wishing
me well wishes it for
my sake.

17. Make Time
#BePurposeful

18. Take Them
withYou
#BePurposeful

19. Coach the
Moment
#BePurposeful

20. Open
Questions
#BePurposeful

21. Don’t Clone
#BePurposeful

22. Provide
Perspective
#BePurposeful

23. Open
Honest
Vulnerable
#BePurposeful

24. Take
Risks
#BePurposeful

25. Mentoring
Over Time

26. Distance does not
break off the friendship
absolutely, but only the
activity of it.

27. Relationships
Change
#LongTerm

28. Move On
#LongTerm

29. Be Watchful
#LongTerm

30. Thank You
Joel Mason
@jamason05
joelamason@gmail.com