March 1008

The benefits of mentoring

Tags: | Categories: TeamLeading | Musings
E-mail | Permalink | Comments (0) | Post RSSRSS comment feed
I mentor the web team at work and recently I have also started mentoring a couple of students from the local university. I know its a cliché but when you have to show someone how to do something you have to know what you’re talking about and so being a mentor can be a great way of learning; either learning something new or learning something you thought you knew all about. [More]

Spread/Promote this post

If you enjoyed this article, consider bookmarking or helping me promote it! Thanks.

  • Del.icio.us
  • Digg It!
  • Technorati
  • BlinkList
  • DZone It!
  • Furl
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon

Don't miss another post

Subscribe to SJM Dev's RSS Feed to stay updated with our latest articles!

February 1016

Learn to trust your team

Tags: | Categories: TeamLeading
E-mail | Permalink | Comments (0) | Post RSSRSS comment feed
Trust is important in a team. Without trust you do not belong to a team because if you cannot trust your teammates then you’ll end up checking up on them, double guessing them or playing political games to out manoeuvre them and this is counter productive. [More]

Spread/Promote this post

If you enjoyed this article, consider bookmarking or helping me promote it! Thanks.

  • Del.icio.us
  • Digg It!
  • Technorati
  • BlinkList
  • DZone It!
  • Furl
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon

Don't miss another post

Subscribe to SJM Dev's RSS Feed to stay updated with our latest articles!

February 1010

Listening to others

Tags: | Categories: TeamLeading
E-mail | Permalink | Comments (0) | Post RSSRSS comment feed
As lead developer part of my role is to ‘know’ the answer to things and to identify solutions to problems. Also part of my role is mentoring other developers on my team, to nurture them and help them grow as developers. Sometimes the two sides of my role would seem to be at odds with each other, on the one hand I’m expected to be the authority and on the other I need to step out of the way to allow others to shine. I have to say that I don’t see it this way, yes I do need to know the answers but I also need to listen to others their answers may well be better than mine. [More]

Spread/Promote this post

If you enjoyed this article, consider bookmarking or helping me promote it! Thanks.

  • Del.icio.us
  • Digg It!
  • Technorati
  • BlinkList
  • DZone It!
  • Furl
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon

Don't miss another post

Subscribe to SJM Dev's RSS Feed to stay updated with our latest articles!

November 0910

Team Leading, a new category

Tags: | Categories: TeamLeading
E-mail | Permalink | Comments (0) | Post RSSRSS comment feed
I am going to start a new blog category about leading a team.

I don’t claim to be a great Team Leader or have all the answers, but these posts will be my thoughts and experiences as a working Lead Developer. I expect to write posts about adopting new technologies and approaches, streamlining work processes and mentoring / helping developers grow. [More]

Spread/Promote this post

If you enjoyed this article, consider bookmarking or helping me promote it! Thanks.

  • Del.icio.us
  • Digg It!
  • Technorati
  • BlinkList
  • DZone It!
  • Furl
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon

Don't miss another post

Subscribe to SJM Dev's RSS Feed to stay updated with our latest articles!