Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager

Giving Back

In addition to making connections with others around the company to learn and to share information, you’ve already learned a multitude of skills in your career and by reading this book that can allow you to make additional connections by sharing your time and skills.

You can do this in two ways:

• Mentoring, which is where you can provide specific advice and teach certain skills to somebody.

• Coaching, where you help others explore problems and come to their own solutions.

You may hear both of these terms used interchangeably, but they actually are different. The relationship between a mentor and mentee is more similar to the relationship between a teacher and a student. Most people have experienced a form of education, so it’s easy ...