This course aims to provide strategies for being an effective mentor, particularly in a remote work setting. The course covers the importance of mentorship, qualities of a good mentor, guiding principles, documentation, using Slack for mentoring, challenges with mentoring, issues with abstractions, sponsorship, and concludes with key takeaways. The intended audience for this course is individuals working in operations and reliability, especially those early in their careers seeking guidance on mentoring new SREs.
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
Why talk about mentorship
Why mentorship is important
What it takes to be a good mentor
Guiding principles
Documentation
Using Slack
Issues with mentoring
Issues with abstractions
Sponsorship
Conclusion
Taught by
USENIX