Growth

• 🤗 Actively seek out and embrace learning opportunities
• 🙋‍♀️ Take responsibility for your progress
• 🧘‍♂️ Focus on depth
• 🥊 Fight imposter syndrome
• 🕵️‍♂️ Seek answers independently first
• ⌛️ Know when to ask for help
• 👉 Know what to ask
• 💪 Asking questions is a strength
• 📰 Make growth and progress visible
• 👫 Bring others along for the ride
• 🤝 Build supportive relationships
• 🤲 Help others

Helping others grow

• Provide positive, personable, timely feedback
• Be patient
• Consider why they might be struggling
• Explain in different ways
• Offer different resource formats
• Find what suits their learning style
• Encourage to solve problems independently
• Suggest challenges
• Acknowledge it's hard
• Encourage exploration
• Be there when they need you
• Aim for tangible wins to avoid overwhelming
• Gradually increase complexity
• Help them see and share their growth
• Celebrate accomplishments
• A little encouragement goes a long way

Questions

Helpful questions to ask others to support growth.

• Are there any common mistakes you see engineers make and how can I avoid them?
• How do you approach debugging when things aren't working as expected?
• How do we prioritise tasks when everything feels urgent?
• Are there habits or practices that have helped you level up in your career?

Questions to ask yourself to support growth.

• Am I taking the time to learn from my mistakes and finding ways to do better next time?

References

• https://github.blog/developer-skills/career-growth/how-to-thrive-as-a-junior-engineer-tips-and-insights/