Shut Up And Grab a Whiteboard If You Want to Be a Good Mentor
After recently stumbling upon a commencement speech by none other than Arnold Schwarzenegger, I started thinking about mentors and the people that have helped me in my professional journey.
The speech that I am referring to is one where the man, the myth, the legend himself, Arnold “The Terminator” Schwarzenegger calls out that there is no such thing as a self-made man or woman. The relevant parts of the speech are captured in this edited video:
This got me to thinking. The statement does apply to all of us, no matter what profession we are in. It is double so for Engineers and Developers.
If you are ready to argue this point — please step back and listen. Even if you have never set foot in a classroom that teaches code, application development, or logical constructs, you have not learned in a vacuum.
We all learn from others. It is not possible to be a successful and productive Engineer without some level of education in some areas from other people. This does not need to be formalized higher…
