Technical Leadership & Mentoring
Grow your influence by practicing code reviews, mentoring moments, and architectural guidance.
Technical Leadership & Mentoring
Grow your influence by practicing code reviews, mentoring moments, and architectural guidance.
Clarifying a Technical Proposal in a Group Discussion
You're attending a team discussion where Derek is walking through a proposed component refactor. You want to contribute, but don’t want to come off as challenging.
Reconciling Conflicting Design Opinions in a Group Discussion
You’re in a cross-functional design review. Your role is to bring clarity, not just defend your own ideas.
Challenging a Top-Down Architecture Decision With Respect
You’ve asked for a 1:1 to raise concerns about how the decision was made and what it means for your team — without creating unnecessary tension.
Giving Encouraging Feedback in a Junior Engineer's PR
You’re hopping on a call or leaving comments to review Elise’s work. The review should set the tone for growth — not just nitpick.
Pushing for Higher Standards in a Mid-Level Engineer’s PR
You're reviewing a mid-size PR. It works — but it’s not clean. This is a mentorship moment wrapped in a review.
Giving Feedback to a Defensive Senior Engineer
You're reviewing a PR from Rachel that’s technically functional but hard to follow and resistant to conventions. You need to talk through it face-to-face.
Helping a Junior Engineer Who’s Stuck
You’ve joined a quick 1:1 or pairing session to unblock Liam. The bug is fixable — the real moment is mentorship style.
Coaching a Mid-Level Engineer Through a Design Review
You're debriefing after a design review. You want to push her thinking without discouraging her ownership.
Mentoring a Senior Engineer Who’s Resistant to Feedback
You’re having a 1:1 where you want to talk honestly about the importance of mentorship and collaboration — without turning it into a confrontation.