Search results matching tags 'professional development', 'Training', and 'Developer Community'http://sqlblog.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?o=DateDescending&tag=professional+development,Training,Developer+Community&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'professional development', 'Training', and 'Developer Community'en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.1)The Mentoring Experimenthttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/andy_leonard/archive/2011/04/21/the-mentoring-experiment.aspxThu, 21 Apr 2011 11:00:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:35058andyleonard<P><STRONG>Introduction</STRONG></P> <P>I saw a <A href="http://thomaslarock.com/2011/04/the-mentoring-experiment/" target=_blank>recent post</A> on Thomas LaRock’s blog (<A href="http://thomaslarock.com/" target=_blank>Blog</A> | <A href="http://www.twitter.com/SQLRockstar" target=_blank>@SQLRockStar</A> | <A href="http://sqlpeople.net/post.aspx?postHeaderId=9" target=_blank>SQLPeople</A>) about <A href="http://thementoringexperiment.org/" target=_blank>The Mentoring Experiment</A>.</P> <P><STRONG>The Experiment</STRONG></P> <P><A href="http://thementoringexperiment.org/" target=_blank>The Mentoring Experiment</A> is a(nother) brain-child of Steve Jones (<A href="http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/steve_jones/default.aspx">Blog</A>&nbsp;| <A href="mailto:w@way0utwest" target=_blank>@way0utwest</A>) and Andy Warren (<A href="http://www.sqlandy.com/">Blog</A>&nbsp;| <A href="http://twitter.com/sqlAndy" target=_blank>@sqlAndy</A> | <A href="http://sqlpeople.net/post.aspx?postHeaderId=85" target=_blank>SQLPeople</A>). As with their previous endeavors, this new venture is profound and elegant. It solves a problem for the community:</P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P><EM>Finding a good mentor is hard. Most of us find mentors by chance or luck. It takes time to discover someone and build the relationship, some degree of chemistry, and a lot of luck. Or does it?</EM></P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>I like the premise a lot. </P> <P><STRONG>Conclusion</STRONG></P> <P>If you’re interested in finding a mentor, check out <A href="http://thementoringexperiment.org/" target=_blank>The Mentoring Experiment</A> today!</P> <P>:{&gt;</P>