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by lukewrites 2479 days ago
Ask them to keep a written log of the stories they work on, and during “mentoring time” use it for things to talk about. (Why did you do this? What did you think would happen? Etc)

> Lead dev seems happy to not be involved in the process as they have worked together for quite a while without any substantial progress on the juniors side.

With the lead dev define what “progress” would look like as specific, measurable goals and then work towards those goals with the jr.

In the classroom a common technique is I Do (E.g. the jr watches you break down a story), We Do (break it down together), You Do (it’s all them, but you give support and feedback).