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Get More Out of Your Mentor-Mentee Relationship

I've been working with a Career Development Manager for several months. These six things have improved our mentor-mentee relationship.

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Debunking Learning Styles: Better Ways to Be a Teacher

Here, I'll argue against a widely-held belief in unique learning styles that don't actually help with teaching or learning.

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Answering the Question, “What’s Your Professional Opinion?”

Do you freeze when someone asks for your "professional opinion?" With a little preparation, you can form and share a strong, valuable professional opinion.

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Want to Level Up as a Consultant? Learn from Others

My favorite part of watching other people doing consulting work is seeing what makes their style special. Observing this showed me a path to level up.

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6 Developer Archetypes: Leverage Your Differences

We've recently begun to introduce "Developer Archetypes," a set of self-identified labels Atoms can use to radiate their strengths and interests.

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5 Factors to Consider When Relocating for Your Career

Thinking about why I moved to Chicago a year ago helped me tease out a few factors folks might consider when contemplating relocating for work.

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Making Mistakes Made Me the Developer I Am Today

We talk a lot about the costs of making mistakes, but something nobody seems to talk about is the cost of avoiding mistakes.

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How to Harness Imposter Syndrome for Growth

If we change our perspective and embrace the discomfort of imposter syndrome, we can use the experience to propel us forward.

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Growing as a Developer by Teaching to Learn

It’s common knowledge that teaching something is a great way to reinforce your own understanding of it. That definitely has held true for me.

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3 Ways Ego Prevents You from Succeeding at Work

Dropping my ego allowed me to exhibit the teach and learn value much better, and I have become a better developer because of it.

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What the Process of Software Development Has to Teach About Answering Big Life Questions

Surprisingly, the process of software development offers a helpful framing for finding the answer to life's big questions.

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How and Why I’m Improving My Developer Vocabulary

Since I've started actively trying to improve my developer vocabulary, I've seen benefits that extend beyond mentoring other developers.

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