# Technical Mentoring — Resources

## Books

- **The Manager's Path** by Camille Fournier — O'Reilly. Covers mentoring, 1:1s, and growing engineers. [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Managers-Path-Leaders-Navigating-Growth/dp/1491973897)
- **An Elegant Puzzle** by Will Larson — Stripe Press. Systems of teams, leveling, and technical leadership. [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Elegant-Puzzle-Systems-Engineering-Management/dp/1732265186)
- **Radical Candor** by Kim Scott — Giving and receiving feedback; caring personally while challenging directly. [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Candor-Revised-Kickass-Without/dp/1250235375)

## Articles

- [The Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition](https://www.infoq.com/articles/dreyfus-model-skill-acquisition/) — InfoQ. Overview of the five stages and implications.
- [Socratic Method in Software Development](https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/socratic-method-software-development) — Thoughtworks. Applying Socratic questioning to technical mentoring.
- [The Art of Giving and Receiving Advice](https://hbr.org/2015/01/the-art-of-giving-and-receiving-advice) — Harvard Business Review. Why advice fails and how to improve it.
- [How to Give Feedback That Actually Works](https://www.atlassian.com/blog/inside-atlassian/giving-feedback) — Atlassian. Practical feedback techniques including SBI.
- [Psychological Safety at Work](https://hbr.org/2023/11/what-is-psychological-safety) — Harvard Business Review. What it is and why it matters for teams.

## Videos

- [Radical Candor: The Surprising Secret to Being a Good Boss](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yODalLJy2M) — Kim Scott (Google Talks). Feedback framework.
- [The Skill of Giving Feedback](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGjTbcTgH_s) — Farnam Street. Clear, actionable feedback.
- [Socratic Method in Practice](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaqbOPk5aGw) — Teaching Channel. Classroom application; principles apply to mentoring.

## Tools & Frameworks

- [SBI Feedback Model](https://www.ccl.org/articles/leading-effectively-articles/constructive-feedback-the-situation-behavior-impact-model/) — Center for Creative Leadership. Official SBI reference.
- [Dreyfus Model — Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreyfus_model_of_skill_acquisition) — Academic background and stages.
- [Manager Tools — Mentoring Series](https://www.manager-tools.com/) — Podcasts on mentoring and 1:1s (subscription).

## Further Reading

- [The Coaching Habit](https://www.amazon.com/Coaching-Habit-Say-Less-Ask-More/dp/0978440749) by Michael Bungay Stanier — Seven questions to coach effectively.
- [Thanks for the Feedback](https://www.amazon.com/Thanks-Feedback-Science-Receiving-Well/dp/0143127136) by Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen — Receiving feedback; useful for mentees and mentors.
- [The Five Dysfunctions of a Team](https://www.amazon.com/Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Leadership-Fable/dp/0787960756) by Patrick Lencioni — Trust and psychological safety in teams.