Good tips! I've been implementing almost all of these at MousePaw Media for years, and can vouch for them.
The only one I can't follow is having a "buddy who isn't a direct supervisor". Our particular situation makes that impossible: I have to be both the internship supervisor and primary mentor at this point, since we're so small. But, because of how leadership and decision-making is structured within the development team, that works out pretty well regardless. I also strongly encourage people to work together without me, through pair programming, code review, chat, and other collaborative opportunities, so developers wind up supporting each other anyway!
sometimes it is the same body but different ROLES!
Knowing which ROLE one is playing for a given moment and acting accordingly is something that is even more important the smaller you team!
That's definitely one way to look at it. I will occasionally switch into "Supervisor Mode", but I have to say, it's not often. My management style is already more "guide" than "herd", my philosophy being that it's easier for you to dig yourself out a hole you dug, than to dig yourself out of a hole I dug for you. I'll let individuals decide how they want to approach a particular task they've been assigned, and I'll seldom interject my two-cents until they ask for it (the one exception being if they are about to walk right into a proverbial landmine.)
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Good tips! I've been implementing almost all of these at MousePaw Media for years, and can vouch for them.
The only one I can't follow is having a "buddy who isn't a direct supervisor". Our particular situation makes that impossible: I have to be both the internship supervisor and primary mentor at this point, since we're so small. But, because of how leadership and decision-making is structured within the development team, that works out pretty well regardless. I also strongly encourage people to work together without me, through pair programming, code review, chat, and other collaborative opportunities, so developers wind up supporting each other anyway!
sometimes it is the same body but different ROLES!
Knowing which ROLE one is playing for a given moment and acting accordingly is something that is even more important the smaller you team!
That's definitely one way to look at it. I will occasionally switch into "Supervisor Mode", but I have to say, it's not often. My management style is already more "guide" than "herd", my philosophy being that it's easier for you to dig yourself out a hole you dug, than to dig yourself out of a hole I dug for you. I'll let individuals decide how they want to approach a particular task they've been assigned, and I'll seldom interject my two-cents until they ask for it (the one exception being if they are about to walk right into a proverbial landmine.)