{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Vernon Richard Show","title":"Gatekeeping Gotchas and Mentorship Mechanics","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7eb39ba5\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3404,"description":"In this episode of the Vernon Richard Show, Vernon and Richard discuss various topics, including personal updates, mental health, the role of gatekeeping in quality assurance, mentoring experiences, and effective onboarding strategies. They emphasise the importance of community support, advocating for mental health awareness, and the nuances of being a gatekeeper in professional settings. The conversation also delves into the dynamics of mentoring, the significance of setting clear goals, and the art of making suggestions in new environments.\n00:00 - Intro\n01:06 - Where have we been for a month?\n06:16 - Men's Mental Health\n09:46 - The Questions!\n10:10 - QUESTION: To gate-keep, or not to gate-keep? That is the question from Deb Sherwood\n22:05 - Olly impersonates Emily\n22:33 - QUESTION: Mentorship advice\n27:25 - Coaching vs Mentoring\n28:10 - Vern's good and bad with experiences mentoring\n28:57 - What role does accountability play in this?\n29:38 - Informal mentoring\n30:48 - Rich shares his experience mentoring a colleague\n31:46 - Rich's good and bad experiences with mentoring\n33:44 - Putting 💰 on the line\n35:45 - Energy Vampires 🧛🏾\n37:16 - The upside of being a mentor\n39:17 - QUESTION: Onboarding into a new team or to a new product\n40:40 - Rich's two-step process when he's in this situation\n43:50 - Vern's kids teach him a valuable communication technique\n45:24 - \"Asking\" & \"Suggesting\"\n48:28 - The danger of suggesting things blindly\n51:15 - Leadership inception\n54:40 - Outro\nLinks to stuff we mentioned during the pod:\n06:16 - Manchester Tech FestivalThe MTF Mixer: Male Mental Health featuring\nKofi JosephsKofi's website for Why Not I\nKofi's Instagram\nKofi's LinkedIn\nJamie Lee DennisJamie's LinkedIn\nJamie's website for Mandem Meetup\nDmitry LeykoDmitry's LinkedIn\nJames DaviesJames' LinkedIn\n08:56 - Vern's travelsFrankfurt for German Testing Days with Beren Van DaeleRiskStorming Online\nPrague to meet my Phrase teammates\nManchester Tech Festival in... Manchester!\nZurich...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UFGkkh_jsZubLbpE6txGLPU3-7iIlh6gJ0JsseFDEm0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iM2Zk/NGQ3NDk4NmVkNjA5/OGJmMzA0ODQxMWIy/N2ExOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}