How to be an effective mentor (when you’re not the manager)
A good mentor can make a huge difference in the personal growth of a designer at any stage in their career. Senior individual contributors are in a good position to mentor others on the team as they're close to the day-to-day and can offer a different perspective compared to a manager. However there is an art to being an effective mentor, and when you're not the manager it can be difficult to build a mentoring relationship and influence someone's situation.