The published mentor standards and development guide. Five standards, four growth stages: what good mentoring looks like, and what VWC provides when you are struggling. One hard line stays: conduct. Everything else is coaching, not grading.
Mentors at Coaching Others become peer leads for new mentors.
Measured against the commitment: one-on-one, up to three troops, at least two hours a week.
If you're struggling, VWC provides
Session templates and an async check-in format
If you're struggling, VWC provides
Sample PR reviews and a guide to reviewing an agent session log
If you're struggling, VWC provides
A short playbook on when to step back and let the troop drive the agent
If you're struggling, VWC provides
Current job-posting pulls and mock interview scripts
Conduct protects veterans, so it can't be “developing.” A mentor who breaches it rotates off, whatever their growth stage.
VWC provides
Onboarding on confidentiality and AI-tool data rules
You place yourself on each standard at kickoff and again mid-accelerator.
Staff walk through your self-assessment with you. As mentors reach Coaching Others, they take this on as peer leads.
What your troops say reaches you directly, as input for growth, not a verdict.