# mentor

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## How corporate politics actually work

DevFeed: [How corporate politics actually work](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-corporate-politics-actually-work-38688.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://newsletter.techworld-with-milan.com/p/how-corporate-politics-actually-work>)

Author: Dr Milan Milanović

Published: 2026-05-07T15:03:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tech World With Milan Newsletter](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tech-world-with-milan-newsletter.md>)

Topics: [Job](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/job.md>), [meetings](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/meetings.md>)

Tags: [advice](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/advice.md>), [corporate](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/corporate.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [hr](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hr.md>), [job](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/job.md>), [manager](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/manager.md>), [manipulation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/manipulation.md>), [mentor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mentor.md>), [relationships](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/relationships.md>), [remote](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/remote.md>), [work](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/work.md>)

### AI overview

An interview with former Amazon Vice President Ethan Evans about corporate politics and career advancement. It examines why strong technical work alone may not determine promotions, how managers evaluate visibility and collaboration, the role of influence and relationships, early warning signs before performance-improvement plans, and mentoring in remote teams.

### Source excerpt

With Ethan Evans, a former Amazon Vice President.

## Find the right mentor

DevFeed: [Find the right mentor](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/find-the-right-mentor-39672.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.gauravsarma.com/random/2025-07-03_find-the-right-mentor>)

Published: 2025-07-03T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Gaurav Sarma's Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/gaurav-sarma-s-blog.md>)

Topics: [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [C](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/c.md>)

Tags: [c](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/c.md>), [career](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/career.md>), [experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/experience.md>), [hashmap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hashmap.md>), [internals](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internals.md>), [mentor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mentor.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [startup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/startup.md>)

### AI overview

A personal account of learning from an experienced system programmer who challenged the author to understand Python data structures and their implementation details. The article recommends finding mentors who encourage deep technical understanding.

### Source excerpt

Original Tweet - https://x. com/sarmag77/status/1952147743935521188 Something similar happened to me when I was working at a startup right out of college...

## Puppet Change Management for DevOps

DevFeed: [Puppet Change Management for DevOps](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/puppet-change-management-for-devops-35663.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<http://blogs.atlassian.com/developer/2011/09/puppet-change-management-for-devops.html>)

Author: Bryce Johnson

Published: 2011-09-20T23:18:04Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Atlassian Developer Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/atlassian-developer-blog.md>)

Topics: [DevOps](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/devops.md>), [Puppet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/puppet.md>)

Tags: [bamboo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bamboo.md>), [builds](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/builds.md>), [change-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/change-management.md>), [devops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devops.md>), [greenhopper](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/greenhopper.md>), [jira](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jira.md>), [mentor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mentor.md>), [production](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/production.md>), [puppet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/puppet.md>), [review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/review.md>)

### AI overview

The article discusses how DevOps engineers can use Puppet for change management, including carefully applying changes to production, reviewing changes with stakeholders, mentoring colleagues, and remembering what was changed.

### Source excerpt

DevOps engineers need a way to carefully apply their changes to production. They also need to review those changes with other stakeholders, mentor fellow colleagues, and of course remember what they did...