desk-side mentoring

noun

UK /ˈdesk.saɪd ˈmen.tər.ɪŋ/

US /ˈdesk.saɪd ˈmen.tɔːr.ɪŋ/

Help and teaching you get from someone who sits right next to you.

The new worker learned the job quickly thanks to desk-side mentoring from her teammate.

SYNONYMS

one-on-one coaching side-by-side training hands-on guidance personal tutoring

RELATED WORDS

mentor mentee onboarding shadowing coaching

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A style of learning where a teacher sits beside the learner to give direct help.

The teacher used desk-side mentoring to help the student with reading.

3. Informal advice given by a coworker at their desk rather than in a formal class.

Instead of a long meeting, we did desk-side mentoring about the new software.

4. A way of training someone by working together at the same desk.

Desk-side mentoring helped the intern feel part of the team.