Forget a mentor, find a sponsor : the new way to fast-track your career /
Hewlett, Sylvia Ann, 1946-
Forget a mentor, find a sponsor : the new way to fast-track your career / Sylvia Ann Hewlett. - Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (xiii, 228 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Why sponsorship? -- How sponsorship works -- Embrace your dream and do a diagnostic -- Scan the horizon for potential sponsors -- Distribute your risk -- Understand that it's not all about you -- Come through on two obvious fronts -- Deliver a distinct personal brand -- Lead with a yes -- Sex -- Distrust -- Executive presence -- Epilogue : castles.
Who's pulling for you? Who's got your back? Who's putting your hat in the ring? Odds are this person is not a mentor but a sponsor. Mentors can build your self-esteem and provide a sounding board--but they're not your ticket to the top. If you're interested in fast-tracking your career, what you need is a sponsor--a senior-level champion who believes in your potential and is willing to advocate for you as you pursue that next raise or promotion.
9781422187180
Career development.
Mentoring in business.
Success in business.
Electronic Books.
HF5381 / .F674 2013
Forget a mentor, find a sponsor : the new way to fast-track your career / Sylvia Ann Hewlett. - Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (xiii, 228 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Why sponsorship? -- How sponsorship works -- Embrace your dream and do a diagnostic -- Scan the horizon for potential sponsors -- Distribute your risk -- Understand that it's not all about you -- Come through on two obvious fronts -- Deliver a distinct personal brand -- Lead with a yes -- Sex -- Distrust -- Executive presence -- Epilogue : castles.
Who's pulling for you? Who's got your back? Who's putting your hat in the ring? Odds are this person is not a mentor but a sponsor. Mentors can build your self-esteem and provide a sounding board--but they're not your ticket to the top. If you're interested in fast-tracking your career, what you need is a sponsor--a senior-level champion who believes in your potential and is willing to advocate for you as you pursue that next raise or promotion.
9781422187180
Career development.
Mentoring in business.
Success in business.
Electronic Books.
HF5381 / .F674 2013