TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hewlett,Sylvia Ann
TI  - The sponsor effect: how to be a better leader by investing in others 
SN  - 9781633695665
AV  - HF5385 .S666 2019
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Boston, Massachusetts
PB  - Harvard Business Review Press
KW  - Mentoring in business
KW  - Leadership
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Part One. What every leader needs to know: Sponsorship and the power of protégés --; Presenting the research --; and common mistakes --; Payoffs for sponsors --; Part Two. The playbook for success: Identify potential protégés --; Include diverse perspectives --; Inspire for performance and loyalty --; Instruct to fill the gaps --; Inspect your prospects --; Instigate a deal --; Invest three ways --; Bringing it all together --; Part Three. Dangers and legacies: #metoo, the third rail? --; Legacy; 2; b
N2  - Who's delivering for you? Who has your back? Who's burnishing your brand and expanding what you can get done in this world? Sponsorship is a two-way alliance where a leader partners with junior talent to build their skills and advocate for their promotion--all while receiving stellar performance and loyalty in return. Many know the benefit of finding a sponsor: men and women with sponsors are much more likely to progress to the next rung in their careers than those without. But according to author Sylvia Ann Hewlett, being a sponsor is just as important to career growth as finding one. Senior executives who proactively sponsor others are 53 percent more likely to receive a promotion--and middle-level managers who have proteges are 60 percent more likely to receive a stretch assignment--than those who don't.--
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