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Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor

The New Way to Fast-Track Your Career

by Sylvia Ann Hewlett
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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.
In this powerful yet practical book, economist and thought leader Sylvia Ann Hewlett—author of ten critically acclaimed books, including the groundbreaking Off-Ramps and On-Ramps—shows why sponsors are your proven link to success. Mixing solid data with vivid real-life narratives, Hewlett reveals the “two-way street" that makes sponsorship such a strong and mutually beneficial alliance. The seven-step map at the heart of this book allows you to chart your course toward your greatest goals.
Whether you're looking to lead a company or drive a community campaign, Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor will help you forge the relationships that truly have the power to deliver you to your destination.

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  • Release date

    August 20, 2013

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      • ISBN: 9781422187180
      • File size: 1003 KB

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      • ISBN: 9781422187180
      • File size: 1003 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      September 1, 2013

      Economist and prolific business and women's issues author Hewlett (founder & president, Ctr. for Talent Innovation; Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success) offers a slim and succinct guide to furthering one's career by identifying sponsors who may act as advocates. Mentorship is well and good, she argues, but finding individuals with the power to help you move up through the ranks is more important. If this strategy sounds like glorified networking, well, it is. After the initial chapter on "embracing your dream" and "building your castle," Hewlett gets down to brass tacks and offers suggestions for recognizing "power players" and turning those players into advocates by showing support and genuine appreciation for their work and by enhancing it. In essence, furthering one's career means helping others further theirs. Hewlett also identifies possible pitfalls along the way: forming connections with sponsors as well as mentors can sometimes be derailed by personality differences, sex, and cultural and racial differences. VERDICT Supported by an array of examples from both her own career and others, Hewlett's points will be of interest to those looking to move up the ladder in a variety of fields.--Sarah Statz Cords, Reader's Advisor Online, Middleton, WI

      Copyright 2013 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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