If I reflect on my career and a particular time when sponsorship would have benefited me, it was when my organisation was merging with two other companies. I was close to my Managing Director and he was competing for the CEO position of the parent company, however he was unsuccessful and another of the merging…
Although it is important to have mentors to support you in your career, having a sponsor can make all the difference to the path that your career will take.
Sponsorship is an increasingly important tool for individuals to achieve their career goals and for organisations to stimulate and motivate their top talent.
Conversation around sponsorship tends to focus on the advantages for the Sponsee, yet there are enormous gains for the Sponsor in the relationship also.