sponsorship is it a prerequisite to drive career advancement
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Sponsorship session at the Conference Board Women Leadership ConferenceTRANSCRIPT
Sponsorship: Is it a Prerequisite
to Drive Career Advancement
The Conference Board
Women’s Leadership Conference
Inspiration. Influence. Innovation.
April 12, 2011
The Catalyst Team
Michael J. Chamberlain
Senior Director , Brand
Management & Events
Jan Combopiano
Vice President &
Chief Knowledge Officer
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Supporting Women’s
Advancement
Mentoring and Sponsorship
Defined
Mentoring Relationship between two people for the purposes of development and career navigation.
Sponsorship An individual, usually someone at a more senior level or with
strong influence, assists a protégé in gaining visibility for particular
assignments, promotions, or positions.
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Mentoring: Passé or Just
Misunderstood?
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Mentoring Works
Decreased stress
Increased job satisfaction
Improved performance
Increased exposure
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Mentoring: Pipeline’s Promise?
Want to get ahead?
Get a mentor.
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Mentoring: Pipeline’s
Mixed Results
What do
$9,260
access to senior leaders
& more promotions
have in common?
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Mentoring: Pipeline’s
Mixed Results
Women with mentors achieved higher
salary growth
Mentors help women catch up
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Sponsorship: When Mentoring
is Not Enough
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Why it Matters Most for Women
• Double Bind for Women in Leadership
• Unwritten Rules
• Engaging Men in Gender Initiatives
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Double Bind for Women
in Leadership
Women are disadvantaged by
stereotypes
• Extreme Perceptions
• High Competence
Threshold
• Competent, but Disliked
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Double Bind for Women
in Leadership
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Extreme Perceptions
Double Bind for Women
in Leadership
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The High Competence Threshold
Double Bind for Women
in Leadership
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Competent but Disliked
Unwritten Rules
Learning Strategies
Career Strategies
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Unwritten Rules
Learning Strategies• Observation
• Soliciting feedback
• Seeking out mentors
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Engaging Men in
Gender Initiatives
The journey to becoming a
champion
• Awareness of gender bias
• Active advocacy for gender
equality in the workplace
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Mentoring and Sponsorship
Link to Inclusion
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SponsorMentor
How Do We Change
Women’s Representation
champions inclusiveness leadershipfa
irness
commitment actionaccounta
bility
women men
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What You Can Do
Sponsor
Someone
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Mentor a Man
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What You Can Do
Questions/Discussion
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Catalyst Resources
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Research Report: Mentoring Necessary but Insufficient
Tool: Maximizing Mentoring and Securing Sponsorship
Research Report: Making Mentoring Work
Tool: Mentor and Mentee Career Development Plan
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