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Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor: The New Way to Fast-Track Your Career
Sylvia Ann Hewlett
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Description for Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor: The New Way to Fast-Track Your Career
Paperback. What makes a sponsor different from a mentor is critical in terms of getting you into the role you covet and deserve. This book features real stories and practical advice on how individuals - especially women - can find, manage, and leverage a sponsor for career growth. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: KJMB; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 211 x 18. Weight in Grams: 280.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781422187166
SKU
V9781422187166
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About Sylvia Ann Hewlett
Sylvia Ann Hewlett is the founding president of the Center for Talent Innovation, a nonprofit think tank where she chairs a task force of 75 global companies focused on fully realizing the new streams of high echelon labor in the global marketplace. She is currently ranked #11 on the Thinkers50 list of the world's most influential business thinkers.
Reviews for Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor: The New Way to Fast-Track Your Career
"Hewlett's book is full of smart advice, backed up by data, about the impact that a senior-level leader who acts as an advocate can have on others."
Washington Post "Over the years, I've certainly had mentors who were generous with their time and kept plentiful boxes of tissues in their offices. I've had supporters and cheerleaders. And I'm grateful ... Read more
Washington Post "Over the years, I've certainly had mentors who were generous with their time and kept plentiful boxes of tissues in their offices. I've had supporters and cheerleaders. And I'm grateful ... Read more