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Finding a Sponsor

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Discover how having a sponsor can guide you throughout your career. Learn how to clarify and assess career goals, choose an appropriate sponsor, build trust, and continue learning.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Importance of developing sponsor relationships
1. What to Know Before Approaching a Sponsor
  • The difference between a sponsor and a mentor
  • How can a sponsor help you?
  • Know what your career goals are
  • How to find a sponsor
2. How to Leverage Your Sponsor’s Influence
  • How to build trust with your sponsor
  • How to engage your sponsor as an advocate
  • How to leverage your sponsor’s influence
  • How to find projects outside your job requirements
  • Make your strengths visible to the organization
3. How to Leverage a Sponsor’s Knowledge and Experience
  • Learn the intangibles of how to succeed in business
  • How to navigate the political roadblocks in your culture
  • How to avoid potholes in building your career
Conclusion
  • Paying it forward

Taught by

Simon T. Bailey

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