The sponsor effect : how to be a better leader by investing in others / Sylvia Ann Hewlett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hewlett, Sylvia Ann, 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mentoring in business.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

190 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, [2019]

Summary:

Who's delivering for you? Who has your back? Who's burnishing your brand and expanding what you can get done in this world? Sponsorship is a two-way alliance where a leader partners with junior talent to build their skills and advocate for their promotion--all while receiving stellar performance and loyalty in return. Many know the benefit of finding a sponsor: men and women with sponsors are much more likely to progress to the next rung in their careers than those without. But according to author Sylvia Ann Hewlett, being a sponsor is just as important to career growth as finding one. Senior executives who proactively sponsor others are 53 percent more likely to receive a promotion--and middle-level managers who have protégés are 60 percent more likely to receive a stretch assignment--than those who don't.-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part One. What every leader needs to know: Sponsorship and the power of protégés

Presenting the research

and common mistakes

Payoffs for sponsors

Part Two. The playbook for success: Identify potential protégés

Include diverse perspectives

Inspire for performance and loyalty

Instruct to fill the gaps

Inspect your prospects

Instigate a deal

Invest three ways

Bringing it all together

Part Three. Dangers and legacies: #metoo, the third rail?

Legacy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781633695658

1633695654

OCLC:

1048941499