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Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor

The New Way to Fast-Track Your Career

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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 audiobook, economist and thought leader Sylvia Ann Hewlett - author of 10 critically acclaimed books, including the groundbreaking Off-Ramps and On-Ramps - shows why sponsors are your proven link to success. Mixing solid data with vivid real-life narratives, Hewlett reveals the "two-way street" that makes sponsorship such a strong and mutually beneficial alliance. The seven-step map at the heart of this audiobook allows you to chart your course toward your greatest goals.

Whether you're looking to lead a company or drive a community campaign, Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor will help you forge the relationships that truly have the power to deliver you to your destination.

©2013 Sylvia Ann Hewlett (P)2014 Gildan Media LLC Career Success Employment Leadership Management & Leadership Mentoring & Coaching Time Management & Productivity Career Business Inspiring Management

Critic reviews

“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)
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I really liked the book and founded useful and very practical. My only issue with the book is the narrator mimicking accents such as Indian accent and Asian accents, I find it really inappropriate and could be considered racist.

Great content but….

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The content is great - but I found the American reader attempting their British, Asian and Indian accents when quoting people from those backgrounds really jarring and unnecessary!

Content is great, but not a fan of the reader “doing the accents”

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The frequent reference to statistics for women and people of colour made it read like a sociology study. This wasn't necessary as there was no reference to this in the title or description. Restricting it to women-specific examples hinders what should have been a deep-dive into a universally-accessible area. I believe the book should have been written without what seems to be a gender-ethnicity agenda.

Too one-sided towards women

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