EDUCATION - Why You Need A Sponsor — Not A Mentor

Why You Need A Sponsor — Not A Mentor

If you thought finding and cultivating a mentor with clout would be your key to career success, you were dead wrong.

Mentors may offer an open door and helpful guidance, but little more. To win, you need a sponsor, says Sylvia Ann Hewlett, CEO of think tank The Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) and author of just released “Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor: The New Way to Fast-Track Your Career.”
http://www.businessinsider.com/you-need-a-sponsor-to-fast-track-your-career-2013-9#ixzz2eW0LNQ77
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