When you reflect on how you want your career to progress, what career goals do you have? How will you achieve those goals? And who will be in your corner to support your journey?

 

There’s a very effective method to advocate for your own career development: sponsorship.   Sponsorship is when a person of influence promotes the achievements, capabilities, and potential of another.

 

Is a career sponsor different from a mentor? Yes. Mentorship is private, but sponsorship is public. Sponsorship transcends advice and involves making connections, nurturing visibility, and advocating for promotions.

 

So, what’s the best way to choose someone, and then ask them to be your career sponsor?

 

Susan Drumm, CEO Coach, gives us step by step instructions and walks us through this process.