Dr. Rosalind Chow is a professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory at the Tepper School of Business, and also affiliated with the Social and Decision Sciences group at Dietrich College. Her research, teaching, and writing focus on how we all participate in social systems in ways that have implications for the maintenance or attenuation of inequitable outcomes.

She currently serves as the faculty director for CLIMB, offered through the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University in partnership with Deloitte. CLIMB focuses on preparing Black and Latino professionals for leadership positions in the accounting industry. Prior to CLIMB, she served as the founding faculty director for the Executive Leadership Academy, an executive leadership program addressing the challenges facing the advancement of Black leaders in the Pittsburgh region.

She holds a BA in Psychology from Columbia University, and a PhD in Organizational Behavior from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

THE DOORS YOU CAN OPEN: A New Way to Network, Build Trust, and Use Your Influence to Create a More Inclusive Workplace

In it, Dr. Chow offers a myth-busting look at mentorship and explains why the new style of networking called sponsorship has more power to transform our relationships in and out of the workplace. Put simply, while mentors act on mentees, sponsors act on external observers – audiences — to change how they see proteges.

Turning traditional models of networking on their heads, Dr. Chow reveals:

• Why sponsorship is more valuable and effective than mentorship
• Why the rewards of sponsorship far outweigh the risks
• Why being a sponsor is the key to ultimately finding a sponsor
• How gossip and chatter can be used for the collective good
• How we can intentionally increase diversity in our networks
• The four different categories of sponsorship: Prevent, Create, Confirm, and Protect
• How current approaches to networking work against women and people of color
• How to create opportunities for protégés that they wouldn't typically have access to
• Insights into the lived workplace experience of people from marginalized groups — the pain from lacking sponsorship and the transformative power for recipients
• Why anyone can — and should — be a sponsor, regardless of perceived power or status

Packed with original research and science-tested solutions, THE DOORS YOU CAN OPEN will inspire readers to do away with transactional networking in favor of authentic relationships, and in turn, help create stronger workplaces — and healthier connections — for us all.

Suggested topics for discussion:

1. What is sponsorship? Why is sponsorship more valuable and effective than mentorship and traditional networking?
2. Why is being a sponsor the key to ultimately finding a sponsor? How can we become good sponsors and create opportunities for protégés that they wouldn't typically have access to?
3. How do current approaches to networking work against women and people of color?
4. How can anyone be a sponsor, regardless of their perceived power or status?

Socials:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosalind-chow-6b25541b0/

Website: https://www.rosalindchow.com/

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