About this course
Another popular misnomer, is the concept of having a sponsor or mentor. For many years it has been the ‘must have’ for any aspiring executive, but how do you obtain one? Who should it be and what will they do? Who is advocating for you on those crucial promotion panels? Almost every key decision about your future career, including annual appraisal ratings and pay decisions will take place when you are not even in the room. To fulfil your career aspirations and potential, you will need both sponsors AND mentors. This may mean applying a variety of personal styles to open up opportunities. Once attained, you will need to contract with them and control what you want them to do, ultimately driving your desired career outcomes.
What you will learn
Primary objectives
- To understand the subtle and yet significant difference between sponsors and mentors.
- To identify the sponsors and mentors you most need to fulfil your personal and career objectives.
- To influence your progress towards attaining sponsor and mentor support.
- To develop your negotiation techniques in order to achieve your desired outcome(s).
Recent reviews
Still feeling it’s a little challenging to stay engaged, feel a lot is being read off the course content that we have already been provided. I enjoy sessions more when we talk and put theory into discussion
Loved this module. Thanks Liz.
The module itself was a slight repetition of many other courses I have experienced in the past, so there wasn't much novel content. It doesn't mean it wasn't of value, but felt more like a refresher rather than learning new topics. There were some good highlights though - the aspects of Sponsorship, the Guest Speaker, and the Personal CV where the most valuable to me personally today. I will contemplate more on those aspects and I feel confident in applying those learnings on my career journey.