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Sponsorship: Is it a Prerequisite
 to Drive Career Advancement
           The Conference Board
     Women’s Leadership Conference
     Inspiration. Influence. Innovation.

               April 12, 2011
The Catalyst Team




Michael J. Chamberlain       Jan Combopiano
Senior Director , Brand      Vice President &
Management & Events       Chief Knowledge Officer




                                                    © Catalyst 2011
Supporting Women’s
   Advancement
Mentoring and Sponsorship
                     Defined

Mentoring     Relationship between two people for the purposes of development
              and career navigation.




Sponsorship   An individual, usually someone at a more senior level or with
              strong influence, assists a protégé in gaining visibility for particular
              assignments, promotions, or positions.




                                                                            © Catalyst 2011
Mentoring: Passé or Just
   Misunderstood?




                           © Catalyst 2011
Mentoring Works


    Decreased stress

    Increased job satisfaction

    Improved performance

    Increased exposure

                         © Catalyst 2011
Mentoring: Pipeline’s Promise?



        Want to get ahead?

           Get a mentor.




                             © Catalyst 2011
Mentoring: Pipeline’s
   Mixed Results

           What do
           $9,260
   access to senior leaders
     & more promotions

       have in common?

                         © Catalyst 2011
Mentoring: Pipeline’s
   Mixed Results

   Mentors help women catch up


   Women with mentors achieved higher
   salary growth




                                 © Catalyst 2011
Sponsorship: When Mentoring
       is Not Enough




                       © Catalyst 2011
Why it Matters Most for Women

• Double Bind for Women in Leadership
• Unwritten Rules
• Engaging Men in Gender Initiatives




                                        © Catalyst 2011
Double Bind for Women
    in Leadership

    Women are disadvantaged by
     stereotypes
      • Extreme Perceptions
      • High Competence
        Threshold
      • Competent, but Disliked



                              © Catalyst 2011
Double Bind for Women
            in Leadership
Extreme Perceptions




                                © Catalyst 2011
Double Bind for Women
            in Leadership
The High Competence Threshold




                                © Catalyst 2011
Double Bind for Women
             in Leadership
Competent but Disliked




                                 © Catalyst 2011
Unwritten Rules


     Learning Strategies



     Career Strategies



                           © Catalyst 2011
Unwritten Rules



    Learning Strategies
    • Observation
    • Soliciting feedback
    • Seeking out mentors




                            © Catalyst 2011
Engaging Men in
Gender Initiatives


   The journey to becoming a
    champion

   • Awareness of gender bias

   • Active advocacy for gender
   equality in the workplace

                          © Catalyst 2011
Mentoring and Sponsorship
     Link to Inclusion



      Mentor   Sponsor




                         © Catalyst 2011
How Do We Change
Women’s Representation

champions inclusiveness leadership




                                            fairness
                    commitment action


               accountability


                                women men



                                                       © Catalyst 2011
What You Can Do




Sponsor
Someone
                  © Catalyst 2011
What You Can Do




Mentor a Man

                    © Catalyst 2011
Questions/Discussion




                       © Catalyst 2011
Catalyst Resources

        www.catalyst.org

Research Report: Mentoring Necessary but Insufficient

Tool: Maximizing Mentoring and Securing Sponsorship




Research Report: Making Mentoring Work

Tool: Mentor and Mentee Career Development Plan




                                                   © Catalyst 2011
Stay Connected to Catalyst


 http://facebook.com/catalystinc

 http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2710104&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr

 http://twitter.com/CatalystInc

 http://youtube.com/user/CatalystClips

          http://www.catalyst.org/blog

          http://www.catalyst.org/blog/cancon



                                                   © Catalyst 2011

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Sponsorship is it a prerequisite to drive career advancement

  • 1. Sponsorship: Is it a Prerequisite to Drive Career Advancement The Conference Board Women’s Leadership Conference Inspiration. Influence. Innovation. April 12, 2011
  • 2. The Catalyst Team Michael J. Chamberlain Jan Combopiano Senior Director , Brand Vice President & Management & Events Chief Knowledge Officer © Catalyst 2011
  • 3. Supporting Women’s Advancement
  • 4. Mentoring and Sponsorship Defined Mentoring Relationship between two people for the purposes of development and career navigation. Sponsorship An individual, usually someone at a more senior level or with strong influence, assists a protégé in gaining visibility for particular assignments, promotions, or positions. © Catalyst 2011
  • 5. Mentoring: Passé or Just Misunderstood? © Catalyst 2011
  • 6. Mentoring Works Decreased stress Increased job satisfaction Improved performance Increased exposure © Catalyst 2011
  • 7. Mentoring: Pipeline’s Promise? Want to get ahead? Get a mentor. © Catalyst 2011
  • 8. Mentoring: Pipeline’s Mixed Results What do $9,260 access to senior leaders & more promotions have in common? © Catalyst 2011
  • 9. Mentoring: Pipeline’s Mixed Results Mentors help women catch up Women with mentors achieved higher salary growth © Catalyst 2011
  • 10. Sponsorship: When Mentoring is Not Enough © Catalyst 2011
  • 11. Why it Matters Most for Women • Double Bind for Women in Leadership • Unwritten Rules • Engaging Men in Gender Initiatives © Catalyst 2011
  • 12. Double Bind for Women in Leadership Women are disadvantaged by stereotypes • Extreme Perceptions • High Competence Threshold • Competent, but Disliked © Catalyst 2011
  • 13. Double Bind for Women in Leadership Extreme Perceptions © Catalyst 2011
  • 14. Double Bind for Women in Leadership The High Competence Threshold © Catalyst 2011
  • 15. Double Bind for Women in Leadership Competent but Disliked © Catalyst 2011
  • 16. Unwritten Rules Learning Strategies Career Strategies © Catalyst 2011
  • 17. Unwritten Rules Learning Strategies • Observation • Soliciting feedback • Seeking out mentors © Catalyst 2011
  • 18. Engaging Men in Gender Initiatives The journey to becoming a champion • Awareness of gender bias • Active advocacy for gender equality in the workplace © Catalyst 2011
  • 19. Mentoring and Sponsorship Link to Inclusion Mentor Sponsor © Catalyst 2011
  • 20. How Do We Change Women’s Representation champions inclusiveness leadership fairness commitment action accountability women men © Catalyst 2011
  • 21. What You Can Do Sponsor Someone © Catalyst 2011
  • 22. What You Can Do Mentor a Man © Catalyst 2011
  • 23. Questions/Discussion © Catalyst 2011
  • 24. Catalyst Resources www.catalyst.org Research Report: Mentoring Necessary but Insufficient Tool: Maximizing Mentoring and Securing Sponsorship Research Report: Making Mentoring Work Tool: Mentor and Mentee Career Development Plan © Catalyst 2011
  • 25. Stay Connected to Catalyst http://facebook.com/catalystinc http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2710104&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr http://twitter.com/CatalystInc http://youtube.com/user/CatalystClips http://www.catalyst.org/blog http://www.catalyst.org/blog/cancon © Catalyst 2011