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10 Jan 2025

Effective Sponsorship Across Difference for Sponsors
Understanding the role of a Sponsor and what it truly means to be an ally

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Enjoy a sneak peek of Chapter 3, Sponsorship Across Differences

An organization’s ability to attract and keep great talent and remain competitive, relevant, and prosperous in the future depends on its ability to cultivate diverse people on every level of the company, especially at the top. This requires senior leaders taking on the job of sponsoring not only people who are most like them, but also sponsoring individuals who may be very different from them. 

Effective Sponsorship Across Difference for Sponsors is designed for all sponsorship relationships at all levels. Using stories and examples, Vernā teaches sponsors how to overcome challenges, recognize and counter biases, and concrete tips on how to support the protégés in their organizations.

Effective Sponsorship Across Difference for Sponsors is a 36-minute, self-paced course comprised of 8 short chapters that build upon one another.

Included are the following handouts: 

  • 9 Takeaways for Effective Sponsorship Across Difference for Sponsors
  • Building an Effective Sponsorship Relationship – Getting Started
  • Building an Effective Sponsorship Relationship – Questions for Sponsors to Consider

Bulk seats and outright purchases are available on our online LMS or via SCORM files for organizational learning management systems.

Contact us by email at info@vernamyers.com for more information.

Sponsoring Across Difference: Suggested Resources List
Vernā Myers suggested references to support your learning about Sponsoring Across Difference.

Books

Abbott, Ida. (2014) Sponsoring Women: What Men Need to Know

Video

The Importance of Sponsors - Hewett, Sylvia Ann (2013)

Articles, Studies

Abbott, Ida (2018) High-quality mentoring and sponsorship can increase diversity and inclusion
Retrieved from https://idaabbott.com/wp-content/uploads/High-quality-mentoringdiversity.pdf

Abbott, Ida (2014) Turn Your Mentors into Sponsors.
Retrieved from https://theglasshammer.com/2014/02/19/turn-your-mentors-into-sponsors/

Beninger, Anna (2015) Ask a Catalyst Expert - How to Get A Sponsor.
Retrieved from https://www.catalyst.org/zing/ask-catalyst-expert-how-get-sponsor

Flood, Aoife (2018) Women at Work: The Importance of Strategic Support
Retrieved from https://theglasshammer.com/2018/03/women-at-work-the-importance-of-strategic-support/

Hewett, Sylvia Ann et. al (2011) The Sponsor Effect: Breaking Through the Last Glass Ceiling.
Retrieved from and available for purchase at https://hbr.org/product/the-sponsor-effect-breaking-through-the-last-glass-ceiling/10428-PDF-ENG

Hewett, Sylvia Ann (2014) Cracking the Code that Stalls People of Color
Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2014/01/cracking-the-code-that-stalls-multicultural-professionals

Hewett, Sylvia Ann (2014) Make Yourself Sponsor-Worthy.
Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2014/02/make-yourself-sponsor-worthy

Hewett, Sylvia Ann (2013) The Right Way to Find a Career Sponsor.
Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2013/09/the-right-way-to-find-a-career-sponsor

Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Maggie Jackson, Ellis Cose with Courtney Emerson.
Vaulting the Color Bar: Sponsorship: How Sponsorship Levers Multicultural Professionals into Leadership (New York: Center for Talent Innovation, 2012)

Thomas, David A. (2001) The Truth about Mentoring Minorities: Race Matters.
Retrieved from and vailable for purchase at https://hbr.org/product/truth-about-mentoring-minorities-race-matters/R0104F-PDF-ENG

Other Resources

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