Leaderly Quote: Mentors talk with you, sponsors talk about you.
By Jo Miller
What’s the difference between a mentor and a sponsor?
Speaking with Fortune, Heather Foust-Cummings, Catalyst’s senior director of research said “A mentor will talk with you, but a sponsor will talk about you.”
It’s great to have a mentor and also to be a mentor others, but Catalyst’s research supports the notion that it is sponsors, not mentors, who can exert greater influence over your career advancement.
Have you ever had a sponsor? What did they do to influence your career advancement?
Jo Miller
A leading authority on women’s leadership, Jo Miller is a sought-after, dynamic, and engaging speaker, delivering more than 70 speaking presentations annually to audiences of up to 1,200 women. Her expertise lies in helping women lead, climb, and thrive in their corporate careers. Jo has traveled widely in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East to deliver keynotes and teach workshops for women’s leadership conferences, women’s professional associations, and Fortune 1000 corporate women’s initiatives. Jo is CEO of leadership development, consulting and research firm Be Leaderly. Learn more about her speaking engagements at www.JoMiller.net and follow @Jo_Miller on Twitter.
By Jo Miller
What’s the difference between a mentor and a sponsor?
Speaking with Fortune, Heather Foust-Cummings, Catalyst’s senior director of research said “A mentor will talk with you, but a sponsor will talk about you.”
It’s great to have a mentor and also to be a mentor others, but Catalyst’s research supports the notion that it is sponsors, not mentors, who can exert greater influence over your career advancement.
Have you ever had a sponsor? What did they do to influence your career advancement?
Jo Miller
A leading authority on women’s leadership, Jo Miller is a sought-after, dynamic, and engaging speaker, delivering more than 70 speaking presentations annually to audiences of up to 1,200 women. Her expertise lies in helping women lead, climb, and thrive in their corporate careers. Jo has traveled widely in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East to deliver keynotes and teach workshops for women’s leadership conferences, women’s professional associations, and Fortune 1000 corporate women’s initiatives. Jo is CEO of leadership development, consulting and research firm Be Leaderly. Learn more about her speaking engagements at www.JoMiller.net and follow @Jo_Miller on Twitter.
