All successful leaders need a network of champions who can provide guidance and support and advocate on your behalf.

Discover why mentoring and sponsoring are critically important to career advancement — particularly for women — and learn how your organization can attract and retain more talented women leaders.

With our free guide and workbook, you’ll learn:

  • The difference between a mentor and a sponsor, and why high potentials need both;
  • How to recognize and respond to unconscious bias;
  • Ways to identify and approach a possible mentor or sponsor;
  • Questions to ask to maximize the impact of a mentor-mentee conversation;
  • Specific, simple ways to use your influence to help advance talented women colleagues;
  • How to have a developmental conversation with a mentee or a rising star; and
  • Tips for executives and HR teams to build the pipeline of women leaders at your organization.

Use these resources to commit to being a mentor or sponsor to the women in your organization. Together, we can help create a network of champions for talented women.

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Why Women Need a Network of Champions

Why Women Need a Network of Champions
This article explains why mentorship and sponsorship are critically important to career advancement — particularly for women. Read Now

The Difference Between a Mentor & a Sponsor
Start the conversation at your organization with this tipsheet — a preview of what you’ll access when you download our full workbook and guide. Read Now

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