Senior leaders misunderstand sponsorship, employees say
Of the nearly one in four employees who identify as sponsors, only 27% advocate for their protégé's promotion — the core purpose of sponsorship, according to CTI. Sponsors are missing out, too. "Advocating for rising employees, along all stages of a career, pushes your own career forward. It signals your leadership capacity to those above you — that you are committed to the organization and tuned into up-and-coming managers,"
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