Executive Summary
Sponsorship is a relationship in which an established or rising leader picks an outstanding junior talent and develops that person’s career. And while this is a boost for the protégé, data shows that the sponsor also gains enormous value from this relationship. Senior-level managers who have a protégé are 53% more likely to report having received a promotion in the previous two years, and entry-level managers who have a protégé are 60% more likely to have received a stretch assignment.
Of course, sponsorship does involve risk. It can be tricky not to…
