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Sponsorship is key to career progression but less than one in four relationships work

A research report launched today reveals that sponsorship is a critical part of progression into senior leadership roles because it teaches individuals how advancement actually works in practice. But only a small proportion of sponsorship relationships—less than a quarter—are characterized by the mu...

Sponsorship is key to career progression but less than one in four relationships work
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A research report launched today reveals that sponsorship is a critical part of progression into senior leadership roles because it teaches individuals how advancement actually works in practice. But only a small proportion of sponsorship relationships—less than a quarter—are characterized by the mutual trust, candid feedback and active advocacy that really boost leaders' careers.

Originally published at Phys.org

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