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Disclaimer: I highly doubt those guys who succeed only by giving advice on how to succeed. ==A bird's flight does not need the guidance of ornithologists.== Anyhow, food for thought that these are what American women think helpful to their promotions.

1. claim your achievements often
2. realize that others will not notice and reward your contributions unless you say it
3. expertise is not the only criteria
4. leverage relationships
5. enlist allies from day one
6. put your career before your job
7. don't be a perfectionist
8. kill the disease to please
9. be relaxed and stretched out
10. be less emotional, speak less, and disclose less
11. move on effectively from failures
12. be undistracted

Research found that

1. Successful Caucasian men receive more career guidance than women and multicultural professionals.
2. More women have mentors than men, but fewer women win promotions.

Why? ==Mentors cannot help with promotions but sponsors can==.

What is a sponsor?​

A sponsor is

• ==Investor and Beneficiary==. A sponsor is a senior level staff member invested in a protégé’s career success.
• ==Direct influencer of your promotion==. Sponsors promote protégés directly, using their influence and networks to connect them to high-profile assignments, people, pay increases and promotions.
• ==Resource-sharer==. Sponsors give protégés their active network connections and make new connections for them.
• ==Amplifier==. Sponsors champion their protégés visibility, often using their own platforms and reputation as a medium for exposure.

Who can be the sponsors?​

1. who makes pay, promotion or project assignment decisions that affect you/your employee?
2. which senior leaders could benefit from you/your employee’s career advancement?
3. which senior leader has a network or platform most equipped to help you/your employee advance in their career?

Research Findings

1. Successful white men receive more career guidance than women and professionals from other cultural backgrounds.
2. Women have more career mentors than men, but they get promoted less than men.

Why? ==Because career mentors cannot help you get promoted, but career sponsors can==.

What is a Career Sponsor?​

A sponsor is...

• ==Your career investor and beneficiary==. They are a higher-level employee who can invest in your career development and benefit from it.
• ==A direct influencer of your promotions==. They can directly promote you or use their influence to help you get promoted.
• ==A resource sharer==. They can share their network resources to assist you.
• ==An amplifier==. They can leverage their platform and reputation to enhance your visibility in the company.

Who is Your Career Sponsor?​

1. Who controls the budget? Who decides promotions? Who allocates projects?
2. Which leader can benefit from your career achievements?
3. Which leader's network and platform can help you or your subordinates get promoted?