And how to tell the difference between a mentor and a sponsor.
By Ida O. Abbott
Sponsoring Women: What Men Need to Know
The practice of mentorship is well known and well established in today’s workplace. A mentor is someone who helps a more junior person learn, develop and achieve her professional goals.
Mentoring is the process by which the mentor and mentee work together to identify and help the mentee move toward those goals. But sponsorship is intended specifically to promote career advancement.
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