Sponsorship Might Keep Talent from Exiting

Are your best people having to work too hard to fit in?

By Mary L Bennett

Although most accounting firms think of their organizations as inclusive, this goal is rarely achieved in practice – at least through the eyes of diverse professionals. Subtle, unconscious differences in behavior by current leaders and staff result in a significantly different experience for individual team members and often lead to widely divergent career trajectories.

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These differences in career navigation experience often contribute to attrition by diverse top talent firms seek to build. Targeted sponsorship relationships can mitigate the challenge and help the firm achieve its goals for growth, sustainability and diversity.