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How Senior Leaders Use Sponsors Not Mentors
Lucas and Luna explore the difference between a mentor and a sponsor for senior leaders. They unpack a 2024 Harvard Business Review study showing that executives with sponsors are 23% more likely to get a promotion than those with only mentors. Lucas shares a case study of a Fortune 500 CFO who credits her sponsor—not her mentor—for her rise. Luna pushes back on whether sponsors can be cultivated intentionally, and Lucas walks through a specific three-step framework for identifying and earning a sponsor. The episode closes with a forward-looking question about the changing nature of…
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