Find a Sponsor and Know your Role as a Protégé Sponsors—I’ve had them throughout my career. In my early days, I didn’t know that’s what one should call them. Nor did I fully appreciate the crucial role they could play in one’s advancement. To better understand this sponsor-protégé relationship, let’s first go over a common misunderstanding. What a sponsor is not: A sponsor is not a mentor. These two roles should not be confused. While at times the same person can wear both hats, a mentor-mentee relationship is generally one where someone with greater experience offers advice and coaching to
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