Sponsorship and Mentoring
Sponsors are advocates in positions of authority who use their influence intentionally to help others advance, while mentors provide advice, feedback, and coaching. Both are important to advancement as employees navigate the workplace and earn opportunities for growth.
Results
PepsiCo Mexico – Promoting Gender Equity and Women’s Leadership: Creating Inclusive Environments and Developing Female Talent (Practices)
PepsiCo Mexico’s mission of sustainability is termed “Desempeño con Sentido,” or “Performance with Purpose.” As part of this mission, the company is dedicated to respecting, contributing to, and supporting the […]
IBM Corporation – Developing High-Potential Women with the Blue Talent Program (Practices)
IBM’s Blue Talent program provides development opportunities for women in mid-level positions. Its goal is to strengthen the company’s pipeline and reduce attrition rates, while developing women’s business and technical […]
Hewlett-Packard Company – Reciprocal Mentoring with PRIDE (Practices)
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has a long history supporting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. In fact, it was the first company to start an employee resource group specifically for […]
Fruits in Suits – LGBT Networking and Mentoring in Hong Kong (Practices)
Fruits in Suits (FinS) is an informal professional network for LGBT individuals. The organization was founded in 2004 in Hong Kong and holds monthly meetings with a growing number of […]
National Bank Financial Group – The Women in Financial Markets Scholarship Program: Building Experience and Mentoring for Success (Practices)
After a call to action by the Executive Vice President of Financial Markets at National Bank of Canada, the “Women in Financial Markets Scholarship Program” was developed to increase […]
High Potentials in the Pipeline: Leaders Pay It Forward (Report)
This report reveals that high potentials who have received career development are now “paying it forward” and developing others.
Standard Chartered – Global Strategies for Women’s Leadership & Economic Empowerment (Practices)
Long dedicated to women and diversity across the globe, and conscious of the growing global awareness of the multiplier effect, Standard Chartered’s leadership embraced the mission of gender equality as […]
Kimberly-Clark Corporation – Fostering Talent Development Through Sponsorship (Practices)
Executives at Kimberly-Clark are expected to sponsor high-potential employees.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia – Opening the Door for Gender Diversity (Practices)
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)’s initiative, Opening the Door for Gender Diversity, seeks to increase the number of women in senior leadership positions through a variety of strategies and programs […]
Sodexo – Making Every Day Count: Driving Business Success Through the Employee Experience (Practices)
Sodexo’s initiative, Making Every Day Count: Driving Business Success Through the Employee Experience, is a systemic strategy to provide the tools, resources, and support necessary to ensure success of all […]
Kimberly-Clark Corporation – One WIN One Women’s Interactive Network (Practices)
In 1995, Kimberly-Clark (K-C) established its Women’s Interactive Network (WIN). Since its first year, WIN has grown from a campus-level initiative, operating in distinct locations, to a North American company-wide […]
The Myth of the Ideal Worker: Does Doing All the Right Things Really Get Women Ahead? (Report)
This report includes a series of questions for the reader to reflect about why disparities in career advancement may persist.
Sponsoring Women to Success (Report)
Lately, organizations and the media have given sponsorship widespread attention, but questions abound.
Fostering Sponsorship Success Among High Performers and Leaders (Tool)
This is a tool designed for current sponsors, those looking to become a sponsor, and protégés.
CH2M HILL – Sponsoring Women into Critical Roles (Practices)
Bill Dehn, Executive Vice President, understands the power of sponsorship. As former head of North American Operations for engineering and construction firm CH2M HILL, he knew what it took to […]
Deutsche Bank – ATLAS Accomplished Top Leaders Advancement Strategy (Practices)
Deutsche Bank’s Accomplished Top Leaders Advancement Strategy (ATLAS) sponsorship program was launched in 2009 with the goal of improving the gender balance at senior levels and increasing the pool of […]
Citi – Women Leading Citi (Practices)
Women Leading Citi is a firm-wide, targeted effort to support high-performance women participants who possess the potential to move into senior leadership at Citi. This program fosters sponsorship relationships between […]
Kaiser Permanente – Achieving Our Mission and Growing the Business Through the National Diversity Agenda (Practices)
Kaiser Permanente’s initiative, Achieving Our Mission and Growing the Business Through the National Diversity Agenda, makes diversity and inclusion central to the organization’s competitive advantage and its ability to deliver […]
McDonald’s Corporation – Freedom Within a Framework: Global Women’s Initiative (Practices)
At McDonald’s Corporation, a strong commitment to inclusion is embedded in the business plan and corporate values. This perspective led the company to build on its successful and longstanding diversity […]
Mentoring: Necessary But Insufficient for Advancement (Report)
This report examines the impact of mentoring on the career advancement of high potentials.