A lot of us wind up falling into cycles of anxiety and depression because we have been trained at a certain level to believe that the problem

is always us.

And what I've discovered is that there are a lot of people who are incredibly gifted and incredible contributors and collaborators who just

run into managers and bosses who don't know how to lead or don't know how to be humane or are insecure.

At the end of the day, if someone lets you sit on the bench for 10 years and they never

advocate for you, that's 10 years and say you know what Pete I'm sorry you wasted your entire 30s

it's going to be on you to make up for that lost time. Sponsors are

individuals who are bringing your name up when you're not in the room and as is

often said 80% of what is said about you is said when you're not in the room.

That's Dr Nicholas Pierce. He's an award-winning professor of organizational behavior at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University

and founder CEO of the Vocati Group, a management consultancy, and a respected faith leader. Among his books and papers and works is the article of a

consultant consultant, and he's a respected faith leader. Among his books and papers and works is the article titled,

What to Do When Your Boss Won't Advocate for you,

published the Harvard Business Review,

and he's here to share some of the wisdom from that article and his lived experience in that domain.

So you'll learn one, the harsh truth behind why many don't advance.

Two, why even a great mentor is no substitute for a sponsor.

And three, how to find support.

If you aren't being supported.

I'm Pete Bekitis.

This is how to be awesome at your job.

And now, here's Nicholas. Nicholas, welcome.

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