How Do I Get Sponsorship Support?

Coaching Real Leaders

Harvard Business Review / Muriel Wilkins

Executive, Business/careers, Leadership, Careers, Business/management, Sessions, Hbr, Coaching, Review, Society & Culture, C-suite, Leaders, Harvard, Business, Management

4.8 • 660 Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

No matter how hard you work and how good you are at executing tasks, there are always less tangible reasons people get tapped for more senior roles. Executive presence matters, as does finding the right sponsors. Host Muriel Wilkins speaks with a rising leader who understands the importance of sponsorship but doesn’t know how to get there – starting with learning to tell her own story.

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0:00.0	Imagine a state where you can get from big cities to big nature in less than half an hour,
0:06.0	with some of the best quality of life in the nation.
0:09.1	Welcome to Minnesota, America's least stressed state.
0:12.7	Learn more at exploreminnesota.com slash live.
0:20.6	HBR Presents.
0:21.9	I'm Yario Wilkins, and this is Coaching Real Leaders, part of the HBR Presents
0:37.0	Network.
0:39.3	I'm a longtime executive coach who works with highly successful leaders who've hit a bump in the road. My job is to help
0:44.6	them get over that bump by clarifying their goals and figuring out a way to reach them, so that
0:49.6	hopefully they can lead with a little more ease. I typically work with clients over the course of
0:55.2	several months, but on this show, we have a one-time coaching meeting focusing on a specific
1:00.3	leadership challenge they're facing. Today's guest is someone will call Chris to protect her
1:09.8	confidentiality.
1:16.0	She works in a big consulting firm and has been in the consulting industry for over 10 years.
1:23.1	She leads a global team and is responsible for their projects and success, as well as maintaining client relationships.
1:27.6	So basically, she has to be effective both internally and externally.
1:31.5	I draw strength mainly with working with people.
1:32.8	That's my core strength.
1:33.7	I understand people.
1:37.7	I can judge someone, like, you know, their personalities, their perspectives.
1:41.3	Where I lack is my confidence.
1:44.9	Krish is concerned about her career trajectory.
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