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Your Career Champions: Building Relationships with Sponsors

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Having a sponsor is key to getting ahead in your career. They can advocate for you behind closed doors on important decisions, like compensation and promotion. They have the power to place you into bigger and better career opportunities. So, they’re critical to your career success.

But how do you find a sponsor and cultivate this rare and important relationship?

In this Career Mastery Live, discover how to identify, attract, and build a relationship with a sponsor who can propel your career forward.

  • What to look for in a great sponsor (and how to spot the wrong fit)
  • How they are different from mentors
  • How to start building a relationship with a potential sponsor
  • What to do if you’ve lost a sponsor or never had one
  • How to avoid waiting around to be “discovered” by a sponsor

You don’t have to navigate your career alone. The right sponsor can make all the difference – and this is your chance to learn how to find yours.

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May Busch

May Busch

May is an executive coach, speaker, advisor, and author of the #1 international bestseller VISIBLE: How to Advance Your Career Without Playing Politics, Selling Your Soul, or Working Yourself into the Ground. She’s a seasoned business executive with a passion for helping leaders be the best they can be.

As an executive coach and mentor, May brings 24 years of front-line corporate experience and expertise, most recently as COO of Morgan Stanley Europe, to help professionals overcome (often hidden) obstacles, advance to the next level in their careers and reach their full potential.

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