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Rosalind Chow on How Sponsors Fuel Your Career Growth | EP 602

2025/4/24
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John R. Miles: 我认为赞助比单纯的指导更能促进职业发展,赞助者会积极倡导和推荐被赞助者,而不仅仅是提供建议。赞助关系中,被赞助者的价值和重要性得到强调,这对于职业发展至关重要。 Rosalind Chow: 我完全同意。赞助超越了单纯的建议,它积极地重塑他人对被赞助者的看法。Kim Ng 的案例完美地诠释了这一点。她拥有丰富的经验和能力,但她需要一位像 Derek Jeter 这样的赞助者站出来,为她发声,让其他人看到她的价值。赞助者不仅要看到被赞助者的潜力,还要积极地将其展现给其他人。 赞助与指导的关键区别在于作用对象。指导者试图改变被指导者,而赞助者则试图改变他人对被赞助者的看法。赞助者利用自身的社会资本和影响力,为被赞助者创造更积极的社会环境。赞助是一种高风险的行为,因为如果被赞助者未能达到预期,赞助者的声誉也会受到影响。但同时,赞助也是一种高回报的行为,它能提升赞助者的声誉和影响力,并为整个社会创造更多价值。 在赞助过程中,倾听比建议更重要。我们应该专注于了解他人的经历和价值观,而不是急于提供建议。通过深入了解他人,我们才能更好地发现他们的潜力,并为他们提供更有效的帮助。 对于年轻的职场人士来说,应该关注他人的动机和价值观,并找到共同点来建立更深层次的关系。不要只关注结果,更要关注过程和动机。要让赞助者了解你的目标和价值观,并展现你的潜力和价值。 Rosalind Chow: 我职业生涯中的一个重要转折点是,我被委托设计一个针对匹兹堡地区黑人专业人士的领导力项目,该项目包含一个强大的赞助机制。这个项目让我更有信心与人们分享我的研究成果,并将其应用于更广泛的实践中。 该项目旨在让参与者明白问题不在于他们自身,而在于周围的社会环境。通过赞助机制,我们试图让企业领导者理解,指导固然重要,但赞助才是许多人职业发展的关键。 我永远无法完全理解黑人美国人的经历,但这并不妨碍我致力于帮助人们理解和应对这些经历。阅读和学习固然重要,但不能仅仅依靠阅读来完全理解他人的经历。 为了打破女性和有色人种需要反复证明自己的循环,领导者和组织应该更注重倾听和了解员工的经历,并避免带有偏见的判断。 为了避免因倡导他人而造成负面影响,可以建立一个支持网络,让多个声音共同为被赞助者发声。 对于年轻的职场人士来说,应该关注他人的动机和价值观,并找到共同点来建立更深层次的关系。不要只关注结果,更要关注过程和动机。要让赞助者了解你的目标和价值观,并展现你的潜力和价值。

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Dr. Rosalind Chow shares a defining moment in her career: being asked to propose a new executive education program for Black professionals, focusing on sponsorship. This experience, despite initial reservations, proved transformative, leading to increased confidence and the writing of her book.
  • Dr. Chow's defining moment was being asked to design an executive education program for Black professionals with a sponsorship component.
  • She initially had reservations due to her junior faculty status, lack of corporate experience, and race.
  • The program became a fulfilling experience, changing the trajectory of her career and leading to her book.

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What if the key to unlocking your next big career move isn’t just mentorship—but sponsorship?

In this episode of Passion Struck, host John R. Miles sits down with Dr. Rosalind Chow, a leading organizational behavior expert at Carnegie Mellon and author of The Doors You Can Open). Together, they unpack the transformative power of sponsorship—where people in positions of power actively advocate, endorse, and open doors for others in ways that mentorship alone cannot.

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Key Takeaways:

  • The difference between mentorship and sponsorship—and why the latter creates greater opportunity
  • How sponsorship helped Kim Ng become the first female GM in Major League Baseball
  • The hidden ways bias shows up in networking and decision-making
  • What it means to "leverage your power" to lift others without risking your own standing
  • Why trust, social capital, and influence matter more than advice
  • How organizations can embed sponsorship into their culture for lasting change

For more information on Dr. Rosalind Chow: https://www.rosalindchow.com/)

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