1060: How to Use Sponsorship to Open Doors with Dr. Rosalind Chow

If you don't have a sponsor in the room who is reframing the conversation, bringing new information to light, giving a different interpretation to things that had happened, that's when people are shown the door. So you definitely need sponsors to be there to protect you. What do you notice about other people and how they're positively contributing to the group or to you? Any of us can go out and amplify other people's good news. There's no bad ramifications for saying nice things about objective, verifiable accomplishments.

that other people have either done or have expertise in. That's Dr. Rosalind Chow. She's an associate professor at Carnegie Millon University who specializes in research on how to elevate others through sponsorship.

She shares some of these insights in her latest book, The Doors You Can Open, a new way to network, build trust, and user influence to create a more inclusive workplace. So you'll learn one, why mentorship isn't enough to advance, two, how sponsoring others elevates your status, and three, four things sponsors should do, and one to avoid. And if you want a quick summary write-up of some of these actionable takeaways, I recommend you sign up for the free gold nugget email newsletter found at awesomeatyourjob.com. I'm Pete McKitis. This is How to Be Awesome at Your Job.

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