Julia Taylor Kennedy: Coqual
Julia is Executive Vice President and Director of Publications at the Coqual. She has co-authored Disabilities and Inclusion, Mission Critical: Unlocking the Value of Veterans in the Workforce, and The Power of the Purse: Engaging Women for Healthy Outcomes, on women and health. Coqual recently released a new report, titled, The Sponsor Dividend.
Key Points
- A sponsor actively advocates for the career of their protege.
- If you’re looking for a sponsor, be very clear on where you want to go in your career.
- Sponsors want to be sure they can trust the protege to deliver on the opportunities the sponsor presents.
- Sponsors do better when they have a protege who has complementary skills to their own.
Resources Mentioned
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- How to Connect Personal Growth to Business Outcomes, with Jonathan Raymond (episode 373)
- Why Men Are Heard and Women Are Liked, with Lois Frankel and Tom Henschel (episode 392)
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