Mentoring vs sponsorship
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In this lesson
tell advice from advocacy, and do both.
Planned topics
- A mentor gives advice and feedback; a sponsor uses their reputation to open opportunities.
- Sponsorship means naming the person in rooms they are not in and putting their name on visible work.
- It carries risk for the sponsor; sponsor only people whose work you can vouch for.
- Be explicit with the person about what you are doing.
Draft outline details
Demonstration
a two-column table: mentor actions (review a design, give feedback) versus sponsor actions (recommend for the platform working group, give them the stage at the architecture forum).
Check your understanding
What does a sponsor do that a mentor may not?
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Advocates for the person and creates opportunities using their own reputation.
Practice
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