EDG2320. Mentorship & Sponsorship as a Career Development Strategy

Throw out everything you thought you knew about mentorship! It's time for a fresh, proactive strategy to finding mentorship & sponsorship for career growth. Stacy Cassio [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacycassio/] of Pink Mentor Network [https://www.pinkmentornetwork.com/] will share a new model of mentorship and how to adopt a mentor mindset to attract, develop, and capitalize on social & career capital. During this session, we will explore: - Three types of mentorship every employee needs - Six times in every career when mentorship is needed - How to attract Mentors & Sponsors - New strategies for activating agency as a mentee

Learning Objectives:

• Apply a career development strategy to find and maximize mentorship & sponsorship.
• Identify the behaviors required to be a stronger mentor.
• Analyze how to initiate, develop, & maintain relationships with mentors.