Publication Type

Book Chapter

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

1-2019

Abstract

Other than an effective career progression strategy, this research, which comprised of an autoethnography and an in-depth qualitative case study research showed that career sponsorship could be an effective strategy for developing women leaders. In the sponsor relationship, sponsors invest considerable time, effort and resources in developing sponsees, thus, preparing them for the top jobs. In addition to developing the skills on the leadership strataplex, career sponsorship has been shown to be an enabler for developing confidence, which is one of the necessary ingredients for developing executive presence. Career sponsorship also fills the gap and addresses the shortcomings that arise from traditional and women leadership development programs.

Keywords

Career sponsorship, Leadership development, Sponsor, Women Leadership

Discipline

Human Resources Management | Leadership Studies

Research Areas

Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources

Publication

Leading for high performance in Asia: Contemporary research and evidence-based practices

Editor

Sen Sendjaya

First Page

89

Last Page

105

ISBN

9789811360749

Identifier

10.1007/978-981-13-6074-9_5

Publisher

Springer

City or Country

Singapore

Copyright Owner and License

Author

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6074-9_5

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