The Role of Mentors and Sponsors in Advancing Your Tech Career
Here's how effectively engaging with mentors and earning sponsors can boost your tech career.
July 5, 2022
Most successful business leaders recognize that their personal and professional growth is a journey made not alone but with the help of many others. Indeed, a Stanford executive coaching survey revealed that 80% of CEOs had some mentorship during their careers. Even if one’s destination isn’t the C suite, the benefits of mentorship are real, especially when it comes to your tech career.
A five-year study by Gartner showed that one in four employees who participated in a mentorship program had a salary-grade change (compared with one in 20 who didn’t participate). The study also showed that mentees are promoted five times more often than those without mentors.
With so much value attached to mentorship, Cheryl Rang, Ingram Micro’s Executive Director of Data Center Solutions, recently led a Women of the Channel Peer Networking discussion on the importance of mentors and sponsors in advancing your tech career.