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Advance Praise

“A must-read for any ambitious young woman (or man) who wants to get ahead. Sylvia Ann Hewlett provides actionable, hands-on advice—backed up with hard data and revealing stories from business leaders—for navigating the modern competitive workplace. Take her advice and run with it to the top.”

—Anne Fulenwider, Editor in Chief, Marie Claire

“A mentor gives you advice about how to get ahead. A sponsor has power and uses it to get you a great assignment. Women are often overmentored and undersponsored. Sylvia Ann Hewlett’s book tells you all you need to know about how to make sponsorship work for you and for your company.”

—Herminia Ibarra, Cora Chaired Professor of Leadership and Learning, Insead

“Sylvia Ann Hewlett is enormously insightful and always one step ahead. Reading this book makes it so obvious that having a sponsor—not a mentor—makes the critical difference, and I recommend it to both those aspiring to leadership roles and those looking to encourage the next generation of female talent.”

—Helena Morrissey, CEO, Newton Investment Management Limited; Chairman, Opportunity Now; and founder, 30% Club

“This is a breakthrough book. Sylvia Ann Hewlett is challenging the entrenched orthodoxy that still prevents women and minority talent from scaling the heights. She argues convincingly that progress is more often a product of partnership than a solo success and tells us exactly how to make it happen. This study assembles hard evidence, compelling stories, and persuasive analysis and is invaluable to anyone who wants to get beyond ‘do-gooding’ to get the most out of their diverse talent.”

—Trevor Phillips, former Chair, UK Equality and Human Rights Commission

“For women climbing the ladder, Sylvia Hewlett has identified a key piece of the puzzle. High-potential women need sponsors who will not only provide advice but also actively create opportunities for their protégées to shine and advance. Hard work and merit are simply not enough to make it to the top.”

—Anne-Marie Slaughter, author, “Why Women Still

Can’t Have It All”; Bert G. Kerstetter ’66

University Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University; and former Director of Policy Planning, US Department of State

“This book takes executive development to a new place. By highlighting the key role sponsorship can play, Sylvia Ann Hewlett offers good career advice for individuals and provides a road map that companies can use to help ensure diversity at the top.”

—Randall Stephenson, Chairman and CEO, AT&T

“We know the value of mentors to young professionals climbing the ladder, but Sylvia Ann Hewlett hits the mark in highlighting the tremendous power sponsors bring to that reach for the top. This is a significant work.”

—James S. Turley, Chairman and CEO, Ernst & Young

“A powerful and urgent book. Sylvia Ann Hewlett demonstrates the heft of sponsors and shows how women and people of color can win sponsorship and take their place at decision-making tables. Heterogeneity at the top is not only fair, it unleashes creativity and the ‘power of difference.’”

—Cornel West, Professor of Philosophy and Christian Practice, Union Theological Seminary