Without direct intervention to change the pattern, more men at the top beget more men at the top.
The good news: In recent years, I’ve seen increased interest from men in championing women’s professional growth. Encouragingly, more and more male leaders I speak with simply say they want to develop the women in their organizations so that they can ensure they have the best talent on their teams.
Signaling an interest in sponsoring someone is a more nuanced question. Sponsors may not always explicitly tell someone, “I’d like to be your sponsor” . Often, these relationships grow organically after sponsors see their protégé’s work through regular discussions and interactions. This can take a while, as sponsors need time to evaluate performance before they are willing to use their influence and political capital on behalf of a protégé.
When I counsel managers, I often share examples of men I’ve worked and observed who have consistently and successfully sponsored women over the years, and who equipped other leaders on their team to do the same. One, Gordon Smith, former co-president of JPMorgan Chase and CEO of Chase’s consumer arm, would hold his managers accountable for identifying diverse talent across the organization, evaluating their progress by looking at their team’s composition across several years.
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