📊 Research by Sylvia Ann Hewlett at the Center for Talent Innovation shows that cultivating your personal brand is one of the best ways to attract a sponsor — and professionals with sponsors are 23% more likely than their peers to be promoted.⁣ ⁣

🟣Network both inside and outside your organization. Make a point of building professional connections with people you meet through hobbies, relationships of proximity (for instance, neighbors or parents at your kids’ school), or friends of friends.⁣ ⁣
🟣 Share your ideas publicly⁣ Content creation is a good way to share your ideas and build a positive reputation.⁣ ⁣

🟣 Control your narrative⁣ Help others understand the truth about your journey by developing a clear and concise elevator pitch that explains how your previous skills connect with, and add value to, what you’re doing now.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #margaretfontanamedia

 💌 DM me to learn more margaret@margaretfontana.com