MicroBite Learning: The Sponsor Effect for accelerating Gender Balance

What is the difference between mentor programs and sponsor programs?

Mentorship helps people grow. Sponsorship changes careers. Research shows that employees with active sponsors are up to 23% more likely to advance in their roles. Yet sponsorship remains one of the most underused levers for achieving equal opportunities and gender balance in the workplace.

Meet the Expert:

In this 30-minute Microbite Learning Session, Jens Rottbøll, Chief Consultant and Partner at Living Institute, unpacks how leaders can move beyond mentoring to become active sponsors, and why this shift is key to building fair, innovative, and high-performing organizations.

You will learn:

• How to build a strong sponsorship program to promote and advance women’s careers in your organization.
• What “The Sponsor Effect” really is, and why it outperforms traditional mentoring.
• How sponsorship creates equal access to opportunities, visibility, and advancement.
• Why women and international employees often lack sponsors, and what leaders can do to change that.
• The critical link between sponsorship, inclusion, and innovation, and how this impacts business performance.
• Practical steps for integrating sponsorship into your People, Leadership & Culture strategy.

Payoff:

Discover how to turn sponsorship programs into a measurable catalyst for equity and innovation, and create a workplace where everyone, regardless of background, can thrive and advance.