"Allyship in the workplace"

Allyship in the workplace

Jennifer Hill and Brandon Maslan were joined by two very "good guys" David Smith and Brad Johnson to discuss allyship and sponsorship in the workplace. They are best selling co-authors of the books Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women and Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies For Women In The Workplace.
Workplaceallies.com

The key takeaways were:

1) Share your social capital
2) Establish trust with those you seek to be in support of
3) A sense of humility matters
4) Mentor up programs work
j5) The more we interact the more me like each other
6) Practice the art of “I don’t know”
7) Allyship is not self-defined, those you seek to be an ally will let
you know if you are one.
8) If you are in a position to do so, sponsor others
9) Stretch opportunities are critical to career growth
5) Toss the mic in a meeting to a colleague whose voice needs to be heard