Arguing Agile · 2026-08-05 · 52 min
The best mentor you've ever had can't get you promoted. Not won't - can't. Product Manager Brian and Business Agility Coach Om draw a hard line between mentors and sponsors, showing why advice never reaches the room where promotions actually happen. Listen or watch to learn how to audit your current sponsor for belief, power, and breadth - the exact questions that separate advocates from people who just talk; and how to trace someone via their alumni before you bet two years of your career on them. Batteries are not included; but what is included, is: • How mentors help you prepare for the room but sponsors get you in • The three quiet ways a so-called sponsor fails you without you knowing • How flat orgs push advocacy underground and make it less fair • The 'alumni tracing' method for verifying a sponsor's record • Why one strong sponsor might be a single point of failure • The exact script to use when asking someone for sponsorship For product managers, developers, and tech professionals tired of watching great work stay invisible. #CareerAdvice #Sponsorship LINKS YouTube: Spotify: Apple: INTRO MUSIC Toronto Is My Beat By Whitewolf (Source: CC BY 4.0 DEED (
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