Nidhi
Jain
Global Talent Leader – Growth & Innovation at EY GDS India
"How Mentorship Accelerates Growth and Sponsorship Unlocks Doors"
"How Mentorship Accelerates Growth and Sponsorship Unlocks Doors"
Thu May 14 - 7:20 AM EDT/New York (See in local time)
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"How Mentorship Accelerates Growth and Sponsorship Unlocks Doors"
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"How Mentorship Accelerates Growth and Sponsorship Unlocks Doors"
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"How Mentorship Accelerates Growth and Sponsorship Unlocks Doors"
"How Mentorship Accelerates Growth and Sponsorship Unlocks Doors"
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Session: How Mentorship Accelerates Growth and Sponsorship Unlocks Doors
1. Leadership vs Mentorship vs Sponsorship – Understanding the DistinctionSet the foundation by clearly differentiating the three : leaders drive outcomes, mentors guide development, sponsors create opportunities.
2. Leading for Both Performance and Potential
Great leaders don’t just deliver results, they actively invest in unlocking individual potential alongside team success.
3. Mentorship as a Development Accelerator
Mentorship is not advice-giving, it’s about enabling thinking, building capability, and creating long-term growth pathways.
4. Sponsorship – The Missing Link in Career Growth
Highlight how sponsorship goes beyond mentorship, it’s about advocacy in rooms where talent is not present.
5. Building a Culture of Intentional Development
Move from individual acts to systemic impact, how organizations can embed mentorship and sponsorship into culture, not chance.
6. Inclusive Leadership Through Mentoring & Sponsoring
Strong leaders use mentorship and sponsorship to level the playing field and enable diverse talent to thrive.
7. The Leader’s Role in Creating Future Leaders
Leadership is not about control, it’s about creating a pipeline of capable, confident future leaders.
Key Takeaways
- Leaders should recognize that both mentorship and sponsorship are critical to success of their people.
- It’s essential for leaders to be intentional about these practices to truly make a lasting impact.
- Cultivating an environment where feedback flows openly and constructively can further strengthen relationships and accelerate development, helping individuals and teams achieve their full potential.
Bio
A Global HR Leader with over 24 years of diverse experience across leading organizations like EY, Nestlé, and Asian Paints.As the Global Talent Leader for Growth & Innovation at EY, Nidhi works closely with the Executive Leadership team on creation and deployment of Talent strategies across all Global functions in the Growth & Innovation pillar focused on driving the next phase of growth at EY. These include Client Technology, Applied Innovation, Product Management, Alliances and Ecosystems, Sustainability, Managed Services, Smart Delivery and AI. Nidhi brings deep expertise across the full spectrum of human resources, with a strong track record of enabling business success through people strategies that scale across cultures and geographies – over 25 countries in both mature and emerging markets across EMEIA, Americas, LATAM.
She has also led Centres Of Excellence in Talent Transformation, Organisation Development and Design, Culture and Change, DE&I, Employer Branding, Performance and Rewards, Building High Performing Teams, Creating exceptional Experiences. Nidhi is passionate about shaping the future of work through successful Human–Agentic AI collaboration, by advancing skills and capability evolution, redesigning work architectures, and cultivating adoption, trust, and cultural readiness,
As an Erickson and Hogan certified leadership coach, she is extensively involved in coaching leaders across geographies to enhance leadership effectiveness and build high performing teams.
