“The Sponsorship Effect” with Kerrie Peraino, Chief People Officer at Verily, an Alphabet company.

Why can you ask for a mentor, but you must earn a sponsor?

How do you create a culture where leaders invest in mentoring and sponsoring talent?

My guest on this episode is Kerrie Peraino, Chief People Officer at Verily, an Alphabet company bringing the promise of precision health to everyone, every day.

During our conversation Kerrie and I discuss:

• The role sponsorship has played in her career
• Why she believes “you can ask for a mentor, but you must earn a sponsor”
• What she learned from participating in the “the sponsorship effect” research project
• Why sponsorship is one of the greatest retention levers that organizations have
• Her advice on creating a culture where leaders invest in mentoring and sponsoring talent
• Her advice fo ...