Why Powerful Corporate Women Become Mentors

By Barbara Frankel
1-2-3-4[1] copyIf you ask a very senior corporate woman how she got there, there’s a high probability she’ll cite her mentors and sponsors. Now, thanks to a State Department program, these top female executives are helping a new generation of women leaders in developing companies.

For example, Accenture Chief Human Resources Officer Ellyn Shook recently
spent a Sunday in Central Park with her new global mentee, Clara de Tezanos of Guatemala.

“I wanted to make sure she could look me in the eye and I could look her in the eye in a place that was comfortable and neutral. I wanted to make sure Clara was comfortable with me and that she could get to know me as a human being before entering the world of Accenture,” Ellyn says.

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