From Guidance to Advocacy: How Mentorship and Sponsorship Strengthen Healthcare Leadership Pipelines
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From Guidance to Advocacy: How Mentorship and Sponsorship Strengthen Healthcare Leadership Pipelines

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 21, 202620 min

How do great leaders help emerging talent move beyond development and into opportunity? In this episode, executive leaders Melissa Fors Shackelford, Terri Flood, and Jhaymee Tynan explore the powerful connection between mentorship and sponsorship, and why both are essential for building strong health care marketing leadership pipelines. Learn practical strategies for advancing high-potential talent, strengthening succession planning, and creating a culture where advocacy fuels retention, growth, and long-term organizational success.

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The following Shishmed podcast is a production of DrPodcasting.com. On this edition of the Shishmed podcast, we're talking about the difference between mentorship and sponsorship and why both are important to building the next generation of healthcare leaders. Joining us are Terry Flood, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development

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at Wayne Healthcare, Jamie Tynan, Principal Healthcare Services at Corn Ferry, and Melissa Shackleford Principal Marketing and Growth Consultant at Shackleford Strategies. They are going to be presenting an executive session on Tuesday morning, September 29th at 830

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at Shishmed Connections in Baltimore. So let's talk about what they're going to be talking about at this great session coming up, right? No. This is the Shishmed Podcast, Rapid Insights for Healthcare

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