EPISODE · Jul 6, 2026 · 12 MIN
Why you need a Sponsor than a Mentor at Work
from The Manhooei Method · host Saeid Manhooei
If you've done everything right at work and still watched someone else get the promotion, this episode explains the layer of advancement most people never discover. Saeid breaks down how promotion decisions in large organizations are often made before any formal process begins, why sponsorship works on a transactional basis that nobody likes to admit out loud, and how to find a sponsor not by impressing people but by solving something they actually need solved. He also covers how roles get created for specific people at senior levels, and what it took for that to happen to him personally. For anyone who has hit a ceiling they couldn't explain and suspects the answer isn't more hard work.If the version of this you're living right now is one you can't say out loud at work, that's exactly the kind of thing I want. There's a link below. No name, no company, nothing that points back to you. Tell me what's actually happening, and it might turn into an episode with every trace of you scrubbed out. Or check the private box and it just comes to me https://TheManhooeiMethod.com/contactBook: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Software-Engineer-Relevant/dp/B0FHHLD22JYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheManhooeiMethodNewsletter: https://TheManhooeiMethod.com
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