Surely someone on here is a HiPo or has had one as a direct report… so what’s it like having an actual, assigned sponsor? Do they give mentorship advice or just steer your career or what? Is your sponsor lining you up to take their job someday or is it just some one random from upper management?
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Imagine everything you do is great. I saw hipos disable saftey alarms, almost gas two employees, blow up a pipe and shoot a plug through the side of a building. What happened to them nothing as it was all covered up by the management. They were even promoted to supervisor and engineers. I also saw a untouchable do nothing all day and play with his fish tank and sleep. Another hipo sits around all day and draws doodles for only six hours. That is their work schedule six hours compared to every ones else's. They cannot fail and are loved by the management. One guy was piped and fired for a minor incident but he was not a favorite or protected. It is a very unfair system and once you realize you can not suceed or excel you leave.
It seems different sponsors (of different CL) behave differently and also depending on which organizations you are in. Fair?
HiPos are a huge BS. Likely someone who su-ked up or did favors to a senior manager. Anyway you would imagine they eventually face resistance if they have no content. But most learn know how to play the game very well. Few deserve that treatment.
High exposure and high expectations, comes at a cost
I worked with one whose sponsor regularly set up lunches for both of them with higher ups. Lots of exposure. My boss told me to set something up with one of these higher ups to get them up to speed on a project I was working on and they declined my meeting. They said if I need to update them on anything to work it through my boss.
@OP TBH you don’t have to worry about this, you obviously don’t have great potential
Might be worth considering looking outside for opportunities
@a6 proud, not guilty of anything
Hipos do meet with their sponsors regularly and formally. It is quite structured.
@OP There’s like 50 threads with this question. Just use the search function. The answers are always the same.
It's like having a mom who tells you you're the next Beyoncé, even though you can't carry a tune in a bucket. Eventually, you start believing her. You stop practicing, start acting like a superstar, and wonder why nobody's nominated you for a Grammy. And when people tell you that you can't sing, you just sing louder because obviously they're jealous of your talent. Next thing you know, you're a HiPo, you're running the entire music department, and all the people who can actually sing are on performance improvement plans.
It’s like moving at ~110+ miles per hour on I-10 while other su-kers going speed limit. Cops don’t stop you, people on the side applause, you have Dan The Man racing aura , Warren Dood’s blessing on your brass nuts and kiss from the rose in your pocket. Dream big. (C) your AI HIPO material who went from NSI to OWD under new D&S system
I wonder how David Scott’s cronies feel