Study: women get fewer game-changing leadership roles Herminia Ibarra 14 Nov 2012 Many studies have shown that the representation of women in the senior ranks has been virtually unchanged for years, despite considerable organizational investment in talent...
Why command-and-control leadership is here to stay Herminia Ibarra 20 September 2012 Travelling through Zurich airport, one billboard always catches my eye. The ad for IWC luxury watches says ‘Engineered for men who don’t need a co-pilot.’ My friends who study...
Sex and the working mom Herminia Ibarra 6 September 2012 At one of the companies with which I work there is a legendary story about work-life balance. The firm’s most senior line woman was asked to join a newly constituted high-level diversity committee, which...
Top 50 ranking of China’s business leaders exposes common myths Xiaowei Rose Luo, Morten T. Hansen, Herminia Ibarra and Urs Peyer 16 July 2012 “A general who fears to unsheathe his sword is not a good general,” says Mr Li Jiaxiang, Chairman of Air China from 2004...
To close the gender gap, focus on assignments Herminia Ibarra 25 May 2012 A new McKinsey study (PDF) reports statistically what we already knew from personal experience: that mid-career and senior women tend to be found disproportionally in staff jobs, or ‘pink...
