Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader Herminia Ibarra 22 May 2015 In this excerpt from her book, Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader Herminia discusses what she describes as the ‘outsight’ principle: the cycle of acting like a leader and then thinking like a...
Tech tools to measure performance can fall short Herminia Ibarra 13 April 2015 Benjamin Franklin could be considered a pioneer of the modern ‘quantified self’ approach to personal improvement. In the late 18th century, he famously used a chart to monitor his...
The most productive way to develop as a leader Herminia Ibarra 27 March 2015 Everybody loves self-improvement. We want to get smarter, network better, be connected, balance our lives, and so on. That’s why we’re such avid consumers of ‘top 10’ lists of things to...
How to act and think like a leader Herminia Ibarra 17 March 2015 To become a successful leader, you have to ditch the conventional ‘think before doing’ logic and instead start acting like a leader in order to start thinking like a leader. “I’m like the fire...
The ‘outsight’ principle Herminia Ibarra 17 March 2015 “I’m like the fire patrol,” says Jacob, a 35-year-old production manager for a mid-sized European food manufacturer. “I run from one corner to the other to fix things, just to keep producing.” To step up to a...
Self-awareness in leadership development is sound, but insufficient Herminia Ibarra 16 March 2015 Increasing leadership capacity is an increasingly important part of a company’s business strategy. Unfortunately, formal leadership development efforts often fall...
