Friendships forged outside work can hold women back Herminia Ibarra 31 August 2015 In a recent Financial Times column, Sarah Gordon was right to take The Garrick Club to task, not just on its second vote to refuse women members but on the most disingenuous of...
What the scarcity of women in business case studies really looks like Lesley Symons and Herminia Ibarra 5 May 2014 “The school owed you better, and I promise it will be better,” Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria told an alumni audience in January,...
Inclusive leadership: unlocking diverse talent Herminia Ibarra and Nana von Bernuth 15 January 2014 Nia Joynson-Romanzina, Head of Global Diversity & Inclusion at Swiss Re, likens people in her organisation, and beyond, to icebergs. Not because they’re cold...
Conquering gender bias Herminia Ibarra and Benjamin Kessler 24 October 2013 If celebrity culture were a true reflection of women’s progress, one would have to call 2013 a very bad year for the glass ceiling. Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo! and Sheryl Sandberg, COO of...
Women rising: the unseen barriers Herminia Ibarra, Robin Ely and Deboarah Kolb 1 August 2013 Many CEOs who make gender diversity a priority — by setting aspirational goals for the proportion of women in leadership roles, insisting on diverse slates of candidates...
How female leaders should handle double-standards Herminia Ibarra 8 February 2013 IMF head Christine Lagarde tells a story about a woman leader she met who took over at a tough moment in her country’s history and resolved to be different. They had to cut the...
