18 Apr 2016 | Leadership & careers
Five misconceptions about networking Herminia Ibarra 18 April 2016 A good network keeps you informed. Teaches you new things. Makes you more innovative. Gives you a sounding board to flesh out your ideas. Helps you get things done when you’re in a hurry. And, much...
11 Apr 2016 | Leadership & careers
Intel’s Andy Grove and the difference between good and bad fear Herminia Ibarra 11 April 2016 Be scared, be very scared, advised the late Andy Grove: “Business success contains the seeds of its own destruction. Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds...
7 Apr 2016 | Women at work
Why strategic networking is harder for women Herminia Ibarra 7 April 2016 “My problem,” said Anna, a financial services executive, “is getting to know the guys two levels above, my bosses’ boss and his peers. We just don’t have many occasions to meet and when we...
4 Jan 2016 | Leadership & careers
What to do when a mentor blocks your career Herminia Ibarra 4 January 2016 “You have to kill the mentor,” said one of my students. A murmur of agreement went round my executive MBAs class. We were discussing the case of a 39-year-old manager who had been promised...
28 Dec 2015 | Leadership & careers
Freedom or identity crisis? The portfolio career mystery Herminia Ibarra 28 December 2015 “My friends tell me I’m too young to have a portfolio career,” confessed one of my former MBA students when I asked what he was up to. Recently, he had left a lifetime career...
