Herminia Ibarra

CM 218: Michael Wenderoth on How to Get Promoted

Most of us believe that if we’re smart, work hard, and hit our targets, we’ve got what it takes to get promoted. And, in some organizations, we might be right. But, in many organizations, those skills only take us so far. Research shows that there’s an additional set of skills, one we don’t often discuss….

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CM 135: David Epstein On Generalists Over Specialists

Can we achieve greater success in life by choosing to generalize rather than to specialize? If you want to be the best at something, the story goes something like this: Begin as early as you can. Focus on nothing else. And practice as if your life depends on it. It’s the story we associate with…

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CM 029: Herminia Ibarra on Learning to Lead

We are taught to think before we act. But what happens when we need to act in order for that thinking to make sense? Herminia Ibarra’s research suggests that is exactly the case when learning to lead. Based on decades of research, teaching, experience, and interviews, her latest book, Act Like a Leader, Think Like…

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