Herminia Ibarra is an expert on professional and leadership development. She is the Cora Chaired Professor of Leadership and Learning at INSEAD, the founding director of The Leadership Transition executive education program at INSEAD, and the author of Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career (Harvard Business Review Press, 2003).
Against the current of advice to be authentic and transparent, a great scholar examines the dangers of being true to yourself... an important book. -- Adam Grant, as seen on LinkedIn ADVANCE PRAISE for Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader Joe Kaeser, CEO, Siemens AG-- Herminia Ibarra's insightful new book is an inspirational read for everyone who has a passion for leading and developing people. In times of rapid change, her profound research and hands-on approach of 'transforming by doing' is broadening horizons. Susan P. Peters, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, GE-- In this provocative new book, Herminia Ibarra takes into account the high-velocity, shape-shifting context that we all live in and offers an action-oriented, practical playbook on leadership, identity, and change. It is a must-read for the contemporary leader. Marshall Goldsmith, author of New York Times and global best seller What Got You Here Won't Get You There -- Herminia Ibarra has created a valuable and successful model for helping forward-thinking professionals move up the corporate ladder. Linda A. Hill, Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; coauthor of Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader -- Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader provides insightful and practical advice about how to do the hardest thing of all--change ourselves. Charlotte Beers, former CEO, Ogilvy & Mather; former Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, US Department of State-- In order to be a better leader, you need to 'act first, then think.' Read this book to find out what a most original thinker, Herminia Ibarra, has in mind. Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever-- This intelligent and thought-provoking book is for those who really want to make a difference--those willing to act their way into leadership situations they might previously have thought themselves out of. Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School Professor; best-selling author of Confidence and SuperCorp -- Herminia Ibarra clears the myths about leadership with her fresh, profound, yet down-to-earth book about the importance of action over introspection. She's the perfect coach, showing aspiring leaders how to get over themselves and see the world around them. Her stories and tools make this a must-read for blossoming as a leader.