Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader

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Leaders envision change and need to bridge diverse groups to solicit/engage people to make the changes. I had the chance to meet Herminia for the first time face-to-face last year at the Drucker Forum conference in Vienna where we both were speakers. Tim Murphy, general counsel at MasterCard, who spent ten years in management roles inside the business before transitioning back to legal, echoes this point. I mentioned earlier that academics are often branded as not having any 'real world' experience, cherry-picking their knowledge from on-site stints, focus groups, studies, and so on.

But (…) your current way of thinking about your job and yourself is exactly what's keeping you from stepping up.In that, the book could have been cut in half; a good scientific one on networking, and an iffy one on trying to fit in as a "chameleon".

She says while most new behaviours might feel unnatural in the beginning, trying them out can help to figure out what works and what doesn’t – and a more light-hearted approach allows new leaders to take the time to refine an evolving version of themselves until it feels effective and authentic. Strong convictions based on personal experience; good, frequent communication, mostly through personal stories; a strong coherence between what they believe, what they actually do, and who they are. Ultimately, this was a book from an academic with experience studying, not living, business scenarios meant for the middle to aspiring upper manager for a very large organization. embody the change - using Margaret Thatcher as an example, leaders need to utilize their charisma to help get things done.There is an entire leadership cottage industry based on this idea, with thousands of books, programmes, and courses designed to help you find your leadership style, be an authentic leader, and play from your leadership strengths while working on your weaknesses. Herminia Ibarra — an expert on leadership and career development and a renowned professor at the London Business School — shows how managers and executives at all levels can step up to leadership by making small but crucial changes in their jobs, their networks, and themselves. He says, ‘Being conscious of the different forms of human intelligence and things you know you don’t know, can help you and your team as executive leaders and partners to the business. New experiences not only change how you think – your perspective on what is important and worth doing – but also change who you become. If you continue to do your same operational job on competencies that were obtained several years ago you will not develop the necessary leadership skills for future projects.

Having her breadth of knowledge and experience in the domain of leadership and career transitions did a wonderful job of not only giving the examples and techniques, but also gave strong supporting evidence for each of them. New experiences not only change how you think—your perspective on what is important and worth doing—but also change who you become. Registered address: Unit 31, Vulcan House Business Centre, Vulcan Road, Leicester, LE5 3EF, United kingdom. In summary, at 190 pages, Act Like A Leader, Think Like A Leader is an excellent, insightful and thoughtful book for leaders of any tenure to consider as they seek out new ways to redefine (and arguably refine) their leadership abilities.On the one hand, many lawyer’s fetishisation of their professionalism can potentially allow them to lose sight of the individual beneath the legalese.

They have a perspective on everything and are naturally intellectually curious, including with out-of-the-box areas like popular culture.Many books on the subject focus on testing and examining yourself to try and better understand who you are, and where you ‘fit’ in the spectrum of leadership – with the objective of giving you the tools to work on yourself to improve your leadership skills. Fortunately, in Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader, Herminia Ibarra provides us with a wonderfully practical way of taking control of our own leadership transformation. Herminia Ibarra has created a valuable and successful model for helping forward-thinking professionals move up the corporate ladder.