Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader by Herminia Ibarra

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Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader by Herminia Ibarra is the international bestselling, Axiom Business Book Award–winning guide that flips conventional leadership development on its head, arguing you must act your way into new ways of thinking.

About the Book

Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader tackles a problem familiar to nearly every manager: you know you need to carve out time to build genuine leadership skills, but it's far too easy to let today's demands, and old mindsets, get in the way. Herminia Ibarra, an expert on leadership and career development and a renowned professor at the London Business School, shows how managers and executives at every level can step up to real leadership through small but crucial changes in their jobs, their networks, and themselves.

Ibarra deliberately turns the familiar "think first, then act" philosophy on its head, arguing instead that the only real way to think like a leader is to first act like one, plunging into new projects, engaging with unfamiliar kinds of people, and experimenting with new ways of getting things done. The book offers concrete guidance to help readers redefine their job in order to make more strategic contributions, extend their network so they connect with and learn from a much broader range of stakeholders, and become more playful with their own self-concept, allowing a familiar, and possibly outdated, leadership style to genuinely evolve. Central to this approach is what Ibarra calls "outsight," the valuable external perspective gained through direct experience and experimentation rather than pure self-reflection. Packed with self-assessments and practical exercises, this international bestseller and winner of the Axiom Business Book Award helps readers devise a real plan of action to become better leaders and move their careers forward, on the premise that it's time to learn by doing.

Why Choose This Book?

• An international bestseller and award winner: Winner of the Axiom Business Book Award.
• From a leading authority on leadership development: Written by Herminia Ibarra, professor at London Business School and formerly at INSEAD.
• A genuinely contrarian approach: Challenges conventional "think first, act later" leadership advice with an evidence-based "outsight" framework.
• Highly practical, not just theoretical: Includes self-assessments and concrete exercises readers can apply immediately.
• Praised by major business leaders: Endorsed by Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever, and Rosabeth Moss Kanter of Harvard Business School.

About the Author: Herminia Ibarra

Herminia Ibarra is a renowned expert on professional leadership and career development, and a professor at London Business School, having previously taught at INSEAD. Her research focuses on how managers and executives develop into effective leaders through action, experimentation, and expanding their networks. Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader has become an international bestseller and a widely cited resource in leadership development programs around the world.

Who Should Read This Book?

• Managers and executives looking to step up into more strategic leadership roles
• Professionals who feel stuck relying on familiar skills and routines
• Anyone seeking practical, action-based leadership development rather than abstract theory
• MBA students and business school readers studying leadership and career transitions
• Leaders wanting to expand their network and outside perspective

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