Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader

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In each chapter, she draws on her experiences as a professor of Leadership Transition at INSEAD, and uses compelling examples from classroom discussions and student experiences to address the very real challenges that exist in making these kinds of shifts.

So you keep hearing from people like us that you need to function more like a leader in your legal role. Herminia rekindles a fabulously personal story about her time at INSEAD when she shifted from an individual contributor academic role, to one where she began leading people (other academics) at her school. It's both a map and a compass for people at all levels aspiring to become more effective -- and action oriented -- leaders.I firmly believe this to be the case and often use it to identify folks who have the potential to be leaders within our function.

Outsight - is gaining the new experiences that stretch us because too much introspection focuses on the past. Moving away from being siloed in the legal department is a clear trend that comes up again and again across a range of areas that we at GC Magazine speak to general counsel about. What about the communications prime for a business unit who has now become "Communications Manager" for five different parts of the organization, leading eight communications employees in total. This quote from Jacob, a manager in a food production company, leads off Herminia Ibarra’s book, Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader. New experiences not only change how you think—your perspective on what is important and worth doing—but also change who you become.Leadership is a gradual thing, you'll often not know the end goal of results when you at first try them. As much as this book is about transitioning to leadership, this is also a book about changing mindsets and how to do it step by step. I don't know if I will end up using any of this, but I certainly at this point feel like I will revisit this book again some day.