Experiment and Learn - Explore Possible Selves

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The approach of experiment and learn involves envisioning possible selves, which are ideas about who you might become in the future. It's recommended to brainstorm a long list of possibilities, explore different interests through side activities, take courses, and engage in activities like coaching or serving on boards to discover potential career paths. This approach helps in understanding one's preferences, gaining clarity, building connections with others on a similar journey, and taking action towards transitioning into a new career.

Herminia Ibarra shares counter-intuitive perspectives on how to make successful career transitions.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How to craft and execute your “identity experiments.”

2) How to figure out your next best option in two questions.

3) How to reach out and build your network .

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— ABOUT HERMINIA —

Herminia Ibarra is the Charles Handy Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School. Prior to joining LBS, she served on the INSEAD and Harvard Business School faculties.

An authority on leadership and career development, Thinkers 50 ranks Herminia among the top management thinkers in the world. She is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network, a judge for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award, a Fellow of the British Academy, and the 2018 recipient of the Academy of Management’s Scholar-Practitioner Award for her research’s contribution to management practice.

Herminia is the author of two bestselling books, Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader and Working Identity.

A native of Cuba, Herminia received her MA and PhD from Yale University, where she was a National Science Fellow.

• Book: Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career

• LinkedIn: Herminia Ibarra

• Website: HerminiaIbarra.com

• X: : @HerminiaIbarra

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes by William Bridges

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