Herminia Ibarra on Human Networks

Podcast via http://http//720plan.ovh.net/%7Einseadpoq/knowledge/Ibarra.mp3

Description

"podcast by Herminia Ibarra, professor of organizational behavior at INSEAD. The article is a rich and succinct summary of the importance of networking for successful managers.

Ibarra summarizes three distinct types of networks:

• Organizational. This is the set of people we rely on to get work done. Most managers who attend courses at INSEAD have accomplised organizational networks.

• Personal. This is the set of people who are "discretionary" contacts, people that make our networks diverse and let us extend ourselves into new areas of learning and social activity. Personal networking is often "an afterthought" for busy managers.

• Strategic. These networks are the toughest to build and maintain but the most important for managers who what to be business leaders. The people in this network are peers and senior managers outside your company and beyond your industry who can help you learn new approaches in management, keep tabs on new developments, and see the bigger picture."

(http://www.byeday.net/weblog/2008/06/valdis-krebs-new-blog.html)