823 Advizers

Iñigo

Associate Professor

IESE Business School

University of Barcelona, 2002
MBA, IESE Business School; PhD Anderson UCLA

management consulting
UCLA Anderson

UCLA Anderson

Education
Education
Economics

Q1Career path

Career Exploration

Management Consulting

Higher Education

1:59

"I was exposed to different projects in different industries with different themes, or big questions."

Q2Main responsibilities

Research

Teaching

Higher Education

1:03

"I have two hats that the school expects from all of us: one is the teaching hat and the other one is a research hat."

Q3Day in the life

Research

Consulting

Teaching

1:39

"A typical week has a little bit of those three things: teaching, research, and advising or consulting."

Q4Most important skills - role

Communication

Conceptualization

Teaching

2:29

"research focus...you need long numbers of hours and strong concentration"

Q5Favorite parts - role

Higher Education

Business Consulting

Academic Research

1:00

"the moment you see the participants in the program kind of clicking with it. It makes you I think it it really it's a special moment."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Time Management

Project Management

Research

0:55

"I find it very challenging to balance the research aspect of our career as professors. I find it hard to block [out distractions] and to be able to stay on top of the projects, even after 10 years."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Academia

Education

Marketing

1:45

"I like the interaction in the classroom and the chance to be exposed to so many people from so many backgrounds and industries."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Research

Communication

Problem-Solving

1:45

"To thrive as a professor means being a good teacher and researcher; polishing those two skills."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Higher Education

Academia

Professional Development

1:45

"Something about the politics of academic institutions. I didn't really understand what he meant. But I should have listened."

Q10Entry-level positions

Academic Research

Research Assistant

Higher Education

1:16

"Just talk to people who are in PHD programs talk to people who just graduated in our assistant professor or associate professors and just learn from their experiences and decide by yourself."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Leadership

Project Management

Communication

1:23

"The capacity of just finishing things. ... do not have too many things open at the same time and being able to finish things."

Q12College ideas for success

Job Search

Career Exploration

Responsibility

0:55

"just being exposed to different things working on different job seeking if small and simple"

Q13How identity impacted career

Business

Leadership

Ethics

1:06

"the responsibility that managers and businesses have in society to really impact it for the better"