In Ibarra’s excellent case-based research, she finds that we don’t have one true working identity. Changing careers is a transition process of testing different possible working identities. By exploring what we do, who we engage with and the stories we tell ourselves, we can become more fully ourselves.
Ibarra, H. (2004). Working identity: Unconventional strategies for reinventing your career. Harvard Business Press.
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