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Too many good leaders make bad decisions. Learn how to make better ones.If you read nothing else on decision-making, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you gather the data you need, identify cognitive traps that lead you astray, and turn overthinking into action.This book will inspire you to:Balance human judgment with AI insightsIdentify the true owner of every decisionStep outside of organizational echo chambersOvercome the high cost of inconsistent decision-makingKnow when to trust your gutDecide and move forward with confidenceThis collection of articles includes "How to Tackle Your Toughest Decisions," by Joseph L. Badaracco; "The Hidden Traps in Decision Making," by John S. Hammond, Raplh L. Keeney, and Howard Raiffa; "Stop Overthinking and Start Trusting Your Gut," by Melody Wilding; "Fooled by Experience," by Emre Soyer and Robin M. Hogarth; "What Makes Strategic Decisions Different," by Phil Rosenzweig; "Noise: How to Overcome the High, Hidden Cost of Inconsistent Decision Making," by Daniel Kahneman, Andrew M. Rosenfield, Linnea Gandhi, and Tom Blaser; "The Value of Human Decision-Making in the Age of AI," by Martin Reeves, Mihnea Moldoveanu, and Adam Job; "Where Data-Driven Decision-Making Can Go Wrong," by Michael Luca and Amy C. Edmondson; "Making Better Decisions with Less Data," by Tanya Menon and Leigh Thompson; "Who Has the D?: How Clear Decision Roles Enhance Organizational Performance," by Paul Rogers and Marcia W. Blenko; "Beyond the Echo Chamber," by Alex "Sandy" Pentland; "Five Questions to Help Your Team Make Better Decisions," by Steven Morris; "Conquering a Culture of Indecision," by Ram Charan; and "Drive Innovation with Better Decision-Making," by Linda A. Hill, Emily Tedards, and Taran Swan.HBR's 10 Must Reads are definitive collections of classic ideas, practical advice, and essential thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Exploring topics like disruptive innovation, emotional intelligence, and new technology in our ever-evolving world, these books empower any leader to make bold decisions and inspire others.This Updated and Expanded edition features new, breakthrough articles, additional short-form pieces, and a detailed discussion guide to give you and your team the tools you need for sustained success.

Develop the most important skill for leadership success.If you read nothing else on emotional intelligence, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you build the people skills you need to thrive, strengthen your resilience and self-awareness, and adapt your leadership style for any situation.This book will inspire you to:Discover your authentic sense of selfBecome more mindful and present at workHelp your team become more emotionally intelligentBuild optimism and openness to changeLearn from tough criticismFoster a culture of empathy and belongingThis collection of articles includes "What Makes a Leader?," by Daniel Goleman; "The Leadership Odyssey," by Herminia Ibarra, Claudius A. Hildebrand, and Sabine Vinck; "The New Rules of Executive Presence," by Sylvia Ann Hewlett; "The C-Suite Skills That Matter Most," by Raffaella Sadun, Joseph B. Fuller, Stephen Hansen, and PJ Neal; "Mindfulness for People Who Are Too Busy to Meditate," by Maria Gonzalez; "Emotional Agility," by Susan David and Christina Congleton; "What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It)," by Tasha Eurich; "What Makes an 'Authentic' Leader?," an interview with Herminia Ibarra by Sarah Green Carmichael; "Building the Emotional Intelligence of Groups," by Vanessa Urch Druskat and Steven B. Wolff; "Fostering a Culture of Belonging in the Hybrid Workplace," by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Katarina Berg; "Find the Coaching in Criticism," by Sheila Heen and Douglas Stone; "To Build Your Resilience, Ask Yourself Two Simple Questions," by Srikumar Rao; "How to Sustain Your Empathy in Difficult Times," by Jamil Zaki; and "Don't Let Power Corrupt You," by Dacher Keltner.HBR's 10 Must Reads are definitive collections of classic ideas, practical advice, and essential thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Exploring topics like disruptive innovation, emotional intelligence, and new technology in our ever-evolving world, these books empower any leader to make bold decisions and inspire others.This Updated and Expanded edition features new, breakthrough articles, additional short-form pieces, and a detailed discussion guide to give you and your team the tools you need for sustained success.

Set a bold vision for your company—and achieve it.If you read nothing else on strategy, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you understand the dynamics of competition, find new sources of advantage, and create and capture lasting value.This book will inspire you to:Align your strategic thinking with your evolving industrySpot and mitigate bias in your decision-makingPut purpose at the core of your strategyDiscover new opportunities in the age of AICreate blue oceans that render the competition irrelevantClose the strategy-to-execution gapThis collection of articles includes "The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy," by Michael E. Porter; "Blue Ocean Strategy," by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne; "Make Strategic Choices Simultaneously, Not Separately," by Roger L. Martin; "Put Purpose at the Core of Your Strategy," by Thomas W. Malnight, Ivy Buche, and Charles Dhanaraj; "Take the Bias Out of Big Decisions," by Freek Vermeulen; "Transient Advantage," by Rita McGrath; "Competing in the Age of AI," by Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani; "In the Ecosystem Economy, What's Your Strategy?," by Michael G. Jacobides; "Why Isn't Your Strategy Sticking?," by Andrea Belk Olson; "How to Avoid the Agility Trap," by Jianwen Liao and Feng Zhu; "Strategy in a Hyperpolitical World," by Roger L. Martin and Martin Reeves; "What You Lose with Your New Priorities," by Natalia Weisz and Roberto Vassolo; "Turning Great Strategy into Great Performance," by Michael Mankins and Richard Steele; and "Bringing True Strategic Foresight Back to Business," by Amy Webb.HBR's 10 Must Reads are definitive collections of classic ideas, practical advice, and essential thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Exploring topics like disruptive innovation, emotional intelligence, and new technology in our ever-evolving world, these books empower any leader to make bold decisions and inspire others.This Updated and Expanded edition features new, breakthrough articles, additional short-form pieces, and a detailed discussion guide to give you and your team the tools you need for sustained success.

The path to your professional success starts with a critical look in the mirror.If you read nothing else on managing yourself, read these 10 articles (plus the bonus article “How Will You Measure Your Life?” by Clayton M. Christensen). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles to select the most important ones to help you maximize yourself.HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself will inspire you to:Stay engaged throughout your 50+-year work lifeTap into your deepest valuesSolicit candid feedbackReplenish physical and mental energyBalance work, home, community, and selfSpread positive energy throughout your organizationRebound from tough timesDecrease distractibility and frenzyDelegate and develop employees' initiativeThis collection of best-selling articles includes: bonus article “How Will You Measure Your Life?” by Clayton M. Christensen, "Managing Oneself," "Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey?" "How Resilience Works," "Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time," "Overloaded Circuits: Why Smart People Underperform," "Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life," "Reclaim Your Job," "Moments of Greatness: Entering the Fundamental State of Leadership," "What to Ask the Person in the Mirror," and "Primal Leadership: The Hidden Driver of Great Performance."

How to stay ahead in a world transformed by AI.If you read nothing else on artificial intelligence, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you make sense of the evolving generative AI landscape, manage regulation and risk, and develop a strategy that keeps pace with technological change.This book will inspire you to:Help your people and technology work better togetherRedesign roles, workflows, and capabilitiesKeep your AI projects on trackAddress gen AI's quality control and waste problemsHarness the potential of agentic AIEmbed AI in the core of your businessThis collection of articles includes "For Success with AI, Bring Everyone on Board," by David De Cremer; "Bring Human Values to AI," by Jacob Abernethy, Francois Candelon, Theodoros Evgeniou, Abhishek Gupta, and Yves Lostanlen; "From Prediction to Transformation," by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb; "How AI Can Help Managers Think Through Problems," by Elisa Farri and Gabriele Rosani; "The Gen AI Playbook for Organizations," by Bharat N. Anand and Andy Wu; "Agentic AI Is Already Changing the Workforce," by Jen Stave, Ryan Kurt, and John Winsor; "Keep Your AI Projects on Track," by Iavor Bojinov; "How to Marry Process Management and AI," by Thomas H. Davenport and Thomas C. Redman; "The Hidden Penalty of Using AI at Work," by Oguz A. Acar, Phyliss Jia Gai, Yanping Tu, and Jiayi Hou; "Heavy Machinery Meets AI," by Vijay Govindarajan and Venkat Venkatraman; "AI Is Changing the Structure of Consulting Firms," by David S. Duncan, Tyler Anderson, and Jeffrey Saviano; "Stop Running So Many AI Pilots," by Goutam Challagalla, Mahwesh Khan, and Fabrice Beaulieu; "Addressing Gen AI's Quality-Control Problem," by Stefan Thomke, Philipp Eisenhauer, and Puneet Sahni; "AI's Growing Waste Problem—and How to Solve It," by Samsurin Welch, Khaled Soufani, and Eva Morales; and "Don't Let an AI Failure Harm Your Brand," by Julian De Freitas.HBR's 10 Must Reads are definitive collections of classic ideas, practical advice, and essential thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Exploring topics like disruptive innovation, emotional intelligence, and new technology in our ever-evolving world, these books empower any leader to make bold decisions and inspire others.This Updated and Expanded edition features new, breakthrough articles, additional short-form pieces, and a detailed discussion guide to give you and your team the tools you need for sustained success.

Create a space where everyone can contribute and shine.Psychological safety is a shared belief within a team that it's OK to speak up, ask questions, take risks, and make mistakes without fear of repercussions. And it's a leader's job to create it.This book offers a rich understanding of this concept—and the trust and humility that must come with it. You'll learn how to build a psychologically safe environment, acknowledge difficult topics and emotions, and ensure that everyone feels comfortable in fully engaging with those around them.This volume includes the work of:Amy C. EdmondsonDaisy Auger-DominguezErica KeswinRon CarucciHow to be human at work. The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

Develop the skills and mindset to successfully manage others for the first time.If you read nothing else for new managers, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you get up to speed quickly, assess your team's strengths and weaknesses, and lead them to perform at their best.This book will inspire you to:Build trust before asserting your authorityGive constructive feedback that produces positive resultsGain buy-in for your ideas across the organizationNavigate tough conversations and high-stakes situationsCultivate a robust network both inside and outside your organizationLead with empathy and emotional intelligenceThis collection of articles includes "Becoming the Boss," by Linda A. Hill; "What Great Managers Do," by Marcus Buckingham; "How Leaders Create and Use Networks," by Herminia Ibarra and Mark Lee Hunter; "How to Preempt Team Conflict," by Ginka Toegel and Jean-Louis Barsoux; "What Is Psychological Safety?" by Amy Gallo; "Get the Boss to Buy In," by Susan J. Ashford and James Detert; "Four Ways to Improve Your Strategic Thinking Skills," by Nina A. Bowman; "How to Help (Without Micromanaging)," by Colin M. Fisher, Teresa M. Amabile, and Julianna Pillemer; "Is Your Hybrid Team Losing Steam?" by Heidi K. Gardner; "Make the Most of Your One-on-One Meetings," by Steven G. Rogelberg; "How to Give (and Receive) Critical Feedback," by Patrick Thean; "Collaborative Overload," by Rob Cross, Reb Rebele, and Adam Grant; "The Power of Mattering at Work," by Zach Mercurio; "Leading Is Emotionally Draining. Here's How to Recover," by Dina Denham Smith; and "What Makes a Leader?" by Daniel Goleman.HBR's 10 Must Reads are definitive collections of classic ideas, practical advice, and essential thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Exploring topics like disruptive innovation, emotional intelligence, and new technology in our ever-evolving world, these books empower any leader to make bold decisions and inspire others.This Updated and Expanded edition features new, breakthrough articles, additional short-form pieces, and a detailed discussion guide to give you and your team the tools you need for sustained success.

This book explores what marketing is and how an enterprise can differentiate itself from others in attracting and retaining customers. The book is organized according to the design of the first-year marketing course in the two-year MBA program at the Harvard Business School. Each chapter of the book is written by HBS faculty and used by MBA students in preparation for classroom participation. The book consists of three parts: the analysis of marketing opportunities, the formulation of marketing strategy, and the execution of that strategy.

Land the job of your dreams.You're ready to take the next step in your career. But securing the right role can take a lot of work—and a lot of time and energy. How do you move forward without getting overwhelmed by the process?The HBR Guide to Your Job Search is here to help. Whether you’re new to the workforce or have a well-established career, this book contains practical advice for navigating your job hunt.You'll learn how to:Structure your search strategicallyTranslate your strengths into a strong personal storyActivate your network to find opportunitiesWrite a résumé that gets callbacksCraft answers to common interview questionsSet yourself up for success in your new roleArm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.

Set your company up for long-term success.Every company needs a strategy. A focused strategy aligns decision making throughout the organization and helps establish a competitive edge in the marketplace. But with so many options to consider, how do you define a unique strategy that will ensure growth?Whether you're starting a business from scratch or leading an existing company facing new threats, this book offers the direction you need. The HBR Guide to Setting Your Strategy provides practical tips and advice that break down the process of crafting strategy so you can identify the areas your company should build on to help it thrive long into the future.You'll learn to:Understand what strategy is—and what it isn'tDefine where you'll play and how you'll winConduct more-effective strategic discussions with your teamTest your strategy before you implement itCommunicate your strategy to key stakeholdersEnsure your strategy is flexible and adaptableArm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.

Create and sustain a culture of learning.If you read nothing else on learning, read these 10 articles by experts in the field. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you keep your skills fresh and relevant, support continuous improvement on your team, and prepare everyone in the organization to thrive over the long term.This book will inspire you to:Cultivate relentless curiosityMagnify your strengths and make yourself indispensableNurture a growth mindset in yourself and othersDeliver actionable feedback to help every employee excelTransform today's failure into tomorrow's successReimagine your employee-development programBuild a learning organizationThis collection of articles includes "Learning to Learn," by Erika Andersen; "Making Yourself Indispensable," by John H. Zenger, Joseph R. Folkman, and Scott K. Edinger; "Find the Coaching in Criticism," by Sheila Heen and Douglas Stone; "Teaching Smart People How to Learn," by Chris Argyris; "The Feedback Fallacy," by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall; "The Leader as Coach," by Herminia Ibarra and Anne Scoular; "Strategies for Learning from Failure," by Amy C. Edmondson; "Learning in the Thick of It," by Marilyn Darling, Charles Parry, and Joseph Moore; "Is Yours a Learning Organization?" by David A. Garvin, Amy C. Edmondson, and Francesca Gino; "Why Organizations Don't Learn," by Francesca Gino and Bradley Staats; "The Transformer CLO," by Abbie Lundberg and George Westerman; and "The Right Mindset for Success," an interview with Carol Dweck by Sarah Green Carmichael.HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever‐changing business environment.

A dynamic company culture starts with leadership.If you read nothing else on building a great culture, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you understand how to create a foundation of psychological safety, connect your people to your organization's purpose, and change your culture for the better.This book will inspire you to:Help all employees feel welcomed and valuedCultivate a mindset of continuous learningTurn hybrid work challenges into successesUse analytics to better understand your cultureKeep toxic behaviors from undermining your workplaceBalance discipline and structure with creativity and innovationThis collection of articles includes "The Leader's Guide to Corporate Culture," by Boris Groysberg, Jeremiah Lee, Jesse Price, and J. Yo-Jud Cheng; "What People Get Wrong About Psychological Safety," by Amy C. Edmondson and Michaela J. Kerrissey; "The Hard Truth About Innovative Cultures," by Gary P. Pisano; "Four Phrases That Encourage Curiosity on Your Team," by Scott Shigeoka; "The New Analytics of Culture," by Matthew Corritore, Amir Goldberg, and Sameer B. Srivastava; "Don't Let Cynicism Undermine Your Workplace," by Jamil Zaki; "Creating a Purpose-Driven Organization," by Robert E. Quinn and Anjan V. Thakor; "Four Ways to Create a Learning Culture on Your Team," by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Josh Bersin; "The Price of Incivility," by Christine Porath and Christine Pearson; "Why Hybrid Work Can Become Toxic," by Mark Mortensen; "How to Design an Ethical Organization," by Nicholas Epley and Amit Kumar; "The Power of Small Acts of Inclusion," by Gregg Muragishi, Lauren Aguilar, Priyanka Carr, and Greg Walton; "Beware a Culture of Busyness," by Adam Waytz; and "When Culture Doesn't Translate," by Erin Meyer.HBR's 10 Must Reads are definitive collections of classic ideas, practical advice, and essential thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Exploring topics like disruptive innovation, emotional intelligence, and new technology in our ever-evolving world, these books empower any leader to make bold decisions and inspire others.This Updated and Expanded edition features new, breakthrough articles, additional short-form pieces, and a detailed discussion guide to give you and your team the tools you need for sustained success.

Sales isn't about pushing products or being efficient; it's about building the right systems to manage and empower your salespeople.If you read nothing else on sales, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review; articles and selected the most important ones to help you understand how to create the conditions for sales success.This book will inspire you to:Understand your customer's buying centerIntegrate your sales and marketing operationsAssess your business cycle and its impact on your sales forceTransition away from solution salesLeverage the power of micromarketsIntroduce tiebreaker selling and consensus sellingMotivate your sales force properlyThis collection of articles includes: "Major Sales: Who Really Does the Buying," by Thomas V. Bonoma; "Ending the War Between Sales and Marketing," by Philip Kotler, Neil Rackham, and Suj Krishnaswamy; "Match Your Sales Force Structure to Your Business Life Cycle," by Andris A. Zoltners, Prabhakant Sinha, and Sally E. Lorimer; "The End of Solution Sales," by Brent Adamson, Matthew Dixon, and Nicholas Toman; "Selling into Micromarkets," by Manish Goyal, Maryanne Q. Hancock, and Homayoun Hatami; "Dismantling the Sales Machine," by Brent Adamson, Matthew Dixon, and Nicholas Toman; "Tiebreaker Selling," by James C. Anderson, James A. Narus, and Marc Wouters; "Making the Consensus Sale," by Karl Schmidt, Brent Adamson, and Anna Bird; "The Right Way to Use Compensation," by Mark Roberge; "How to Really Motivate Salespeople," by Doug J. Chung; and "Getting Beyond 'Show Me the Money,'" an interview with Andris Zoltners by Daniel McGinn.

Come back from every setback stronger and more confident.If you read nothing else on mental toughness, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you embrace challenges and adversity, learn from disappointment, and build your emotional strength and resilience.This book will inspire you to:Handle tough criticism and personal attacksLet go of your fear of other people's opinionsRecognize when to push through—and when to quitRemain steady and execute in a crisisNavigate difficult work and career transitionsTurn passion and perseverance into top performanceThis collection of articles includes "How to Bounce Back from Adversity," by Joshua D. Margolis and Paul G. Stoltz; "How to Overcome Your Fear of the Unknown," by Nathan Furr and Susannah Harmon Furr; "How to Stop Worrying About What Other People Think of You," by Michael Gervais; "Give Yourself a Break: The Power of Self-Compassion," by Serena Chen; "How to Stop Dwelling on Your Stress," by Jenny Taitz; "Building Resilience," by Martin E.P. Seligman; "Do You Know When to Quit?" by André Spicer; "Beating Burnout," by Monique Valcour, "Burnout Is About Your Workplace, Not Your People," by Jennifer Moss; "An Antidote to Incivility," by Christine Porath; "Recognizing and Responding to Microaggressions at Work," by Ella F. Washington; "Handling Fierce Criticism and Personal Attacks," by Ruchika T. Malhotra and Patti Neuhold-Ravikumar by Amy Bernstein; "The Making of a Corporate Athlete," by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz; "Why Career Transition Is So Hard," by Herminia Ibarra; and "Organizational Grit," by Thomas H. Lee and Angela L. Duckworth.HBR's 10 Must Reads are definitive collections of classic ideas, practical advice, and essential thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Exploring topics like disruptive innovation, emotional intelligence, and new technology in our ever-evolving world, these books empower any leader to make bold decisions and inspire others.This Updated and Expanded edition features new, breakthrough articles, additional short-form pieces, and a detailed discussion guide to give you and your team the tools you need for sustained success.

Does your organization support creativity—or squash it?If you read nothing else on cultivating creativity at work, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you ignite the creative spark across your organization.This book will inspire you to:Discover the elements of creativity and learn how to influence themHarness the creative potential of a diverse teamEncourage curiosity and experimentationAvoid breakdowns in creative collaborationOvercome the fear that blocks your innate creativityBring breakthrough ideas to lifeThis collection of articles includes "Reclaim Your Creative Confidence" by Tom Kelley and David Kelley; "How to Kill Creativity" by Teresa Amabile; "How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity" by Ed Catmull; "Putting Your Company's Whole Brain to Work" by Dorothy Leonard and Susaan Straus; "Find Innovation Where You Least Expect It" by Tony McCaffrey and Jim Pearson; "The Business Case for Curiosity" by Francesca Gino; "Bring Your Breakthrough Ideas to Life" by Cyril Bouquet, Jean-Louis Barsoux, and Michael Wade; "Collaborating with Creative Peers" by Kimberly D. Elsbach, Brooke Brown-Saracino, and Francis J. Flynn; "Creativity Under the Gun" by Teresa Amabile, Constance Noonan Hadley, and Steven J. Kramer; "Strategy Needs Creativity" by Adam Brandenburger; and "How to Build a Culture of Originality" by Adam Grant.HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever‐changing business environment.

The one primer you need to develop your managerial and leadership skills. Whether you're a new manager or looking to have more influence in your current management role, the challenges you face come in all shapes and sizes--a direct report's anxious questions, your boss's last-minute assignment of an important presentation, or a blank business case staring you in the face. To reach your full potential in these situations, you need to master a new set of business and personal skills. Packed with step-by-step advice and wisdom from Harvard Business Review's management archive, the HBR Manager's Handbook provides best practices on topics from understanding key financial statements and the fundamentals of strategy to emotional intelligence and building your employees' trust. The book's brief sections allow you to home in quickly on the solutions you need right away--or take a deeper dive if you need more context. Keep this comprehensive guide with you throughout your career and be a more impactful leader in your organization.In the HBR Manager's Handbook you'll find: - Step-by-step guidance through common managerial tasks - Short sections and chapters that you can turn to quickly as a need arises - Self-assessments throughout - Exercises and templates to help you practice and apply the concepts in the book - Concise explanations of the latest research and thinking on important management skills from Harvard Business Review experts such as Dan Goleman, Clayton Christensen, John Kotter, and Michael Porter - Real-life stories from working managers - Recaps and action items at the end of each chapter that allow you to reinforce or review the ideas quickly The skills covered in the book include: - Transitioning into a leadership role - Building trust and credibility - Developing emotional intelligence - Becoming a person of influence - Developing yourself as a leader - Giving effective feedback - Leading teams - Fostering creativity - Mastering the basics of strategy - Learning to use financial tools - Developing a business case

Do you have the right strategy to lead your company into the future?Get more of the management ideas you want, from the authors you trust, with HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy (Vol. 2). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you combat new competitors and define the best strategy for your company.With insights from leading experts including Michael E. Porter, A.G. Lafley, and Clayton M. Christensen, this book will inspire you to:Choose a strategy that meets the demands of your competitive environmentIdentify the signals of disruption and take steps to avoid itUnderstand lean methodology and how it is changing businessTransform your products and services into platformsInstill your strategy with creativity and purposeGenerate value for your company, while also contributing to societyThis collection of articles includes "Your Strategy Needs a Strategy," by Martin Reeves, Claire Love, and Philipp Tillmanns; "Transient Advantage," by Rita Gunther McGrath; "Bringing Science to the Art of Strategy," by A.G. Lafley, Roger L. Martin, Jan W. Rivkin, and Nicolaj Siggelkow; "Managing Risks: A New Framework," by Robert S. Kaplan and Anette Mikes; "Surviving Disruption," by Maxwell Wessel and Clayton M. Christensen; "The Great Repeatable Business Model," by Chris Zook and James Allen; 'Pipelines, Platforms, and the New Rules of Strategy," by Marshall W. Van Alstyne, Geoffrey G. Parker, and Sangeet Paul Choudary; "Why the Lean Start-Up Changes Everything," by Steve Blank; "Strategy Needs Creativity," by Adam Brandenburger; "Put Purpose at the Core of Your Strategy," by Thomas W. Malnight, Ivy Buche, and Charles Dhanaraj; "Creating Shared Value," by Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer.

Become more confident at work.You need confidence to inspire trust, communicate effectively, and succeed in your organization. But self-doubt and nerves can undermine your ability to act decisively and persuade others. What can you do to push past these insecurities?This book explains how you can use emotional intelligence to become more confident at work. You'll learn how to correct what is holding you back, how to overcome imposter syndrome, and when feeling too self-assured can actually backfire.This volume includes the work of:Tomas Chamorro-PremuzicRosabeth Moss KanterAmy Jen SuPeter BregmanHow to be human at work. The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

Intelligent machines are revolutionizing business.Machine learning and data analytics are powering a wave of groundbreaking technologies. Is your company ready?If you read nothing else on how intelligent machines are revolutionizing business, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you understand how these technologies work together, how to adopt them, and why your strategy can't ignore them.In this book you'll learn how:Data science, driven by artificial intelligence and machine learning, is yielding unprecedented business insightsBlockchain has the potential to restructure the economyDrones and driverless vehicles are becoming essential tools3-D printing is making new business models possibleAugmented reality is transforming retail and manufacturingSmart speakers are redefining the rules of marketingHumans and machines are working together to reach new levels of productivityThis collection of articles includes "Artificial Intelligence for the Real World," by Thomas H. Davenport and Rajeev Ronanki; "Stitch Fix's CEO on Selling Personal Style to the Mass Market," by Katrina Lake; "Algorithms Need Managers, Too," by Michael Luca, Jon Kleinberg, and Sendhil Mullainathan; "Marketing in the Age of Alexa," by Niraj Dawar; "Why Every Organization Needs an Augmented Reality Strategy," by Michael E. Porter and James E. Heppelmann; "Drones Go to Work," by Chris Anderson; "The Truth About Blockchain," by Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani; "The 3-D Printing Playbook," by Richard A. D’Aveni; "Collaborative Intelligence: Humans and AI Are Joining Forces," by H. James Wilson and Paul R. Daugherty; "When Your Boss Wears Metal Pants," by Walter Frick; and "Managing Our Hub Economy," by Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani.

The definitive leadership and management ideas of the year from Harvard Business Review.We've reviewed the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to keep you up to date on the most cutting-edge, influential thinking driving business today. Featuring examples from leaders such as Jensen Huang and Jane Fraser, and companies from Hermès to OpenAI, this volume brings a year's worth of management wisdom right to your fingertips.This book will inspire you to:Eliminate dysfunction in your leadership teamApply the right kinds of questions to strategic decisionsBring everyone on board with your AI effortsDesign innovative products that grow with your customersBetter assess what macroeconomic risk means for your businessBuild a corporate culture that truly aligns with your valuesThis collection of articles includes: "The Art of Asking Smarter Questions," by Arnaud Chevallier, Frédéric Dalsace, and Jean-Louis Barsoux; "The Uniqueness Trap," by Bent Flyvbjerg, Alexander Budzier, M.D. Christodoulou, and M. Zottoli; "Why Multibusiness Strategies Fail and How to Make Them Succeed," by Bharat N. Anand and David J. Collis; "One Company A/B Tested Hybrid Work. Here's What It Found," by Nicholas Bloom, James Liang, and Ruobing Han; "Build a Corporate Culture That Works," by Erin Meyer; "Why Leadership Teams Fail," by Thomas Keil and Marianna Zangrillo; "How to Assess True Macroeconomic Risk," by Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul Swartz; "Five Ways to Ask Your Boss to Advocate for You," by Melody Wilding; "What Comes After DEI," by Lily Zheng; "For Success with AI, Bring Everyone On Board," by David De Cremer, "Design Products That Won't Become Obsolete," by Vijay Govindarajan, Tojin T. Eapen, and Daniel J. Finkenstadt; and "The Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift," by Kevin Evers.HBR's 10 Must Reads are definitive collections of classic ideas, practical advice, and essential thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Exploring topics like disruptive innovation, emotional intelligence, and new technology in our ever-evolving world, these books empower any leader to make bold decisions and inspire others. This edition features a detailed discussion guide to give you and your team the tools you need for sustained success.

Every day on the job, you face common challenges. And you need immediate solutions to those challenges. The Pocket Mentor Series can help. Each book in the series is packed with handy tools, self-tests, and real-life examples to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and hone critical skills. Whether you're at your desk, in a meeting, or on the road, these portable, concise guides enable you to tackle the daily demands of your work with speed, savvy, and effectiveness. The latest volume in the series: Executing Strategy That strategy you've defined for your group is brilliant--promising better market share, higher profits, or some other impressive business result. But your strategy won't deliver the expected outcomes if you and your group don't execute it that is, if you don't put it into action by implementing the right strategic initiatives. This volume helps you master the challenging art of strategy execution.You'll learn how to: -Craft action plans for the strategic initiatives required to meet your goals -Keep your action plans on course despite the inevitable setbacks and surprises -Cultivate employees' sense of ownership and accountability for your plans -Create a group culture in which everyone views strategy as their job

The Pocket Mentor series offers immediate solutions to the challenges managers face on the job every day. Each book in the series is packed with handy tools, self-tests, and real-life examples to help you identify strengths and weaknesses and hone critical skills. Whether you''re at your desk, in a meeting, or on the road, these portable guides enable you to tackle the daily demands of your work with greater speed, savvy, and effectiveness.Ideas are not enough: successful innovation requires people to pick up where the creative process leaves off. These people must take the creative idea and apply it to a real-life problem to design a new product, service, or process. They must construct a carefully articulated vision for the project, draw up a feasible financial plan, and advocate the project over the whole course of its development and implementation.This book teaches you how to execute an innovation from start to finish:- Develop a vision statement that stands up to evaluation criteria- Build a strong business case to the stakeholders who will be affected- Manage both explicit and hidden resistance to change- Sustain the passion around your idea and keeping its momentum going

To be a successful manager, you need to master the skills that characterize strategic thinking--from examining situations to interpreting information--and know how to apply those skills on the job. In Thinking Strategically, you'll learn to: Understand what strategic thinking is and why it is valuable View strategic thinking as a process Recognize the personal traits, behaviors, attitudes, and cognitive capacities that strategic thinkers demonstrate

In challenging times, companies must serve their customers faster and more efficiently. This makes improving your business processes more critical than ever. In this book, you'll learn key steps for carrying out a business process improvement initiative, including how to: -Plan a business process improvement initiative -Analyze and redesign a current process that needs improvement -Obtain the resources needed to change a process -Develop a systematic approach for creating and implementing change

Leading teams is an essential skill every manager must possess. To do it effectively, you must know how to instill commitment in your team, improve communication among group members, and diagnose common problems that can derail a team. In this book, you'll find valuable advice and proven strategies for managing teams, including how to: * Diagnose common problems that can impede team progress * Take corrective measures to remove team problems and improve performance * Resolve team conflicts * Promote interdependence within teams

How do you decide the best course of action for your company to take advantage of new opportunities? You must develop a business case to explore multiple alternatives before making a recommendation to support a particular option. This book shows you how to use a business case to define an opportunity, identify and analyze alternatives, and present your final recommendation to key stakeholders. You'll learn to - Clearly define the opportunity you'll want to address in your business case - Identify and analyze a range of alternatives - Recommend one option and assess its risks - Create a high-level implementation plan for your proposed alternative - Communicate your case to key stakeholders

Change is the one constant in business, and we must adapt or face obsolescence. Yet certain challenges never go away. That's what makes this book "must read." These are the 10 seminal articles by management's most influential experts, on topics of perennial concern to ambitious managers and leaders hungry for inspiration--and ready to run with big ideas to accelerate their own and their companies' success. If you read nothing else - full stop - read: Michael Porter on creating competitive advantage and distinguishing your company from rivals John Kotter on leading change through eight critical stages Daniel Goleman on using emotional intelligence to maximize performance Peter Drucker on managing your career by evaluating your own strengths and weaknesses Clay Christensen on orchestrating innovation within established organizations Tom Davenport on using analytics to determine how to keep your customers loyal Robert Kaplan and David Norton on measuring your company's strategy with the Balanced Scorecard Rosabeth Moss Kanter on avoiding common mistakes when pushing innovation forward Ted Levitt on understanding who your customers are and what they really want C. K.Prahalad and Gary Hamel on identifying the unique, integrated systems that support your strategy

A budget is a financial action plan for an organization. This guide will teach you how to:- Forecast future business results, such as sales volume, revenues, and expenses- Reconcile those forecasts to organizational goals- Obtain organizational support for your proposed budget- Fine-tune your budget over time