HBR’s 10 Must Reads January 19, 2011

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.

The “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. Classic ideas, enduring advice, the best thinkers: HBR’s 10 Must Reads.

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategy

Author: HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
ISBN: 9781422157985 / 1422157989
©2011 | 1st Edition | 288 pages, Paperback
Pub Date: FEB-11
Price: US$ 24.95
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Is your company spending too much time on strategy development with too little to show for it?

If you read nothing else on strategy, read these 10 articles. We’ve combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you catalyze your organization’s strategy development and execution.

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategy will inspire you to:

• Distinguish your company from rivals
• Clarify what your company will and won’t do
• Craft a vision for an uncertain future
• Create blue oceans of uncontested market space
• Use the Balanced Scorecard to measure your strategy
• Capture your strategy in a memorable phrase
• Make priorities explicit
• Allocate resources early
• Clarify decision rights for faster decision making

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing People

Author: HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
ISBN: 9781422158012 / 1422158012
©2011 | 1st Edition | 304 pages, Paperback
Pub Date: FEB-11
Price: US$ 24.95
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Managing people is fraught with challenges even if you’re a seasoned manager. Here’s how to handle them.

If you read nothing else on managing people, read these 10 articles. We’ve combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you maximize your employees’ performance.

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing People will inspire you to:

• Tailor your management styles to fit your people
• Motivate with more responsibility, not more money
• Support first-time managers
• Build trust by soliciting input
• Teach smart people how to learn from failure
• Build high-performing teams
• Manage your boss