Management and management techniques Books

Why are there so many gaps between what firms know they should do and what they actually do? Why do so many companies fail to implement the experience and insight they've worked so hard to acquire? The Knowing-Doing Gap is the first book to confront the...

The traditional annual budgeting process--characterized by fixed targets and performance incentives--is time consuming, overcentralized, and outdated. Worse, it often causes dysfunctional and unethical managerial behavior. Based on an intensive,...

What role, exactly, do skill and luck play in our successes and failures? Some games, like roulette and the lottery, are pure luck. Others, like chess, exist at the other end of the spectrum, relying almost wholly on the skill of the players. But in...

Corporate executives struggle to harness the power of social technologies. Twitter, Facebook, blogs, YouTube are where customers discuss products and companies, write their own news, and find their own deals but how do you integrate these activities into...

The first mile-that critical time when an idea moves from concept to paper to market, the real world, where it will fly or fail, and maybe take a company with it. It's a perilous place, with hidden traps and seemingly...

You know you need to delegate some of your work so that you have time to focus on the things that require your expertise. But it's not easy to do. Delegating Work quickly walks you through the fundamentals of:Establishing a productive...

A Wall Street Journal bestseller, Conscious Capitalism-now in trade paperback-offers a new blueprint for business, showing how some of today's most successful companies create business value while helping to preserve the inherent good...

Intimidated by corporate finance? The numbers--and the jargon--can feel overwhelming. But you need to grasp the fundamentals to manage effectively, and "Finance Basics" will help. Here, you'll get a brief overview of: - Which key financial concepts you...

You've been asked to manage a key project. Its success could propel your career, but before you take the reins, you want a brief overview of what's expected of you. Managing Projects walks you through the basics start to finish, highlighting proven...

When your boss looks good, so do you. But how do you navigate this sensitive professional relationship without playing political games or sacrificing your identity? Managing Up offers concise, expert tips on: - Aligning your goals with your boss's-...

Named one of 100 Leadership & Success Books to Read in a Lifetime by Amazon Editors An innovation classic. From Steve Jobs to Jeff Bezos, Clay Christensen's work continues to underpin today's most innovative leaders and organizations. The bestselling...

Most teams underperform. Yours can beat the odds.If you read nothing else on building better teams, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you...

To innovate profitably, you need more than just creativity. Do you have what it takes?If you read nothing else on inspiring and executing innovation, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive...

Learn why bad decisions happen to good managers-and how to make better ones.If you read nothing else on decision making, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most...

Are you at the top of your game - or still trying to get there? Take your cues from the short, powerful 9 Things Successful People Do Differently, where the strategies and goals of the world's most successful people are on display - backed by...

Managing people is fraught with challenges&#0151even 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...

Most companies treat service as a low-priority business operation, keeping it out of the spotlight until a customer complains. Then service gets to make a brief appearance for as long as it takes to calm the customer down and fix whatever foul-up...

Reverse Innovation introduces the idea of developing in emerging markets first-instead of scaling down rich world products-to unlock a world of opportunities for your business. Written by Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble of the Tuck School of...

For the past two decades, Michael Porter's work has towered over the field of competitive strategy. On Competition, Updated and Expanded Edition is a collection of Porter's landmark articles from the Harvard Business Review, capturing his unique ability...

Today's leaders don't use command-and-control. Instead, they leverage their communication, collaboration, and conflict-resolution skills to inspire employees to ever higher levels of performance. Packed with practical tools and expert advice, Leading...

Most companies today have innovation envy. They yearn to come up with a game-changing innovation like Apple's iPod, or create an entirely new category like Facebook. Many make genuine efforts to be innovative-they spend on R&D, bring in creative...

If strategy is about creating a competitive advantage that allows a firm to win, then pinpointing your strategy to a few critically important choices will dramatically increase your chances of success. This is especially true in the volatile and complex...

Work more productively with individuals and groups inside and outside your organization. In these ten essential Harvard Business Review articles, you'll find the advice you need to build new relationships and leverage existing ones, collaborate across...

Millions worldwide have read and embraced John Kotter's ideas on change management and leadership-and Leading Change, his seminal work, is widely recognized as the bible on leading transformational change. Needed more today than any time in the past,...

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...

Think of the toughest problems in your organization or community. What if they'd already been solved and you didn't even know it? In The Power of Positive Deviance, the authors present a counterintuitive new approach to problem-solving. Their advice?...

A well-crafted business plan generates enthusiasm for your idea and boosts your odds of success--whether you're proposing a new initiative within your organization or starting an entirely new company. Creating Business Plans quickly walks you through the...

Boost your productivity with these essential tips. About HBR's 20-Minute Manager Series: Don't have much time? Get up to speed fast on the most essential business skills with HBR's 20-Minute Manager series. Whether you need a crash course or a brief...

Accelerate, from bestselling author John P. Kotter (Leading Change, A Sense of Urgency, Our Iceberg Is Melting), offers a detailed explanation of his award-winning idea on a new "dual operating system" that allows organizations to move at the pace of...

Whether you're planning to build or renovate, whether you live in an apartment or a house, Sustainable House is the essential guide to help you achieve an environmentally friendly home. It includes advice on converting your kitchen, bathroom,...

It's not a revelation that work-related stress can bleed into every area of your life--making you irritable, disturbing your sleep, killing your diet - and that all these problems lead to even "more" stress on the job. But how do you stop the vicious...

The First 90 Days has become the bestselling, globally acknowledged bible of leadership and career transitions. In this updated and expanded 10th anniversary edition, author and expert Michael Watkins gives you the keys to successfully negotiating your...

When change requires you to challenge people's familiar reality, it can be difficult, dangerous work. Whatever the context--whether in the private or the public sector--many will feel threatened as you push though major changes. But as a leader, you need...

In The Future of Management, Gary Hamel argues that organizations need management innovation now more than ever. Why? The management paradigm of the last century-centered on control and efficiency-no longer suffices in a world where adaptability and...

Most organizational change initiatives fail spectacularly (at worst) or deliver lukewarm results (at best). In his international bestseller Leading Change, John Kotter provided an actionable, eight-step process for implementing successful transformations...

Robust methods to identify new growth opportunities YOUR SHAREHOLDERS DEMAND growth; your company needs growth; and your career can suffer or soar because of how you drive growth-or don't. While executives often talk about their great growth plans, very...

Daniel H. Pink, the bestselling author of Drive and To Sell is Human, unlocks the scientific secrets to good timing to help you flourish at work, at school, and at home. Everyone knows that timing is everything. But we don’t know much about timing...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In her latest book, Brene Brown writes, "If we want to find the way back to ourselves and one another, we need language and the grounded confidence to both tell our stories and be stewards of the stories that we hear. This...

In her #1 NYT bestsellers, Brene Brown taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers and culture shifters, she's showing us how to put those ideas into...

The latest groundbreaking tome from Tim Ferriss, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek.  For the last two years, I've interviewed nearly two hundred world-class performers for my podcast,The Tim Ferriss Show. .The guests range...

The New York Times bestseller 'Brimming with life-changing insights' Susan Cain, author of Quiet 'Excellent' Financial Times Everybody knows that hard work, luck and talent each plays a role in our working lives. In his landmark book, Adam Grant...

No doubt, as a leader, there are some days when you feel the flow. You're able to make a difference and achieve big goals. You feel confident and energised. On days like this, you're your best self — the leader you want to be. But on other days, you go...

Want to get those difficult colleagues off your back and restore your sanity? NYU psychology professor Tessa West shows you how. Have you ever watched a colleague charm the pants off management while showing a competitive, Machiavellian side to the...

Expanding upon one of his high-level foundational teachings- Strategic Coach co-founder Dan Sullivan explains why achieving 10X growth is easier than going for 2X growth. Dan Sullivan, the world's leading coach for highly successful entrepreneurs, wants...

Leadership lessons from Captain Sandy Yawn, a renowned superyacht captain with over 30 years of international maritime experience, and star of the reality show Below Deck Mediterranean Everyone experiences a moment in life when they need to lead...

This isn't a book about BECOMING it's about BEING- noted psychologist Dr. Benjamin Hardy shows how to imagine the person you want to be, then BE that person now. When you do this, your imagined FUTURE directs your behaviour, rather than your past. Who...

Leadership is within everyone’s reach, everyone’s ability and everyone’s power. It's time to step up, and Holly Ransom will show you how. What does it mean to ‘be a leader’? What does true leadership look like in the 2020s, when we’re facing complexity...

An inspirational and practical book written by two high-achieving women, sharing the experience and advice of some of our most extraordinary women leaders, in their own words. As a result of their broad experience on the world stage in politics,...