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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Business Model Innovation
by Harvard Business Review
read by Christopher Douyard
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Rethink how your organization creates, delivers, and captures value-or risk becoming irrelevant.
If you listen to nothing else on business model innovation, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you reach new customers and stay ahead of your competitors by reinventing your business model.
This book will inspire you to: assess whether your core business model is going strong or running out of gas; fend off free and discount entrants to your market; reinvigorate growth by adding a second business model; adopt the practices of lean startups; develop a platform around your key products; and make business model innovation an ongoing discipline within your organization.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads 2015
The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review
by Harvard Business Review
read by Susan Larkin, Daniel Thomas May
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place.
We've combed through ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to help you get up to speed fast on the freshest, most relevant thinking driving business today. With authors from Clayton Christensen to Roger Martin and company examples from Netflix to Unilever, this volume brings the most current and important management conversations to your fingertips.
This book will inspire you to: lead by focusing your attention on the right things; import new management practices into your organization the right way-whether they come from other companies or across the globe; better manage your organization's-and your leaders'-time; rethink vital functions such as HR and marketing; move from a yearly planning cycle to building a winning strategy; and make long-term organizational decisions with an eye to national and global economic trends.
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HBRs 10 Must Reads 2020
by Various Authors
read by Steve Menasche, Teri Schnaubelt
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place.
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. With authors from Michael E. Porter to Katrina Lake and company examples from Alibaba to 3M, this volume brings the most current and important management conversations right to your fingertips.
This book will inspire you to: ask better questions to boost your learning, persuade others, and negotiate more effectively; create workplace conditions where gender equity can thrive; boost results by allowing humans and AI to enhance one another's strengths; make better connections with your customers by giving them a glimpse inside your company; scale your agile processes from a few teams to hundreds; build a commitment to both economic and social values in your organization; and prepare your company for a rapidly aging workforce and society.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Organizational Resilience
by Harvard Business Review
read by Randye Kaye, Walter Dixon
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Build resilience in your company to weather the greatest crises.
We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the ten most important ones to help your company prepare for and overcome disruption, social upheaval, and disaster.
This book will inspire you to: reposition your core business while launching a separate, disruptive business; build the ability to continually anticipate and adjust to emerging trends; prepare for the business implications of climate change; learn about the risks of hyperefficient businesses; develop organizational grit; rebound from a recession faster than your competitors; and lead your company through any kind of crisis.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Lifelong Learning
by Harvard Business Review
read by Teri Schnaubelt, Steve Menasche
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Create and sustain a learning culture.
The ever-increasing pace of change in today's organizations requires us all to understand and quickly adapt to constant shifts in the way our companies operate and how work gets done. Developing your own and your team's learning agility will keep your skills fresh, and help you stay flexible, grow from mistakes, and successfully respond to unexpected challenges.
We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you and your organization create a supportive learning environment, develop flexible learning processes and practices, and reinforce a growth mindset and behavior.
This book will inspire you to: acquire skills and knowledge quickly; solicit constructive feedback as you try out new approaches; cultivate relentless curiosity; build an intellectually diverse network; learn from failure; build learning opportunities into daily job activities for yourself and your team; model the behaviors you'd like your team to adopt; and stay relevant.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Communication, Volume 2
by Harvard Business Review
read by Janet Metzger, Rich Miller
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Communication underlies every aspect of your business. Make your words matter.
Get more of the communication ideas you want, from the authors you trust, with HBR's 10 Must Reads on Communication (Vol. 2). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you express your ideas with clarity and impact-whether you're speaking face-to-face or connecting from across the world.
With insights from leading experts, this book will inspire you to: rethink how you give feedback to employees; ask questions to encourage learning and the exchange of ideas; invest in the right virtual communication tools for your team or business; establish a language strategy for your company; negotiate effectively with anyone-including liars; and present data more powerfully using visualization.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads 2016
The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review
by Harvard Business Review
read by Tamara Marston, David Drummond
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place.
We've examined the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to bring you the latest, most significant thinking driving business today. With authors from Marcus Buckingham to Herminia Ibarra and company examples from Google to Deloitte, this volume brings the most current and important management conversations to your fingertips.
This book will inspire you to: tap into the new technologies that are changing the way businesses compete; fuel performance by redesigning your organization's practices around feedback; learn techniques to move beyond intuition for better decision making; understand; why your strategy execution isn't working-and how to fix it; lead with authenticity by moving beyond your comfort zone; and transform your physical office space to promote creativity and productivity.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Platforms and Ecosystems
by Harvard Business Review
read by Graham Rowat
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Competition is moving beyond industry to ecosystem. Are you ready?
In the shift from pipeline to platform, value is no longer created by your company's product or process alone-it's created through interactions. And the strategy you used to become an industry leader won't help you compete in an evolving and complex ecosystem.
If you listen to nothing else on platforms and ecosystems, listen to these ten articles by experts in the field. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you address classic challenges such as navigating the shift from controlling resources to orchestrating them, redefining value, thwarting competitive threats, and adapting your strategy.
This book will inspire you to: manage network effects and inspire users to attract more users; understand the myriad dynamics at play in a platform business; decide whether to be a chief architect or a complementor in your ecosystem; consider which of your company's existing products and services can be turned into platforms; shift from managing products to managing interactions; collaborate with other firms in an ecosystem that spans sectors; and learn to allocate-and reallocate-resources as conditions change.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Innovation
by Harvard Business Review
read by Susan Larkin, Bryan Brendle
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
To innovate profitably, you need more than just creativity. Do you have what it takes?
If you read (or listen to) nothing else on inspiring and executing innovation, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you innovate effectively.
Leading experts such as Clayton Christensen, Peter Drucker, and Rosabeth Moss Kanter provide the insights and advice you need to: decide which ideas are worth pursuing; innovate through the front lines-not just from the top; adapt innovations from the developing world to wealthier markets; tweak new ventures along the way using discovery-driven planning; tailor your efforts to meet customers' most pressing needs; and avoid classic pitfalls such as stifling innovation with rigid processes.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads 2021
The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review
by Harvard Business Review
read by Barry Abrams, Randye Kaye
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place.
We've combed through the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to help you get up to speed fast on the relevant concepts driving business today. Discover new ideas and sample the latest thinking of our vast array of management experts. Revisit these topics now to make sure your organization is incorporating the best, most up-to-date practices, or keep this book as a reference so you can turn to these memorable pieces when you need them the most. The collection includes articles on leadership, strategy, and innovation, as well as articles that will help you manage yourself and others.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Talent
by Harvard Business Review
read by Joshua Saxon, Ann Sprinkle
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Invest in your most valuable resource: your people.
Top talent is hard to come by. And seeing your stars walk out the door is painful-and expensive. You need to take steps to ensure that you attract, develop, and retain your best people.
If you read (or listen to) nothing else on managing talent in your organization, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you boost the engagement, skills, and commitment of your highest performers.
This book will inspire you to: build a winning talent strategy, recruit and hire the best candidates, identify and develop high-potential employees, foster a just and inclusive workplace, overcome the challenges of hybrid work, and prepare your workforce for the future.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Across Cultures
by Harvard Business Review
read by Jonathan Yen, Liisa Ivary
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Put an end to miscommunication and inefficiency-and tap into the strengths of your diverse team.
If you read (or listen to) nothing else on managing across cultures, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you manage culturally diverse employees, whether they're dispersed around the world or you're working with a multicultural team in a single location.
This book will inspire you to: develop your cultural intelligence, overcome conflict on a team where cultural norms differ, adopt a common language for more efficient communication, use the diverse perspectives of your employees to find new business opportunities, take varying cultural practices into account when resolving ethical issues, and accommodate and plan for your expatriate employees.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Diversity
by Various Authors
read by David Sadzin, Janina Edwards
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Reap the benefits of a diverse workforce.
We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you create a culture that seeks and celebrates difference.
This book will inspire you to: identify and address bias; short-circuit discrimination instead of unintentionally feeding it; attract, retain, and engage talented people who represent myriad identities; ensure that everyone has equal access to growth opportunities; trade outdated policies for practices that are proven to foster inclusion; and harness employees' unique skills and perspectives to transform how your company operates.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Projects and Initiatives
With Bonus Article "The Rise of the Chief Project Officer" by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez
by Harvard Business Review
read by Lyle Blaker, Kitty Hendrix
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Everyone is now a project leader. Learn how to manage them more effectively.
If you read (or listen to) nothing else on managing projects and initiatives, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you lead initiatives that will inspire your people, tackle your biggest challenges with agile, and prepare yourself and your organization for a world driven by projects.
This book will inspire you to deliver on time and within budget; become a better project sponsor; allocate resources to the highest-potential projects; understand when agile versus traditional methods are best; get deeper insight into your organization's project portfolio; and prioritize your projects and stop what needs stopping.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Boards
With Bonus Article "What Makes Great Boards Great" by Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld
by Harvard Business Review
read by William Sarris, Randye Kaye
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Serving on a board is like having a second full-time job.
Earning a seat on a board is a rite of passage for senior leaders. Serving on a board is an opportunity to share your skills and extend your reach beyond your own organization as you help select, appoint, and review the performance of an organization's senior leadership team, determine compensation and incentive plans, approve strategic decisions, and ensure the financial well-being of the organization in both the short- and long-term. But in today's increasingly complex business environment, serving on a board also means working to address detailed issues such as increasing diversity on the board itself and in the organization, ensuring a risk-mitigation plan that prepares the organization for everything from hackers to sexual predators, and navigating big-picture challenges such as the unprecedented pace of change and disruption-all while managing financials and shareholder expectations.
We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the ten most important ones to help you address classic challenges such as increasing diversity, ensuring a culture that reflects company values, and providing strategic oversight while also addressing emerging issues such as shareholder activism, cybersecurity, and ever-shifting regulations.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads for Executive Teams
by Harvard Business Review
read by Michael Lenz, Rachel Perry
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Executive leadership is a team sport.
As part of an executive team, you wear many hats. Not only are you responsible for working with other senior leaders to establish strategic goals for the organization and ensure their execution, but you're making tough decisions, shaping organizational culture, and communicating regularly with employees.
If you read (or listen to) nothing else on working effectively as a member of an executive team, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you understand what's required of you as a senior leader so you can set your team and organization up for success.
This book will inspire you to: build the qualities you need as a senior leader in your company; assemble a group that will think boldly and work harmoniously; feel confident while making strategic decisions as a team; avoid common traps when managing risk; help newly hired executives adapt quickly to the organization; and grow talent throughout the company, especially in underrepresented groups.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads 2022
The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review
by Harvard Business Review
read by Jonathan Yen, Chloe Cannon
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place.
We've combed through the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to help you get up to speed fast on the relevant concepts driving business today. Discover new ideas and sample the latest thinking of our vast array of management experts. Revisit these topics now to make sure your organization is incorporating the best, most up-to-date practices, or keep this book as a reference so you can turn to these memorable pieces when you need them the most. The collection includes articles on leadership, diversity, and strategy, as well as articles that will help you manage yourself and others.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Career Resilience
by Harvard Business Review
read by Daniel Henning, Janet Metzger
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Building a successful career starts with you.
It's easy to get caught up in the day-to-day demands of your current job and lose sight of the big picture, but with a typical career spanning fifty years or more, you do so at your “own” peril. It's up to you to chart your “own” course to professional success.
We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the ten most important ones to help you develop yourself, make the right career moves, navigate inevitable detours and disruptions, and turn your professional dreams into reality.
This book will inspire you to:
• Identify and leverage your strengths
• Cultivate the curiosity, skills, and knowledge you need to maintain your professional relevance far into the future
• Navigate messy job transitions gracefully
• Build and sustain a network that supports and encourages your growth
• Restore meaning and passion to your work
• Bounce back from career setbacks big and small
• and reinvent yourself, even in tough times.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management
Featuring "Leading Change" by John P. Kotter
by Harvard Business Review
read by Rick Barr, Petrea Burchard
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Change is constant-so become great at it.
If you read (or listen to) nothing else on change management, listen to this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you lead initiatives effectively, avoid common mistakes, and capture the full value of your change effort.
This book will inspire you to communicate the benefits of change clearly; win support through compelling storytelling; gain buy-in from peers and leaders; convince decision-makers to take action; overcome attempts to undermine transformation; and build organizational agility and resilience.
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.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads for Mid-Level Managers
by Harvard Business Review
read by Sofia Willingham, David de Vries
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
The pandemic, and the resultant ever-evolving landscape of hybrid work, highlighted that we're asking more of our mid-level managers than ever. You balance leading your team with maintaining your high-level individual performance. You provide feedback and coaching, support your people through tough times, field requests large and small, and communicate in every direction. Mid-level managers are the key to managing a hybrid workforce, leading innovation, managing talent, and helping your organization-and its people-adapt to our changing world.
If you read (or listen to) nothing else on being an effective mid-level manager, listen to these ten articles by experts in the field. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the best ones to help you manage up and down, interpret and distill important messages, lobby for time and resources for key projects and players, and lead change-all while getting things done.
This book will inspire you to: build teams and develop talent; transform your role from intermediary to innovator; encourage critical thinking; foster a culture of psychological safety; lead change by leveraging internal networks; understand the cognitive and emotional drain of having both high and low power; and form partnerships at every level of the organization.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on High Performance
by Harvard Business Review
read by William Sarris, Carolyn Jania
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Set yourself on the path to greatness.
If you read (or listen) to nothing else on performing at your highest level, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you focus on what matters, manage your energy and attention, and achieve remarkable results.
This book will inspire you to:
• Improve on your weaknesses, not just your strengths
• Identify what's holding you back
• Rise above the pack
• Take care of your physical health for sustained mental performance
• Make small changes in your habits that lead to big results
• Understand what motivates you
• Use short-term goals to achieve long-term aspirations
• Inspire others to reach their potential
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing
by Harvard Business Review
read by Susan Larkin, Bernard Setaro Clark
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Stop pushing products-and start cultivating relationships with the right customers.
If you read (or listen to) nothing else on marketing that delivers competitive advantage, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you reinvent your marketing by putting it-and your customers-at the center of your business.
Leading experts such as Ted Levitt and Clayton Christensen provide the insights and advice you need to: figure out what business you're really in; create products that perform the jobs people need to get done; get a bird's-eye view of your brand's strengths and weaknesses; tap a market that's larger than China and India combined; deliver superior value to your B2B customers; and end the war between sales and marketing.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Performance Management
by Harvard Business Review
read by Shaina Summerville, Michael Kirby
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Performance management is changing. Adapt your approach along with it.
For decades, performance management has been seen as an annual chore by managers and HR alike. But this process is changing, and there are ways to make it more effective for your organization and more useful for employees.
If you read (or listen to) nothing else on performance management in your organization, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you assess performance more accurately, have more effective feedback conversations, and encourage the growth of your employees.
This book will inspire you to: learn where current performance management processes are falling short; create sustainable performance across the organization; deliver feedback that motivates and develops your team members; help your people reach their professional goals; identify your role in an employee's poor performance; and evaluate performance fairly, even in a remote environment.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership, Volume 2
by Harvard Business Review
read by Barry Abrams, Kim Niemi
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Stay on top of your leadership game.
Leadership isn't something you're born with or gifted as a reward for an abundance of charisma; true leadership stems from core skills that can be learned.
Get more of the leadership ideas you want, from the authors you trust, with HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership (Vol. 2). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you maximize your own and your organization's performance.
With insights from leading experts including Michael D. Watkins, Herminia Ibarra, and Michael E. Porter, this book will inspire you to: identify areas for personal growth; build trust with and among your employees; develop a more dynamic and sophisticated communication style; try out different leadership styles and behaviors to find the right approach for you-and your organization; transform yourself from a problem solver to an agenda setter; harness the power of connections; and become an adaptive and strategic leader.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Negotiation
by Various Authors
read by Chloe Cannon, Brian Holden
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Learn to be a better negotiator-and achieve the outcomes you want.
We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you avoid common mistakes, find hidden opportunities, and win the best deals possible.
This book will inspire you to: control the negotiation before you enter the room; persuade others to do what you want-for their own reasons; manage emotions on both sides of the table; understand the rules of negotiating across cultures; set the stage for a healthy relationship long after the ink has dried; and identify what you can live with and when to walk away.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership for Healthcare
by Thomas H. Lee
read by Michael Lenz, Carmen Jewel Jones
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Help your team excel.
Go from being a good practitioner to being an extraordinary leader of healthcare professionals.
If you read (or listen to) nothing else on leadership, listen to these articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones for healthcare leaders to help you and your team excel, maximize performance, and live into your mission.
This collection of articles includes "What Makes a Leader?," by Daniel Goleman; "What Makes an Effective Executive," by Peter F. Drucker; "What Leaders Really Do," by John P. Kotter; "Level 5 Leadership: The Triumph of Humility and Fierce Resolve," by Jim Collins; "The Work of Leadership," by Ronald A. Heifetz and Donald L. Laurie; "Teamwork on the Fly," by Amy C. Edmondson; "Who Has the D? How Clear Decision Roles Enhance Organizational Performance," by Paul Rogers and Marcia Blenko; "In Praise of the Incomplete Leader," by Deborah Ancona, Thomas W. Malone, Wanda J. Orlikowski, and Peter M. Senge; "Using the Balanced Scorecard as a Strategic Management System," by Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton; "Health Care's Service Fanatics," by James I. Merlino and Ananth Raman; and "Engaging Doctors in the Health Care Revolution," by Thomas H. Lee and Toby Cosgrove.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence (featuring "What Makes a Leader? by Daniel Goleman)
by Harvard Business Review
read by Mike Lenz, Sanya Simmons
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Develop the most important skill for leadership success
If you read (or listen to) nothing else on emotional intelligence, listen to this book. We've chosen this selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles to 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 self; become more mindful and present at work; help your team become more emotionally intelligent; build optimism and openness to change; learn from tough criticism; and foster a culture of empathy and belonging.
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.
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Hbr’s 10 Must Reads on Ai (With Bonus Article “How to Win With Machine Learning” by Ajay Agrawal, Jo
by Harvard Business Review
read by Lauren Pedersen, Will Tulin
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
The next generation of AI is here-use it to lead your business forward.
If you read (or listen to) nothing else on artificial intelligence and machine learning, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you understand the future direction of AI, bring your AI initiatives to scale, and use AI to transform your organization. This book will inspire you to: create a new AI strategy, learn to work with intelligent robots, get more from your marketing AI, be ready for ethical and regulatory challenges, understand how generative AI is game changing, and stop tinkering with AI and go all in.
This collection of articles includes "Competing in the Age of AI," by Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani; "How to Win with Machine Learning," by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb; "Developing a Digital Mindset," by Tsedal Neeley and Paul Leonardi; "Learning to Work with Intelligent Machines," by Matt Beane; "Getting AI to Scale," by Tim Fountaine, Brian McCarthy, and Tamim Saleh; "Why You Aren't Getting More from Your Marketing AI," by Eva Ascarza, Michael Ross, and Bruce G. S. Hardie; "The Pitfalls of Pricing Algorithms," by Marco Bertini and Oded Koenigsberg; "A Smarter Strategy for Using Robots," by Ben Armstrong and Julie Shah; and more.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing in a Downturn
by Various Authors
read by Rick Adamson, Susan Hanfield
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
If you listen to nothing else on preparing for a tough economy and coming back stronger, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help your company persevere through economic challenges and continue to grow even as your competitors stumble.
This book will inspire you to get your company ready before a downturn strikes, learn the right lessons from previous recessions, minimize pain while cutting costs and managing risk, foster a healthy organizational culture during anxious times, and seize the opportunity to innovate and reinvent your business.
This collection of articles includes "Seize Advantage in a Downturn," by David Rhodes and Daniel Stelter; "How to Survive a Recession and Thrive Afterward: A Research Roundup," by Walter Frick; "How to Bounce Back from Adversity," by Joshua D. Margolis and Paul G. Stoltz; "Rohm and Haas's Former CEO on Pulling Off a Sweet Deal in a Down Market," by Raj Gupta; "Leadership in a (Permanent) Crisis," by Ronald Heifetz, Alexander, Grashow, and Marty Linsky; "How to Be a Good Boss in a Bad Economy," by Robert I. Sutton; "Layoffs That Don't Break Your Company," by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta; and "Getting Reorgs Right," by Stephen Heidari-Robinson and Suzanne Heywood.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management (Including Featured Article "Leading Change," by John P
by Harvard Business Review
read by Susan Larkin, Bernard Setaro Clark
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Most company's change initiatives fail. Yours don't have to.
If you read (or listen to) nothing else on change management, listen to these ten articles (featuring "Leading Change," by John P. Kotter). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you spearhead change in your organization.
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management will inspire you to: lead change through eight critical stages; establish a sense of urgency; overcome addiction to the status quo; mobilize commitment; silence naysayers; minimize the pain of change; concentrate resources; and motivate change when business is good.
This collection of bestselling articles includes: featured article "Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail" by John P. Kotter, "Change Through Persuasion," "Leading Change When Business Is Good: An Interview with Samuel J. Palmisano," "Radical Change, the Quiet Way," "Tipping Point Leadership," "A Survival Guide for Leaders," "The Real Reason People Won't Change," "Cracking the Code of Change," "The Hard Side of Change Management," and "Why Change Programs Don't Produce Change."
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership (With Featured Article "What Makes an Effective Executive," by
by Harvard Business Review
read by Dan Triandiflou
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Go from being a good manager to an extraordinary leader.
We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles on leadership and selected the most important ones to help you maximize your own and your organization's performance.
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership will inspire you to: motivate others to excel, build your team's self-confidence in others, provoke positive change, set direction, encourage smart risk-taking, manage with tough empathy, credit others for your success, increase self-awareness, and draw strength from adversity.
This collection of bestselling articles includes:
"What Makes an Effective Executive" by Peter F. Drucker, "What Makes a Leader?," "What Leaders Really Do," "The Work of Leadership," "Why Should Anyone Be Led by You?," "Crucibles of Leadership," "Level 5 Leadership: The Triumph of Humility and Fierce Resolve," "Seven Transformations of Leadership," "Discovering Your Authentic Leadership," and "In Praise of the Incomplete Leader."
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HBR's 10 Must Reads 2023
The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year From Harvard Business Review
by Harvard Business Review
read by Rachel Perry, Michael Lenz
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
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. With authors from Francesca Gino to Adam Grant and company examples from Pfizer to Microsoft, this volume brings the most current and important management conversations right to your fingertips.
This book will inspire you to: adopt the best practices for creating a truly flexible workplace; refocus your strategy to prioritize the few initiatives with the greatest potential impact; navigate the challenges of role transitions-and learn how those in changing roles can get up to speed faster; implement diversity training that will help employees overcome bias and commit to improvement; overcome roadblocks during the innovation process so rapid experimentation will pay off; and lead with a commitment to sustainability.
This collection of articles includes "The Future of Flexibility at Work," by Ellen Ernst Kossek, Patricia Gettings, and Kaumudi Misra; "Eliminate Strategic Overload," by Felix Oberholzer-Gee; "Drive Innovation with Better Decision-Making," by Linda A. Hill, Emily Tedards, and Taran Swan; "Unconscious Bias Training that Works," by Francesca Gino and Katherine Coffman; and more.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on AI, Analytics, and the New Machine Age
by Various Authors
read by Teri Schnaubelt, Shawn Compton
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Machine learning and data analytics are powering a wave of groundbreaking technologies. Is your company ready?
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 insights; blockchain has the potential to restructure the economy; drones and driverless vehicles are becoming essential tools; 3-D printing is making new business models possible; augmented reality is transforming retail and manufacturing; smart speakers are redefining the rules of marketing; and humans and machines are working together to reach new levels of productivity.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing People (With Featured Article "Leadership That Gets Results," By
by Harvard Business Review
read by Mark Cabus, Susan Larkin
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Managing people is fraught with challenges-even if you're a seasoned manager. Here's how to handle them.
If you read (or listen to) nothing else on managing people, listen to these ten articles (featuring "Leadership That Gets Results," by Daniel Goleman). 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; and manage your boss.
This collection of bestselling articles includes: featured article "Leadership That Gets Results" by Daniel Goleman, "One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees?," "The Set-Up-to-Fail Syndrome," "Saving Your Rookie Managers from Themselves," "What Great Managers Do," "Fair Process: Managing in the Knowledge Economy," "Teaching Smart People How to Learn," "How (Un)ethical Are You?," "The Discipline of Teams," and "Managing Your Boss."
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself (With Bonus Article "How Will You Measure Your Life?" by
by Harvard Business Review
read by Chris Kayser
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
The path to your professional success starts with a critical look in the mirror.
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself will inspire you to: stay engaged throughout your fifty-plus-year work life; tap into your deepest values; solicit candid feedback; replenish physical and mental energy; balance work, home, community, and self; spread positive energy throughout your organization; rebound from tough times; decrease distractibility and frenzy; and delegate and develop employees' initiative.
This collection of bestselling articles from Harvard Business Review includes:
"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."
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HBR's 10 Must Reads for New Managers
by Harvard Business Review
read by Tom Parks
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
If you read (or listen to) nothing else on becoming a new manager, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you transition from being an outstanding individual contributor to becoming a great manager of others.
This book will inspire you to develop your emotional intelligence; influence your colleagues through the science of persuasion; assess your team and enhance its performance; network effectively to achieve business goals and for personal advancement; navigate relationships with employees, bosses, and peers; get support from above; view the big picture in your decision making; and balance your team's work and personal life in a high-intensity workplace.
This collection of articles includes "Becoming the Boss," by Linda A. Hill; "Leading the Team You Inherit," by Michael D. Watkins; "Saving Your Rookie Managers from Themselves," by Carol A. Walker; "Managing the High-Intensity Workplace," by Erin Reid and Lakshmi Ramarajan; "Harnessing the Science of Persuasion," by Robert B. Cialdini; "What Makes a Leader?" by Daniel Goleman; "The Authenticity Paradox," by Herminia Ibarra; "Managing Your Boss," by John J. Gabarro and John P. Kotter; "How Leaders Create and Use Networks," by Herminia Ibarra and Mark Lee Hunter; and more.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Risk
by Harvard Business Review
read by Daniel Henning, Janina Edwards
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Is your business playing it safe-or taking the right risks?
Risk is a regular part of business, but knowing which risks to take and when to step back is often unclear. Whether you're assessing a new opportunity for innovation or thinking about your long-term strategy in an unsteady economy, you need to know the best way to proceed while ensuring that your company is financially secure and thriving.
We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the ten most important ones to help you determine which risks are worth taking and mitigate those your company-and your industry at large-are already facing.
This audiobook will inspire you to: understand the three categories of risk and tailor your risk-management processes accordingly; gain experience through small strategic bets before launching larger initiatives; embrace uncertainty as a key element of breakthrough innovation; find opportunities in emerging markets-and avoid those you can't practically serve; get ahead of and minimize political risk; and avoid common mistakes when confronting risk.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself, Volume 2
by Harvard Business Review
read by Steve Menasche, Teri Schnaubelt
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
You're adept at managing your job-working toward the goals of your team, your unit, and your company. But too often busy managers neglect to apply their planning, management, and execution skills to themselves. How do you make time to manage yourself? You need to focus on your work-succeeding in the job you have now. But you also need to think about your career and professional growth-actively plotting, nurturing, and developing the arc of your working life. Finally, you need to balance your work with the rest of your life-finding time to strengthen the connections between your work, your family, and your other commitments.
Get more of the management ideas you want, from the authors you trust, with HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself (Vol. 2). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you stay engaged, be productive, and maintain your sanity throughout your working life.
With insights from leading experts, this book will inspire you to identify areas for personal growth; assess your strengths, work preferences, values, and contributions; build your skill set and stay relevant; develop learning agility; map out a plan for where you'd like your career to go-both short and long term; find fulfillment in your work; and prepare for your next opportunity.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strengthening Your Soft Skills
by Harvard Business Review
read by Rebecca Lam, Tim Lounibos
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Strengthen your soft skills and reach your leadership potential. If you read (or listen to) nothing else on developing your interpersonal skills, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you identify your social and emotional strengths and weaknesses, approach them with a learning mindset, and become a more effective leader today.
This book will inspire you to focus your attention inward and outward; connect with others to give more effective feedback; influence with and without authority; navigate differences while maintaining relationships; build trust through active listening; and communicate the right message and deliver it with empathy.
This collection of articles includes "The C-Suite Skills That Matter Most," by Raffaella Sadun, Joseph Fuller, Stephen Hansen, and PJ Neal, "The Focused Leader," by Daniel Goleman, "Making Empathy Central to Your Company Culture," by Jamil Zaki, "Learning to Learn," by Erika Andersen, "How to Get the Help You Need," by Heidi Grant, "How to Sell Your Ideas up the Chain of Command," by Ethan Burris, "When Diversity Meets Feedback," by Erin Meyer, "Want Stronger Relationships at Work? Change the Way You Listen," by Manbir Kaur, "How to Navigate Conflict with a Coworker," by Amy Gallo, and more.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Data Strategy
by Harvard Business Review
read by Randye Kaye, Walter Dixon
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Your data is your business. Is it supporting your strategy?
Algorithms, machine learning, generative AI. With the latest advancements in technology, data is taking center stage in organizations. But without a clear plan for how you're storing, integrating, and gaining value from that information, your company will be at risk-and fall behind.
If you read (or listen to) nothing else on setting a data strategy in your organization, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you improve your analytic and algorithmic capabilities, navigate digital transformation, and achieve competitive advantage in our hyperconnected world.
This book will inspire you to quantify the benefits of a digital transformation; discover opportunities for innovative, data-backed products and services; better understand and improve your customer experience; break down silos and share higher-quality information across your organization; identify areas susceptible to cyberattacks and data breaches; and ensure metrics aren't overshadowing strategic objectives.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing People, Volume 2
by Harvard Business Review
read by Michael Butler Murray, Teri Schnaubelt
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Are you a good boss-or a great one?
Get more of the management ideas you want, from the authors you trust, with HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing People (Vol. 2). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you master the innumerable challenges of being a manager.
With insights from leading experts including Marcus Buckingham, Michael D. Watkins, and Linda Hill, this book will inspire you to: draw out your employees' signature strengths; support a culture of honesty and civility; cultivate better communication and deeper trust among global teams; give feedback that will help your people excel; hire, reward, and tolerate only fully formed adults; motivate your employees through small wins; and foster collaboration and break down silos across your company.
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Hbr’s 10 Must Reads 2024: The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year From Harvard Business Review
by Harvard Business Review
read by Kitty Hendrix, Lyle Blaker
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place.
We've combed through the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to help you get up to speed fast on the relevant concepts driving business today. Discover new ideas and sample the latest thinking from our vast array of management experts. Revisit these topics now to make sure your organization is incorporating the best, most up-to-date practices, or keep this book as a reference so that you can turn to these memorable pieces when you need them the most. The collection includes articles on leadership, diversity, and strategy, as well as articles that will help you manage yourself and others.
HBR's 10 Must Reads 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.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Featuring "How to Stop Worrying About What Other People Think of You" by Michael Gervais
by Harvard Business Review
read by Gina Rogers, Gary Tiedemann
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Come back from every setback stronger and more confident.
If you read (or listen to) nothing else on mental toughness, listen to 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; let go of your fear of other people's opinions; recognize when to push through-and when to quit; remain steady and execute in a crisis; navigate difficult work and career transitions; and turn passion and perseverance into top performance.
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.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions
by Harvard Business Review
read by James Edward Thomas
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
Learn why bad decisions happen to good managers-and how to make better ones.
If you read (or listen to) nothing else on decision making, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you and your organization make better choices and avoid common traps.
Leading experts such as Ram Charan, Michael Mankins, and Thomas Davenport provide the insights and advice you need to: make bold decisions that challenge the status quo; support your decisions with diverse data; evaluate risks and benefits with equal rigor; check for faulty cause-and-effect reasoning; test your decisions with experiments; foster and address constructive criticism; and defeat indecisiveness with clear accountability.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Communication (With Featured Article "The Necessary Art of Persuasion," By
by Harvard Business Review
read by Susan Larkin, Gregory St. John
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
The best leaders know how to communicate clearly and persuasively. How do you stack up?
If you read (or listen to) nothing else on communicating effectively, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you express your ideas with clarity and impact-no matter what the situation.
Leading experts such as Deborah Tannen, Jay Conger, and Nick Morgan provide the insights and advice you need to: pitch your brilliant idea-successfully; connect with your audience; establish credibility; inspire others to carry out your vision; adapt to stakeholders' decision-making style; frame goals around common interests; and build consensus and win support.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads 2017
The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review
by Harvard Business Review
read by Jonathan Yen
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
With authors from Clayton M. Christensen to Adam Grant and company examples from Intel to Uber, HBR's 10 Must Reads 2017 brings the most important management conversations to your fingertips.
This book will inspire you to rethink the way you work in the face of advancing automation; transform your business using a platform strategy; apply design thinking to create innovative products; identify where too much collaboration may be holding your people back; see the theory of disruptive innovation in a brand new light; and recognize the signs that your cross-cultural negotiation may be falling apart.
This collection of articles includes "Collaborative Overload," by Rob Cross, Reb Rebele, and Adam Grant; "Algorithms Need Managers, Too," by Michael Luca, Jon Kleinberg, and Sendhil Mullainathan; "Pipelines, Platforms, and the New Rules of Strategy," by Marshall W. Van Alstyne, Geoffrey G. Parker, and Sangeet Paul Choudary; "What Is Disruptive Innovation?," by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael Raynor, and Rory McDonald; "How Indra Nooyi Turned Design Thinking into Strategy," an interview with Indra Nooyi by Adi Ignatius; "Engineering Reverse Innovations," by Amos Winter and Vijay Govindarajan; "The Employer-Led Health Care Revolution," by Patricia A. McDonald, Robert S. Mecklenburg, and Lindsay A. Martin; and more.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Reinventing HR
by Various Authors
read by Rick Adamson, Emily Ellet
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
How HR can lead.
We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones on how HR leaders can partner with the C-suite, drive change throughout the organization, and develop the workforce of the future.
This book will inspire you to: overhaul performance management practices to jump-start motivation and engagement; use agile processes to transform how you hire, develop, and manage people; establish diversity programs that increase innovation and competitiveness as well as inclusion; use people analytics to bring unprecedented insight to hiring and talent management; prepare your company for the double waves of artificial intelligence and an older workforce; and close the gap between HR and strategy.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads 2025
The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review (with bonus article "Use St
by Harvard Business Review
read by Stacy Gonzalez, Derek Shoales
Part of the HBR's 10 Must Reads series
"A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place. 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. With authors from Ginni Rometty to Robert I. Sutton and company examples from Maersk to Nvidia, this volume brings the most current and important management conversations right to your fingertips. This book will inspire you to:
● Reskill your organization in the age of AI
● Rid your company of the obstacles that infuriate everyone
● Understand what today's rainmakers do differently
● Market sustainable products effectively
● Choose the right sources of demand to grow your company at the right speed
● Use strategic thinking to create the life you want"