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Harvard Business Review Manager's Handbook
The 17 Skills Leaders Need to Stand Out

Author: Harvard Business Review

Narrator: Eric Jason Martin

Unabridged: 9 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 02/27/2024

Synopsis

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. In this book you'll find:

● step-by-step guidance through common managerial tasks

● 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

About Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, twelve international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Toyin on February 07, 2017

The book is divided into 5 parts: 1.Developing a Leader mindset; 2.Managing yourself; 3.Managing Individuals 4.Managing Teams; and 5.Managing the Business. It provides coping mechanisms and strategies to deal with stress. For example, it lists 4 sources of stress (Role strain, Problem-solving fatigue, Isol......more

Goodreads review by Bent on October 13, 2016

If I had read this book before getting into my first managerial position some 10 years ago, I would have run away screaming instead! Talk about pressure... Well, the prestigious Harvard Business Review (HBR) knows stuff about management and leadership (yep, there is a difference!) and tons of other......more

Goodreads review by Wesley on February 06, 2019

Great start for aspiring managers. This book covers a lot of ground regarding skills a person should develop to become a new manager or even to improve as a seasoned one. It does not delve deeper into topics, but in the way content is presented, there are always references to other content if the re......more

Goodreads review by Karol on March 20, 2022

This book is loaded with tips and action points. Completing them will help you become a better manager, earn trust of your boss, your direct reports, and help you reach your goals. I personally used some of these already during my latest performance review. Also, the chapter about mastering financial......more

Goodreads review by Tom on February 02, 2023

Straight to the point book, doesn’t only ponder around ideas and concepts but proposes actual action points. Definitely see myself using this book in the future, as guideline.......more

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