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HBR's 10 Must Reads 2026

The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review
By Harvard Business Review and David De Cremer and Bent Flyvbjerg and Erin Meyer and Vijay Govindarajan
Series: HBR's 10 Must Reads
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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... Read More
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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 team
  • Apply the right kinds of questions to strategic decisions
  • Bring everyone on board with your AI efforts
  • Design innovative products that grow with your customers
  • Better assess what macroeconomic risk means for your business
  • Build a corporate culture that truly aligns with your values

This collection of articles includes: 'The Art of Asking Smarter Questions', by Arnaud Chevallier, Frederic 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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9798892791946

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 October 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Harvard Business Review Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 208

Collections

Bent Flyvbjerg Business & Entrepreneurship Business Leadership & Management Business Strategy & Negotiation Career Development Company Culture & Human Resources David De Cremer Erin Meyer Harvard Business Review Mindset & Self Help New Year, New You Non-Fiction Self-Help & Personal Development Series: HBR's 10 Must Reads Vijay Govindarajan

About the Author

Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, 9 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 organisations more effectively and to make a positive impact.

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