Harvard Business Review

The next generation of AI is here—use it to lead your business forward. If you read nothing else on artificial intelligence and machine learning, read these 10 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...

The most important ideas on management all in one place We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles on topics such as emotional intelligence, communication, change, leadership, strategy, managing people, and managing yourself and selected the most important ones to help you maximise your own and your organisation's performance. HBR's 10 Must Reads Ultimate Boxed Set includes 14 bestselling...

At the heart of dealing with difficult people is handling their—and your own—emotions. How do you stay calm in a tough conversation? How do you get past passive-aggressive comments? And how do you know if you're difficult to work with? Dealing with Difficult People explains the research behind our emotional response to awful colleagues—and how to build the empathy and...

Build trust - and create more value. Whether you're negotiating a salary, a deal with a supplier, or your workload, thoughtful preparation increases your confidence, resilience - and results. But it's not just numbers and strategies. Advocating for yourself, your team, and your business can feel personal, so you also need to manage the emotions that arise during the process....

Can blockchain solve your biggest business problem? While the world is transfixed by bitcoin mania, your competitors are tuning out the noise and making strategic bets on blockchain. Your rivals are effortlessly tracking every last link in their supply chains. They're making bureaucratic paper trails obsolete while keeping their customers' data safer and discovering new ways to use this next...

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 catalyse your organisation's strategy development and execution. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy will inspire...

You can have a successful career and be the dad you want to be. Finally, we've moved past the days when providing for your family meant taking a backseat role in your children's lives. Still, many of us aren't finding the support and flexibility we need, and the time-management challenge of performing at work while being a present dad at...

Find success in a workplace dominated by men. Sexism. Self-doubt. Invisibility. When you’re one of the only women in your workplace, it can be difficult to gain your footing. Organisations need to change, but in the meantime, women can find success in these settings—and even flourish in them. Thriving in a Male-Dominated Workplace provides the advice you need to ensure...

Manage the competing demands of working motherhood. As a working mother, you often draw the short straw. You carry most of the burden of caregiving and household chores—and your career suffers because of it. Bosses and coworkers assume that since you're focused on your family, you don't prioritise work. But choosing your job over your kids' extracurricular and school commitments...

In order to build trust, gain buy-in, and move up in your organisation, you need to be confident. But self-doubt and anxiety can break your composure—and faking it doesn't feel comfortable. How do you push these insecurities away? This book explains how you can better understand your emotions to become more self-assured at work. You'll learn from the latest research...

A curated collection of HBR's latest, smartest, and most urgent articles on agile. This collection curates the latest and most important thinking on agile, a topic that all leaders and managers need to be up to speed and conversant on. It provides a range of diverse contributors and viewpoints with clear takeaways, spanning from foundational basics to research and use...

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 organisation or starting an entirely new company. Creating Business Plans quickly walks you through the basics. You'll learn to: Present your idea clearly Develop sound financial plans Project risks—and rewards Anticipate and address your audience's concerns Don't have...

The crypto era has arrived, and business will never be the same. Real applications of crypto technology are growing exponentially: cryptocurrency payments are moving frictionlessly across borders; NFTs are generating real value for creators and consumers alike; and new blockchain-enabled business models are being built around decentralised finance and Web3. What do you and your company need to know and...

Say no to a culture of constant work. We often equate our productivity with the number of hours we spend working. But do we really need to work endlessly, through weekends and during vacations, to be seen as stars? To find a healthy balance between our personal and professional lives, we need to make space for ourselves, define what we...

Open yourself to new possibilities. Curiosity is a powerful tool for leaders. It can help you cope with complexity, learn from challenging conversations, build trust, and discover new perspectives. This book provides the expert research and advice you need to break free of your assumptions, strengthen your relationships, and see the world differently. This volume includes the work of: Tomas...

Conduct more productive conversations. As a working parent, you lead meetings, advocate for your children, and make presentations that win clients—all with ease. But when your personal life spills into your professional life—whether it's negotiating a schedule change with your boss or talking to your spouse about responsibilities at home—it can be a challenge to communicate effectively and reach agreement....

No data is completely safe. In our connected world, more access and more data come with more risk. The number of cyberattacks companies stop has grown, but the attacks are also increasingly frequent and ferocious. As the complexity and sophistication of our interconnected systems increase, so too do the skills of our adversaries. Cybersecurity can no longer be relegated to...

Push through when procrastination calls. Some days you're on fire at work; other days you're burned out and easily distracted. How can you maintain your drive, make consistent progress, and expend your energy wisely? This book will help you identify what's behind your flagging engagement and productivity—and provide expert research and advice on what to do about it. This volume...

Lead through the crisis and prepare for recovery. As the Covid-19 pandemic is exacting its toll on the global economy, forward-looking organisations are moving past crisis management and positioning themselves to leap ahead when the worst is over. What should you and your business be doing now to stay afloat today while planning for tomorrow so you can come out...

Whether you've been putting off giving an employee negative feedback or wondering how to react when a co-worker erupts in frustration during a meeting, difficult conversations in the workplace are, well, difficult. While there's no one "right" way to have a difficult conversation, there are guiding principles you can follow and strategies you can employ to facilitate a discussion in...

Empathy is credited as a factor in both improved relationships and even better product development. But while it's easy to say "just put yourself in someone else's shoes," the reality is that understanding the motivations and emotions of others is an elusive capability. This book helps you understand what empathy is, why it's important, how to surmount the hurdles that...

Move past the ESG culture wars and make better choices for your business. Embracing ESG—environmental, social, and governance goals—isn't just the right thing to do. It's good business. Companies that don't address their material long-term risks may save a few dollars today, but they're putting themselves, their stakeholders, and their investors in jeopardy. ESG: The Insights You Need from Harvard...

There's always more work to be done. How do you make sure you'll finish your most important tasks and make progress in your key projects by the end of the day? Getting Work Done (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series) runs you through the basics of prioritising your work, staying focused, delegating tasks, and using technology to help you get more done....

Whether you're struggling with a problem employee or want to reward a high performer on your team, you need to be able to share feedback that's easy to understand and act on. Giving Effective Feedback provides the basic guidelines to help you help your team excel. About HBR's 20-Minute Manager Series: Don't have much time? Get up to speed fast...

Improve the way you work - and feel - by forming better habits. We all have habits. Some of them we've carefully established; others we may have simply fallen into. Some help us get our work done; others hold us back. This book explores how to change your behaviour to break counterproductive tendencies, combat everyday stressors, and ultimately reach your...

A curated collection of the business basics to fuel your success. You'll get up to speed fast on the most essential business skills with this set of concise, practical primers. Finance Basics explains the fundamentals of corporate finance—and its jargon. Running Meetings gives you the tools and checklists you need to keep your meetings effective and efficient. Presentations helps you...

The one primer you need to develop your entrepreneurial skills. Whether you're imagining your new business to be the next big thing in Silicon Valley, a pivotal B2B provider, or an anchor in your local community, the HBR Entrepreneur's Handbook is your essential resource for getting your company off the ground. Starting an independent new business is rife with both...

Is it possible to take advantage of the benefits of data collection - and mitigate risks - for both companies and customers? Most consumers are not very skilled at evaluating privacy risks; they're either unable to determine the cost of sharing personal data online or unaware of what they're sharing. (Doesn't everyone scroll down without reading to click 'I accept'?)...

The most definitive management ideas of the century, all in one place. Harvard Business Review is the foremost destination for smart management thinking. Now, at its 100th anniversary, this commemorative volume brings together the most influential ideas since its inception. With an introduction written by editor in chief Adi Ignatius, HBR at 100 features business publishing's most influential voices on...

If you aren't working with a strategy, you're wasting your time. Strategy isn't just a set of plans handed down from the C-suite. To grow as a leader, you need to understand your company's strategy and align your thinking, projects, and team with organisational goals and vision. Master these abilities with the HBR Guides to Building Your Strategic Skills Collection....

Are you a good boss - or a great one? Good bosses can handle the day-to-day work of running a team. Great bosses go beyond that, finding ways to help employees become better versions of themselves as people and professionals. But as a manager, how do you reach that next level? The HBR Guide to Being a Great Boss contains...

Lead Your Business Through the Covid-19 Recession The second global downturn in a dozen years is upon us—but do lessons learned during the Great Recession still apply? What must you and your business do now to ensure you come out the other side intact? Global Recession: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review will help you understand the smartest...

A guide for women on how to overcome barriers in the workplace and move into leadership positions. As a woman, you may not be reaching the levels of leadership you desire. Despite the many efforts by organisations and managers alike, unconscious bias and assumptions are still working against you. How can you plan a career as an aspiring leader if...

Break down the barriers to effective collaboration. For cross-functional projects to work, you need to bring together diverse ideas and resources from across your organisation. But office politics, conflicting objectives, and lack of clear authority can get in the way. HBR Guide to Collaborative Teams provides practical tips and advice to help you collaborate more effectively. Whether you're leading your...

Emotional intelligence has been shown to be more important than other competencies in determining outstanding leadership. Emotions drive some of our most critical professional interactions—whether you're inspiring your team to higher performance, persuading your boss to see something from your point of view, dealing with difficult colleagues, or managing your own stress level. Indeed, knowing how to manage emotions has...

Tackle complex situations with critical thinking. You're facing a problem at work. There are many ways you can approach the situation, but each comes with its own pros and cons. How do you sort through all the information so that you know you're taking the right path? The answer is in how you think. The HBR Guide to Critical Thinking...

Don't let a fear of numbers hold you back. Today's business environment brings with it an onslaught of data, but leaving the analysis to others in your company just won't cut it. Now more than ever, managers must know how to tease insight from data—to understand where it comes from, make sense of the numbers, and use those findings to...

Put your strategy into action. Even the best competitive strategies mean nothing if they aren't executed well. Yet many organisations struggle when they move from defining a strategy to actually applying it. Somehow, all the careful planning falls apart, initiatives fail, and leaders are left wondering how to pick up the pieces. HBR Guide to Executing Your Strategy is here...

Drive transformation. Change is now constant. As a leader, you must serve as interpreter, project manager, cheerleader, and conduit. Plans evolve. Contexts shift. Progress happens in fits and starts. Through it all, you must push your team forward even when you encounter pushback. How can you ensure that your team has the information, the mindset, and the resources they need...

Learn how to make better, faster decisions. As a manager, you have to make decisions—from daily choices about team priorities to deciding which long-term innovation projects to pursue. But most decisions don't have a clear-cut answer, and assessing the alternatives and the risks involved can be overwhelming. You need a smarter approach to making the best choice possible. The HBR...

This big initiative could make or break this fiscal year--or your career. A compilation guide for managers that explains how to conceive of, launch, and manage a successful strategic initiative. Strategic initiatives are where the rubber meets the road when it comes to putting strategy into action, and leading a critical initiative may be the key to propelling your career...

Master the most critical professional skills with this five-volume set that covers topics from personal effectiveness to leading others. This specially priced collection includes books from the HBR Guide Series on the topics of Getting the Right Work Done, Better Business Writing, Persuasive Presentations, Making Every Meeting Matter, and Project Management. You'll learn how to: Prioritise and stay focused Overcome...

How to be human at work. HBR's Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to...

Take the stress out of giving feedback. To help your employees meet their goals and fulfil their potential, you need to provide them with regular feedback. But the prospect of sharing potentially negative news can be overwhelming. How do you construct your message so that it's not only well received but also expressed in a way that encourages change? Whether...

Bring strategy into your daily work. It's your responsibility as a manager to ensure that your work—and the work of your team—aligns with the overarching objectives of your organisation. But when you're faced with competing projects and limited time, it's difficult to keep strategy front of mind. How do you keep your eye on the long term amid a sea...

No one will pay as close attention to your personal growth and development as you will. Whether you're lucky enough to work for an organisation that encourages a learning mindset for everyone, or you're in a place where only a handful of stars get all the heat and light when it comes to professional development, you are the best person...

The definitive management ideas of the year from Harvard Business Review. Includes the definitive ideas of the year, all in one place, selected by HBR's editors. Gives readers the opportunity to catch up on a year's worth of recent ideas from HBR quickly—or collect articles over time. Includes articles on leadership, strategy, and management by top thinkers in business today....

Discover and hire great talent. An open position on your team presents both a challenge and an opportunity. You need to understand what skills and capabilities will add value now and in the future, all while juggling the hiring process with the day-to-day demands of your job as a manager. The HBR Guide to Better Recruiting and Hiring provides the...

Make your professional growth a daily habit. With a packed schedule, personal and professional goals, and demands on your time and attention from every direction, it can be hard to set aside quiet time for reflection. Time to learn. Time to find inspiration. HBR Daily Leader makes it easy to regularly put your own development on your agenda. Curated from...

As CEO, you set the tone for your organisation. You establish priorities, anticipate and address challenges, champion and lead change efforts, set people up for success, and manage risk. You look at issues and trends to see how they'll affect your company internally, but also externally—in the larger context of your industry, your country, and your company's place in the...

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Innovation (with featured article "The Discipline of Innovation," by Peter F. Drucker) provides essential insights on inspiring and executing innovation. To innovate profitably, you need more than just creativity. Do you have what it takes? If you read nothing else on this topic, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the...

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Building a Great Culture (with bonus article "How to Build a Culture of Originality" by Adam Grant) compiles the essential articles for creating a better organisational culture. This collection, curated by HBR's editors, features the best articles on assessing and improving your company's culture. Readers will find a mix of inspiration, research, frameworks, and case...

AI is ready for business. Are you ready for AI? From financial modelling and product design to performance management and hiring decisions, AI and machine learning are becoming everyday tools for managers at businesses of all sizes. However, AI systems come with benefits and downsides—and if you can't make sense of them, you're not going to make the right decisions....

Work more productively with individuals and groups inside and outside your organisation. 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 functions and departments, get others to play nicely, and determine when it makes sense to go it alone. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Collaboration...

The best leaders know how to communicate clearly and persuasively. How do you stack up? If you read nothing else on communicating effectively, 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 express your ideas with clarity and impact—no matter what the situation. Leading...

Are your organisation's ideas growing stale? Do your employees need to refresh their thinking? If you read nothing else on creativity, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you instil creativity across your organisation. This book will inspire you to: Understand the 'rules' of creativity and...

In today's competitive hiring market, you can't risk excluding or alienating talented employees—regardless of their gender, race, class, or physical ability. Bias can seep into the deepest corners of your workplace and hinder both the success of the people who hold marginalised identities and your organisation as a whole. What sort of hiring procedures, employee development programs, and personnel policies...

Are your organisation's ideas growing stale? Do your employees need to refresh their thinking? If you read nothing else on creativity, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you instil creativity across your organisation. This book will inspire you to: Understand the 'rules' of creativity and...

Is your workplace toxic? Toxic workplaces take many forms. Whether you're dealing with a narcissistic boss, a backstabbing colleague, endless microaggressions, or a culture of overwork and burnout, it can feel impossible to know what to do. Should you address the issue directly, play office politics, go to HR, or just keep your head down? The HBR Guide to Navigating...

The world's elite athletes and coaches achieve high performance through inspiring leadership, strategic choices, and mental toughness. Harvard Business Review has talked to many of them throughout the years to learn how their success can translate to business leadership. If you read nothing else on management lessons from the world of sports, read these 10 articles by athletes, coaches, and...

Create and sustain a culture of learning. If you read nothing else on learning, read these 10 articles by experts in the field. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you keep your skills fresh and relevant, support continuous improvement on your team, and prepare everyone in the organisation to...

Master the most daunting challenges of managing people. More of the ideas you want, from the authors you trust. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you maximise your employees' performance. With insights from leading experts, this book will inspire you to: Adjust your management style to fit your people...

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 organisation is incorporating the best,...

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness includes a bonus interview, "Post-Traumatic Growth and Building Resilience," with Martin Seligman. Our professional lives are filled with challenges and setbacks, but those who achieve elite performance consistently rally their emotional strength in pursuit of their goals—no matter what obstacles arise. If you read nothing else on mental toughness, read these ten articles...

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 Marcus Buckingham to Amy Edmondson and company examples from Lyft to Disney, this volume brings the most current...

Learn how to be strategic and formidable in all aspects of negotiation—from reading the room, to staying cool, to achieving the best outcome. If you read nothing else on negotiation, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you clinch successful deals in business and beyond. This...

Nonprofits and the social sectors are taking on an increasing share of the world's most vital work. Make sure your organisation is ready for the challenge. If you read nothing else on nonprofits and the social sectors, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you align...

Find a way to work that works for you. The 9-to-5 office routine no longer exists. Many employees have the option to work anywhere, any time. But how do you find the flexible arrangement that's right for you? And how do you manage a team when they're all working in different places and on different schedules? HBR Guide to Managing...

Build resilience in your company to weather the greatest crises. If you read nothing else on organisational resilience, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you understand how to reshape your company to overcome disruption, social upheaval, and disaster. This book will inspire you to: Reposition...

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 Satya Nadella to Lynda Gratton and company examples from Nestlé to TikTok, this volume brings the...

Nonprofits and the social sectors are taking on an increasing share of the world's most vital work. Make sure your organisation is ready for the challenge. If you read nothing else on nonprofits and the social sectors, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you align...

If you read nothing else on sales, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you understand how to create the conditions for sales success. This book will inspire you to: Understand your customer's buying centre. Integrate your sales and marketing operations. Assess your business cycle and...

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strengthening Your Soft Skills by Richard Boyatzis, Amy Gallo, Amy Jen Su, Harvard Business Review, and Daniel Goleman will help you strengthen your soft skills and reach your leadership potential. If you read nothing else on developing your interpersonal skills, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected...

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 nothing else on managing talent in your organisation, read these 10 articles. We've...

Anyone can think more creatively and unlock innovation. Creativity is the key to innovation, but too many projects and teams are organised in ways that stifle new ideas. You need to ensure that creativity can thrive—and that you are part of the process. Fortunately, anyone can use method-driven approaches to teach and learn creativity. The HBR Guide to Unlocking Creativity...

What will it take to create a more gender-balanced workplace? If you read nothing else on leadership and gender at work, read these 10 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 understand where gender equality is today—and how far we...

In challenging times, companies must serve their customers faster and more efficiently. This makes improving your business processes more critical than ever. In Improving Business Processes, you'll learn key steps for carrying out a business process improvement initiative, including how to: Plan a business process improvement initiative Analyse and redesign a current process that needs improvement Obtain the resources needed...

Everyone deserves to feel a sense of respect and belonging. And we all want our coworkers to feel safe, heard, and free to be their authentic selves at work. But being an inclusive colleague doesn't always come naturally. This book will teach you how to be more empathetic, accepting, and socially aware, so you can create a more inclusive work...

Changing hearts is an important part of changing minds. With research into how appeals to human emotion can help you make your case and earn authority as a leader, this book presents both comprehensive frameworks for developing influence and small, simple tactics that you can use to convince others every day. How to be human at work. The HBR Emotional...

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 Francesca Gino to Adam Grant and company examples from Pfizer to Microsoft, this volume brings the...