Linda A. Hill

In your career, or anyone's, there is one transition that stands out as the most crucial—going from individual performer to competent manager. New managers must learn how to lead others rather than doing the work themselves, to win trust and respect, to motivate, and to strike the right balance between delegation and control. Many fail to make the transition successfully....

What is the relationship between leadership and innovation? How can some companies innovate again and again—continuously producing products and services that customers want—while most other firms cannot? How do you unleash consistent creativity in those around you? In this important new book, a team of preeminent thinkers reveal what they say is the inextricable yet significant link between leadership and...

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...

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...

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...

Develop the mindset and presence to successfully manage others for the first time. If you read nothing else on becoming a new manager, read these 10 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 a great manager of others. This book...

You never dreamed being the boss would be so hard. You're caught in a web of conflicting expectations from subordinates, your supervisor, peers, and customers. You're not alone. As Harvard Business School's Linda Hill and manager and executive Kent Lineback reveal in Being the Boss, becoming an effective manager is a painful, difficult journey. It's trial and error, endless effort,...

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. It offers an opportunity to share your skills and extend your reach beyond your own organisation as you help select, appoint, and review the performance of an organisation's senior leadership team, determine compensation and incentive...

Innovation doesn't just happen. You need to lead it. Discover the three critical roles leaders must play in driving and scaling innovation.Constant tech disruption. Unrelenting economic volatility. Radically shifting demographics and work norms. More than ever, we need to innovate amid these daunting global challenges. But do we have the leaders and the leadership it takes to make this innovation...

Develop the skills and mindset to successfully manage others for the first time.If you read nothing else for new managers, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you get up to speed quickly, assess your team's strengths and weaknesses, and lead them to perform at their best.This book...

Bring out their best. If you read nothing else on managing people, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you earn your people's trust, build successful teams, and coach employees to help them reach their potential. This book will inspire you to: Balance the competing priorities of managing...

Too many good leaders make bad decisions. Learn how to make better ones. If you read nothing else on decision-making, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you gather the data you need, identify cognitive traps that lead you astray, and turn overthinking into action. This book will...

Continuous change calls for continuous innovation. If you read nothing else on innovation, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you invest in your best innovation bets, learn from setbacks, and bring bold new offerings to market. This book will inspire you to: Know your customers' 'jobs to...

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...