Series: HBR Handbooks

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...

Put aside all the hypey new frameworks, the listicles, the "10 best things you need" to succeed as a leader today. The critical leadership practices—the ones that will allow a leader to make the biggest impact over time—are already well established. They're about how you relate to others, how you make difficult strategic choices, how you get results, how you...

The one primer you need to launch, lead, and sponsor successful projects. We're now living in the project economy. The number of projects initiated in all sectors has skyrocketed, and project management skills have become essential for every leader and manager. Still, project failure rates remain extremely high. Why? Leaders oversee too many projects and have too little visibility into...

Sales leadership essentials for an era of rapidly advancing digital technology. Effective sales management and running an effective sales organisation is the key to revenue generation, customer satisfaction, and business results. Whether you are a sales manager or a sales executive, your role is complex, and it is increasingly challenging to balance today's demands with leading the digital sales transformation...

Though family business may sound like it refers only to mom-and-pop shops, businesses owned by families are among the most significant and numerous in the world. But surprisingly few resources exist to help navigate the unique challenges you face when you share the executive suite, tax returns, and holidays. How do you make the right decisions, critical to the long-term...

The one primer you need to develop your managerial and leadership skills. 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....

The one primer you need to launch, lead, and sponsor successful projects. We're now living in the project economy. The number of projects initiated in all sectors has skyrocketed, and project management skills have become essential for every leader and manager. Still, project failure rates remain extremely high. Why? Leaders oversee too many projects and have too little visibility into...

The one primer you need to develop your managerial and leadership skills. 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...