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HBR's 10 Must Reads for Mid-Level Managers
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Collaborator. Communicator. Connector. Coach.
As a mid-level manager, you're being tasked with more than ever before. You're expected to lead innovation, develop talent, execute on strategy, create an inclusive culture, and help your people adapt to constant change. How can you do it all and be successful?
If you read nothing else on being an effective mid-level manager, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the best ones to help you build buy-in up and down your organisation, secure time and resources for key projects, and lead change – all while getting the most important work done.
This book will inspire you to:
- Build winning teams and develop talent
- Transform your role from intermediary to innovator
- Foster a culture of psychological safety
- Balance being a leader with being an individual contributor
- Form partnerships and leverage internal networks
- Lead your organisation from the middle
This collection of articles includes "Managers Can't Do It All" by Diane Gherson and Lynda Gratton; "The Real Value of Middle Managers" by Zahira Jaser; "In Praise of Middle Managers" by Quy Nguyen Huy; "Managing Your Boss" by John J. Gabarro and John P. Kotter; "Get the Boss to Buy In" by Susan J. Ashford and James Detert; "The Secrets of Great Teamwork" by Martine Haas and Mark Mortensen; "How the Best Bosses Interrupt Bias on Their Teams" by Joan C. Williams and Sky Mihaylo; "Making the Hybrid Workplace Fair" by Mark Mortensen and Martine Haas; "Why Strategy Execution Unravels – and What to Do About It" by Donald Sull, Rebecca Homkes, and Charles Sull; "The Leader as Coach" by Herminia Ibarra and Anne Scoular; "Make the Most of Your One-on-One Meetings" by Steven G. Rogelberg; "Learn When to Say No" by Bruce Tulgan; and "Begin with Trust" by Frances Frei and Anne Morriss.
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ISBN: 9781647824945
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 August 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: Harvard Business Review Press
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 140.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 192
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Bruce Tulgan
Business & Entrepreneurship
Business Leadership & Management
Career Development
Company Culture & Human Resources
Frances X. Frei
Harvard Business Review
Herminia Ibarra
Mindset & Self Help
New Year, New You
Non-Fiction
Self-Help & Personal Development
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Steven G. Rogelberg
About the Author
Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, 12 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.
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