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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Employee Engagement
Engage your employees and transform your organisation.
If you read nothing else on employee engagement, read this book. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you make your employees feel valued, motivated, and ready to do great things.
This book will inspire you to:
- Invest in a culture of cohesive teams
- Turn employee feedback into action
- Learn why people quit and how to retain them
- Curb burnout by designing better jobs
- Make HR a champion of employees
- Create a purpose-driven organisation
This collection of articles includes 'Creating a Purpose-Driven Organisation', by Robert E. Quinn and Anjan V. Thakor; 'How Customers Can Rally Your Troops', by Adam Grant, 'Why Employees Quit', by Ethan Bernstein, Michael B. Horn, and Bob Moesta; 'The Power of Hidden Teams', by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall; 'Do You Tell Your Employees You Appreciate Them?' by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman; 'The Case for Good Jobs', by Zeynep Ton; 'To Curb Burnout, Design Jobs to Better Match Employees' Needs', by Michael P. Leiter and Christina Maslach; 'HR's New Role', by Peter Cappelli and Ranya Nehmeh; 'Turn Employee Feedback into Action', by Ethan Burris, Benjamin Thomas, Ketaki Sodhi, and Dawn Klinghoffer; 'Beware a Culture of Busyness', by Adam Waytz; 'Collaborative Overload', by Rob Cross, Reb Rebele, and Adam Grant; 'Designing the Hybrid Office', by Anne-Laure Fayard, John Weeks, and Mahwesh Khan; and 'Blue Ocean Leadership', by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne.
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.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9798892790949
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 July 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Harvard Business Review Press
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 139.0mm
Height: 209.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 208
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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Explore the enlightened path to transformational business success with the updated and expanded edition of Jeffrey Liker's acclaimed work, The Toyota Way, Second Edition: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer. Delve into the legendary business philosophy that has placed Toyota at the pinnacle of global manufacturing excellence. In this highly anticipated update, Jeffrey Liker refines and broadens the...Hardback$8500Unit price /Unavailableβ β β β β(1)AvailableShips in 2-3 weeks -
High Output Management
High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove is a legendary business book and a Silicon Valley staple. Written by the former chairman and CEO of Intel, it offers invaluable insights into the art of managing and running a successful company. This practical handbook provides guidance for navigating real-life business scenarios and serves as a powerful manifesto that has the potential...Paperback$3200Elsewhere:$3700Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
How to Grow Your Small Business
The Wall Street Journal Bestseller For so many entrepreneurs, running a small business ended up looking different than they imagined. Theyβre stressed, discouraged, and not confident in their plan for growth. In How to Grow Your Small Business, Donald Miller gives entrepreneurs a 6-step plan to grow their businesses so they produce dependable, predictable results. Using the exact steps youβll...Paperback$2900Elsewhere:$3500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow
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