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Confidence (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

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Confidence (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series) explores the complex role that confidence plays in leadership and professional success. The book delves into how different levels of confidence impact decision-making and performance, offering guidance on balancing self-assurance with humility. It also provides insights on building genuine confidence to enhance your personal and professional life, drawn from contributions by experts in psychology and business leadership.
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You might enjoy this book if you are keen on understanding the nuances of confidence in professional settings, particularly focusing on how it impacts workplace dynamics and personal success. It offers insights from experts on building genuine confidence, making it a valuable read for anyone in the business and entrepreneurship field looking to enhance their leadership skills and personal development.

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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?

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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 what is holding you back, how to overcome impostor syndrome, and when too much confidence can actually hurt you.

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 tend to our emotional well-being at work.

Series: HBR Emotional Intelligence Series

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781633696648

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 March 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Harvard Business Review Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 177.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 176

About the Author

Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, 13 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.

Author social media/website info: hbr.org; @HarvardBiz; linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review; facebook.com/harvardbusinessreview; youtube.com/user/harvardbusinessreview

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