Becoming the boss by Linda A. Hill -- Leading the team you inherit by Michael D. Watkins -- Saving your rookie managers from themselves by Carol A. Walker -- Managing the high-intensity workplace by Erin Reid and Lakshmi Ramarajan -- Harnessing the science of persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini --...

Bonus article: Your strategy needs a strategy / by Martin Reeves, Claire Love, and Philipp Tillmanns -- Managing your innovation portfolio / by Bansi Nagji and Geoff Tuff -- Leading change // by John P. Kotter -- Reinventing your business model / by Mark W. Johnson, Clayton M. Christensen, and...

Leadership is a conversation / by Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind -- How managers become leaders / by Michael D. Watkins -- Strategic leadership: the essential skill / by Paul J. H. Schoemaker, Steve Krupp, and Samantha Howland -- The authenticity paradox / by Herminia Ibarra -- "Both/and"...

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