Whether you are new to being a boss or are simply looking to stand out from the pack, this is the one primer you need to develop your managerial and leadership skills. Packed with step-by-step advice and wisdom from HBR's management archive, the book provides best practices on topics from...

Meetings. They hold such promise for moving your business forward, but they rarely deliver. We all know the steps we're supposed to take to run an effective meeting, but we seldom follow them. Why? Perhaps it just doesn't seem worth the time to pinpoint what we want to accomplish, craft an...

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 --...

Section 1.Getting Started:A Primer on True Flexibility: Prioritize company and employee needs equally /by Ellen Ernst Kossek, Patricia Gettings, and Kaumudi Misra --What Mix of WFH and Office Time Is Right for You?: Make decisions based on your productivity levels /by Robert C Pozen and...

Managing Oneself /by Peter F. Drucker --What Makes a Leader? /by Daniel Goleman --Lead with Authenticity : An interview with Tina Opie /by Amy Bernstein, Sarah Green Carmichael, and Nicole Torres --How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy /by Michael E. Porter --Blue Ocean Strategy /by W. Chan Kim...

Section 1. Managing new essential tech: A practical guide to building ethical AI / by Reid Blackman -- How companies are using virtual reality to develop employees' soft skills / by Jeanne C. Meister -- Want to see the future of digital health tools? Look to Germany / by Ariel D. Stern, Henrik...

Get your best work done, no matter where you do it. Video calls from your couch. Project reports in a coffee shop. Presentations at your kitchen table. Working remotely gives you more flexibility in how and where you do your job. But being part of a far-flung team can be challenging. How can you...

"Talk to your toddler, your teen, your caregiver, your boss, your partner, yourself. There are days in every working parent's life when it feels like you're screaming into the wind. The days when you have to ask your childless boss if you can leave work early-again-for a kid issue. The days your...

Introduction / by Daisy Dowling, Series Editor -- Section 1. We can do it, too! - burying old working dad cliches: The three types of working father -- you're not the only one feeling work-care conflict / by Brad Harrington -- What's a working dad to do? - men who use workplace flexibility are...