How-to Essentials from Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review Guides are for busy managers looking for smart answers to common challenges. Each guide is packed with useful tips and practical advice from leading experts. Plus, find downloadable tools and templates to help you get started.
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HBR Guides Ebook Boxed Set (7 Books)
budgeting EBook115.00Master your most pressing professional challenges with this seven-volume set that collects the smartest best practices from leading experts all in one place. This specially priced set of the most popular books in the series makes a perfect gift for aspiring leaders looking for trusted advice.
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HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business
INNOVATION EBook19.95THINK BIG, BUY SMALL. Are you looking for an alternative to a career path at a big firm? Does starting your own company seem too risky? There is another option: You can buy a small business and run it as CEO.
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HBR Guide to Negotiating Ebook + Tools + Video
COMMUNICATION EBook59.95Negotiations are a critical part of our professional and personal lives. Whether you are working on a team project, pitching a new product, trying to get a raise, or even just planning a family event, you want to get to “yes” quickly without stress or confrontation. This guide provides a framework, advice, and tools to give you the skills and confidence you need to negotiate well and achieve better outcomes.
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HBR Guide to Negotiating
communication Book19.95Using a seven-part framework, this book delivers tips and advice to move you from a game of concessions and compromises to one of collaboration and creativity, resulting in better outcomes and better working relationships.
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HBR Guide to Managing Conflict at Work
Conflict EBook19.95WHAT'S WORSE THAN CONFLICT IN THE WORKPLACE? Ignoring conflict in the workplace. Instead of wishing it away, you need to face it head-on in a way that is professional and productive.
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HBR Guide to Leading Teams Ebook + Tools
collaboration EBook39.95Dysfunctional teams are maddening - yet are a reality of organizational life. As the team leader, you have the power to change things for the better. This guide will help you take your leadership role to a whole new level and includes downloadable tools and worksheets to help you get organized and produce results right away.
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HBR Guide to Leading Teams
Collaboration EBook19.95BEHIND EVERY GREAT TEAM IS A GREAT LEADER. This Guide offers step-by-step advice, time-tested principles and practical exercises that can help you get your team performing at peak efficiency.
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HBR Guide to Better Business Writing
Audiences EBook19.95DON'T LET YOUR WRITING HOLD YOU BACK. When you're fumbling for words and pressed for time, you might be tempted to dismiss good business writing as a luxury.
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HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations Ebook + Video Case Study
39.95TAKE THE PAIN OUT OF PRESENTATIONS. Terrified of speaking in front of a group? Or simply looking to polish your skills? No matter where you are on the spectrum, this guide will give you the confidence and the tools you need to get results.
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HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done
Managing yourself EBook19.95IS YOUR WORKLOAD SLOWING YOU--AND YOUR CAREER--DOWN? Your inbox is overflowing. You're paralyzed because you have too much to do but don't know where to start.
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HBR Guide to Project Management Ebook + Tools
corporate-governance EBook79.95Whether you're managing your first project or just tired of improvising, this guide and easy-to-use tools will help you organize your initiative from the planning stage through the project close out. And along the way, they will help you better communicate and collaborate with your project team and stakeholders.
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HBR Guide to Project Management
Leading teams EBook19.95MEET YOUR GOALS--ON TIME AND ON BUDGET. How do you rein in the scope of your project when you've got a group of demanding stakeholders breathing down your neck? And map out a schedule everyone can stick to? And motivate team members who have competing demands on their time and attention? Whether you're managing your first project or just tired of improvising, this guide will give you the tools and confidence you need to define smart goals, meet them, and capture lessons learned so future project...
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HBR Guide to Finance Basics for Managers Ebook + Tools
budgeting EBook39.95Whether you're new to finance or you just need a refresher, this go-to guide will give you the tools and confidence you need to master the fundamentals and teach them to others.
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HBR Guide to Finance Basics for Managers
Balance sheets EBook19.95DON'T LET YOUR FEAR OF FINANCE GET IN THE WAY OF YOUR SUCCESS. Can you prepare a breakeven analysis? Do you know the difference between an income statement and a balance sheet? Or understand why a business that's profitable can still go belly-up? Has your grasp of your company's numbers helped--or hurt--your career? Whether you're new to finance or you just need a refresher, this go-to guide will give you the tools and confidence you need to master the fundamentals, as all good managers must.
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HBR Guide to Managing Up and Across
Influence EBook19.95ARE YOUR WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WORKING AGAINST YOU? To achieve your goals and get ahead, you need to rally people behind you and your ideas. But how do you do that when you lack formal authority? Or when you have a boss who gets in your way? Or when you're juggling others' needs at the expense of your own? By managing up, down, and across the organization.
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HBR Guide to Getting the Right Job
Career changes EBook19.95Trying to figure out where you want your career to go--and get a job that'll take you there? That's no easy task in a fiercely competitive market. How do you clearly and convincingly define what you've got to offer to an organization? And how do you dig up realistic opportunities that match your skills and passions? Even if you've discovered exciting possibilities, you may face other obstacles: Perhaps you're finding it difficult to compete with more-seasoned professionals.
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HBR Guide to Networking
Career advancement EBook19.95HATE THE IDEA OF SCHMOOZING AND GLAD-HANDING TO SUCCEED? Most of us feel that way. But you don't have to be slick and indiscriminate to create and sustain a strong network.
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HBR Guide to Getting the Mentoring You Need
Influence EBook19.95Find the right person to help supercharge your career. Whether you're eyeing a specific leadership role, hoping to advance your skills, or simply looking to broaden your professional network, you need to find someone who can help.
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HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work
19.95Are you suffering from work-related stress? Feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and short-tempered at work--and at home? Then you may have too much stress in your life. Stress is a serious problem that impacts not only your mental and physical health, but also your loved ones and your organization.
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HBR Guide to Office Politics
Communication EBook19.95EVERY ORGANIZATION HAS ITS SHARE OF POLITICAL DRAMA: Personalities clash. Agendas compete.
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HBR Guide to Building Your Business Case Ebook + Tools
Communication EBook59.95This enhanced eBook version of the HBR Guide to Building Your Business Case includes downloadable tools and templates to help you get started on your own case right away. You've got a great idea that will increase profitability or productivity--but how do you get approval for the budget and resources to make it happen? By building a business case that clearly shows your idea's value.
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HBR Guide to Building Your Business Case
Communication EBook19.95You've got a great idea that will increase revenue or productivity--but how do you get approval to make it happen? By building a business case that clearly shows its value. Maybe you struggle to win support for projects because you're not sure what kind of data your stakeholders will trust, or naysayers always seem to shoot your ideas down at the last minute.
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HBR Guide to Coaching Your Employees
Assessing performance EBook19.95When you're swamped with your own work, how can you make time to coach your employees--and do it well? It's a common problem. But if you don't help them build their skills, they'll keep coming to you for answers instead of finding their own solutions.
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HBR Guide to Giving Effective Feedback
Assessing performance Digital19.95Are you struggling with a problem employee? Worried about losing your star performer to competitors? Do you dread annual performance appraisals? Praying for a reorg to relieve you of that slacker isn't the answer-frequent feedback is. Brimming with actionable advice on everything from delivering detailed on-the-spot feedback to determining if your employee is ready for a promotion, this guide will give you the tools and confidence you need to master giving effective feedback.
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HBR Guide to Making Every Meeting Matter
Decision making Digital19.95Meetings. They hold such promise for moving your business forward but are rarely executed well.
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