Bosses, Coworkers, and Building Great Work Relationships 2024

Being a manager is no easy task. You must measure and track your team members' performance toward goals and objectives while also providing opportunities for growth and development. You have to be empathetic to your team's needs and concerns while also maintaining your authority. How do you navigate these tensions?
People, Performance, and Succeeding as a Manager is filled with practical advice from HBR experts who can help you answer these and other questions like:
How do I earn the trust of my team?
When and how should I deliver constructive feedback?
What's the best way to motivate my employees?
How can I take care of myself so I don't burn out?
This book will help you figure out what kind of manager you want to be so that you can feel comfortable in your role, encourage the success of your people, and grow in your own career.

Experience, Opportunity, and Developing Your Career - 2024

Where do you see yourself in five years?" This question can make even the most ambitious of us feel a little nauseous. Starting out in the working world is hard enough, but thinking long-term about our careers--and whether we even want a capital-C "Career"--can be daunting. Luckily, there are steps we can take to build careers that fit our individual interests, needs, and skills.
Experience, Opportunity, and Developing Your Career is filled with practical advice from HBR experts who can help you answer questions like:
Should I choose to follow my passion, my purpose, or my values?
How will I know if a job is really right for me?
What's the best way to use my network?
How can I make big decisions about my career?
This book will help you define the career that fits you, so you can align your passions and values with your daily work.

Writing, Presenting, and Communicating with Confidence - 2024

Effective communication is essential to standing out at work and excelling in your career. But when it comes to making a convincing point in a meeting, crafting the perfect email, or nailing a presentation, there’s a lot to navigate. What kind of language do you use with a varied audience? Which channel is best for which message? How much do body language and Zoom backgrounds matter? And what should you not say?
Writing, Presenting, and Communicating with Confidence is filled with practical advice from HBR experts that can help you answer questions such as:
How can I prepare for the most difficult conversations?
What can I do to improve my writing?
What strategies can I use to overcome my anxiety about public speaking?
How can I boost my presence and influence through persuasive communication?
Writing, speaking, and communicating with confidence can be intimidating. This book gives you the tools to stand out and deliver your message more successfully.

People, Performance, and Succeeding as a Manager - 2024

People, Performance, and Succeeding as a Manager is filled with practical advice from HBR experts who can help you answer these and other questions like:
How do I earn the trust of my team?
When and how should I deliver constructive feedback?
What's the best way to motivate my employees?
How can I take care of myself so I don't burn out?
This book will help you figure out what kind of manager you want to be so that you can feel comfortable in your role, encourage the success of your people, and grow in your own career.

Boundaries, Priorities, and Finding Work-Life Balance 2024

We often equate our productivity with the number of hours we spend working. But do we really need to work endlessly, through weekends and during vacations, to be seen as stars? To find a healthy balance between our personal and professional lives, we need to make space for ourselves, define what we value most, and set goals that take those values into account.
Boundaries, Priorities, and Finding Work-Life Balance is filled with practical advice from HBR experts who can help you answer questions like:
How do I set clear boundaries around my work life and my personal life?
How can I pursue my passions while making time for my job?
What are the signs of burnout and how do I conserve my energy?
What steps can I take to protect my mental health at work?
You'll spend a significant part of your life working. This book will help you define what you need to feel balanced and fulfilled, on or off the clock.

Authenticity, Identity, and Being Yourself at Work 2025

Just be yourself, right?
We're complex people. Professionally, we're recent graduates, employees, star performers, and first-time managers. But we're also best friends, devoted family members, sports fans, pet parents, social justice activists, or any other combination of these and other traits. How much of ourselves--from cultural self-expression, to thinking style and beliefs, to gender identity--should we bring to the workplace?
Authenticity, Identity, and Being Yourself at Work is filled with practical advice from HBR experts who can help you answer this and other questions like:
What does authenticity really mean at work?
How do I disclose personal information without oversharing?
In what ways can I overcome feelings of imposter syndrome?
What should I do when who I am conflicts with those around me?