Harvard Business Review imprint: 574 books
Redefining Health Care
Creating Value-based Competition on Results
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2006
The U.S. health care system is in crisis. At stake are the quality of care for millions of Americans and the financial well-being of individuals and employers squeezed by skyrocketing premiums-not to mention the stability of state and federal government budgets.
In Redefining Health Care, internationally...
Reinventing the CFO
How Financial Managers Can Transform Their Roles And Add Greater Value
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2006
On the heels of a decade of scandals and the new pressures brought on by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, corporations expect far more from their CFOs than simply managing the numbers. They expect decision-making support and performance insights that can improve bottom-line results. Unfortunately, the complexity...
The Mind of the Leader
How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordinary Results
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
Join the global movement that's making corporations more people-centric to achieve great results.
The world is facing a global leadership crisis. Seventy-seven percent of leaders think they do a good job of engaging their people, yet 88 percent of employees say their leaders don't engage enough....
Resonant Leadership
Renewing Yourself and Connecting with Others Through Mindfulness, Hope and CompassionCompassion
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2005
The blockbuster best seller Primal Leadership introduced us to "resonant" leaders--individuals who manage their own and others' emotions in ways that drive success. Leaders everywhere recognized the validity of resonant leadership, but struggled with how to achieve and sustain resonance...
Innovator's DNA, Updated, with a New Preface
Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
A new classic, recommended by leaders and media around the world
In this bestselling book, authors Jeff Dyer (Innovation Capital and The Innovator's Method), Hal Gregersen (Questions Are the Answer), and Clayton M. Christensen (The Innovator's Dilemma, The Innovator's Solution, and How Will...
by Jay A. Conger
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2008
In an age when managers can no longer rely on formal power, persuading people is more important than ever. Persuasion is a process of learning from colleagues and employees and negotiating shared solutions to solving problems and achieving goals.
In The Necessary Art of Persuasion, Jay Conger...
The Power of Positive Deviance
How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World's Toughest Problems
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2010
Think of the toughest problems in your organization or community. What if they'd already been solved and you didn't even know it?
In The Power of Positive Deviance, the authors present a counterintuitive new approach to problem-solving. Their advice? Leverage positive deviants--the few individuals...
Workforce of One
Revolutionizing Talent Management Through Customization
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
Companies have excelled by treating customers as "markets of one"-offering them personalized buying experiences. But in managing talent, most firms still use one-size-fits-all HR practices. With today's diverse workforces, this approach is preventing organizations from attracting, retaining,...
Employees First, Customers Second
Turning Conventional Management Upside Down
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2010
One small idea can ignite a revolution just as a single matchstick can start a fire.
One such idea-putting employees first and customers second-sparked a revolution at HCL Technologies, the IT services giant.
In this candid and personal account, Vineet Nayar-HCLT’s celebrated CEO-recounts...
Profit at the Bottom of the Ladder
Creating Value by Investing in Your Workforce
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2010
Most managers assume that surviving, especially in recessions, requires slashing wages, benefits, and other workforce expenses. And lowest-skilled workers are often viewed as the most expendable.
In Profit at the Bottom of the Ladder, Jody Heymann overturns these assumptions. Drawing from thousands...
Being the Boss, with a New Preface
The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2019
The indispensable guide to making the transformation from becoming a first-time manager to actually being an effective manager and leader--to being the boss.
Wisdom from HBS leadership professor Linda Hill, the preeminent authority on the crucial transition into the management role.
Takes the...
Strategic Speed
Mobilize People, Accelerate Execution
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Only 30 percent of strategic initiatives are successfully executed. Of those that are, most CEOs view the process as too slow. What’s going on? And how can you accelerate execution in your company?
In Strategic Speed, the authors provide the answers. Start by understanding the barriers to...
The Future of Competition
Co-Creating Unique Value With Customers
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2004
In this visionary book, C. K. Prahalad and Venkat Ramaswamy explore why, despite unbounded opportunities for innovation, companies still can't satisfy customers and sustain profitable growth. The explanation for this apparent paradox lies in recognizing the structural changes brought about by the...
Rocking the Boat
How Tempered Radicals Effect Change Without Making Trouble
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
Most people feel at odds with their organizations at one time or another: Managers with families struggle to balance professional and personal responsibilities in often unsympathetic firms. Members of minority groups strive to make their organizations better for others like themselves without limiting...