The one primer you need to develop your managerial and leadership skills.
Whether you’re a new manager or looking to have more influence in your current management role, the challenges you face come in all shapes and sizes—a direct report’s anxious questions, your boss’s last-minute assignment of an important presentation, or a blank business case staring you in the face. To reach your full potential in these situations, you need to master a new set of business and personal skills.
Packed with step-by-step advice and wisdom from Harvard Business Review’s management archive, the HBR Manager’s Handbook provides best practices on topics from understanding key financial statements and the fundamentals of strategy to emotional intelligence and building your employees’ trust. The book’s brief sections allow you to home in quickly on the solutions you need right away—or take a deeper dive if you need more context.
Content:
Part One: Develop a Leader Mindset
The Transition to Leadership
Building Trust and Credibility
Emotional Intelligence
Positioning Yourself for Success
Part Two: Managing Yourself
Becoming a Person of Influence
Communicating Effectively
Personal Productivity
Self-Development
Part Three: Managing Individuals
Delegating with Confidence
Giving Effective Feedback
Developing Talent
Part Four: Managing Teams
Leading Teams
Fostering Creativity
Hiring—and Keeping—the Best
Part Five: Managing the Business
Strategy: A Primer
Mastering Financial Tools
Developing a Business Case
Title
Harvard Business Review Managers Handbook: The 17 Skills Leaders Need to Stand Out
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Publisher / Imprint
Harvard Business Review
Binding
Paperback
Edition
1st Edition
Publication Date
2026
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