HBR Guide Series

HBR Guide to Beating Burnout

Burnout is rampant. Recognize the signs and make the right changes. The always-on workplace and increasing pressures are leading to a high rate of burnout. Unmanaged, chronic work stress doesn't just lead to lower productivity and negative emotions--it...

HBR Guide to Building Your Business Case Toolkit

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. The HBR Guide to Building Your...

HBR Guide to Being More Productive

Productivity starts with you. Every day begins with the same challenge: too many tasks on your to-do list and not enough time to accomplish them. Perhaps you tell yourself to just buckle down and get it all done--skip lunch, work a longer day. Maybe you...

HBR Guide to Coaching Employees Toolkit

Bring out the best in your team through coaching.As a manager, you are only as strong as your team. But you can't just tell your direct reports what to do: you need to guide them to make their own decisions, solve tough problems, and actively develop...

HBR Guide to Remote Work

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...

HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict Toolkit

Learn to address conflict professionally and productively.Whether you enjoy a lively debate or prefer to suppress your feelings over disagreements, we all struggle with conflict at work. Every day we navigate an office full of competing interests,...

HBR Guide to Crafting Your Purpose Video Toolkit

We're living through a crisis of purpose. Surveys indicate that people are feeling less connected to the meaning of their work, asking, "How do I find my purpose?" That's the wrong question. You don't find your purpose--you build it.In the HBR Guide to...

HBR Guide to Your Professional Growth

Don't wait for someone else to manage your career. The days of HR-sponsored development plans are over. Managing your career--and the skills you need to be successful--is your responsibility. If you're looking to push yourself to the next level, it can...

HBR Guide to Better Business Writing

DON'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. But it's a skill you must cultivate to succeed: You'll lose time, money, and influence if your...

HBR Guide to Designing Your Retirement Toolkit

Set yourself up for a successful transition. Retirement is perhaps the greatest and most deeply personal career transition you'll ever make. Will you switch gears, slow down, or stop work entirely? Will you have the money, good health, and the...

HBR Guide to Leading Through Change

Drive transformation. Change is now constant. As a leader, you must serve as interpreter, project manager, cheerleader, and conduit. Plans evolve. Contexts shift. Progress happens in fits and starts. Through it all, you must push your team forward even...

HBR Guide to Your Job Search Toolkit

Land the job of your dreams.You're ready to take the next step in your career. But securing the right role can take a lot of work, time, and energy. How do you move forward without getting overwhelmed by the process?The HBR Guide to Your Job Search...

HBR Guide to Unlocking Creativity Toolkit

Creativity is the key to innovation, but too many projects and teams are organized in ways that stifle new ideas. You need to ensure that creativity can thrive--and that you are part of the process. Fortunately, anyone can use method-driven approaches to...

HBR Guide to AI Basics for Managers Toolkit

AI is ready for business. Are you ready for AI? From financial modeling and product design to performance management and hiring decisions, AI and machine learning are becoming everyday tools for managers at businesses of all sizes. But AI systems come...

HBR Guide to Navigating the Toxic Workplace

Is your workplace toxic?Toxic workplaces take many forms. Whether you're dealing with a narcissistic boss, a backstabbing colleague, endless microaggressions, or a culture of overwork and burnout, it can feel impossible to know what to do. Should you...

HBR Guide to Your Job Search

Land the job of your dreams.You're ready to take the next step in your career. But securing the right role can take a lot of work--and a lot of time and energy. How do you move forward without getting overwhelmed by the process?The HBR Guide to Your Job...

HBR Guide to Managing Flexible Work Toolkit

Find a way to work that works for you.The 9-to-5 office routine no longer exists. Many employees have the option to work anywhere, any time. But how do you find the flexible arrangement that’s right for you? And how do you manage a team when they're all...

HBR Guide to Executing Your Strategy

Put your strategy into action.Even the best competitive strategies mean nothing if they aren't executed well. Yet many organizations struggle when they move from defining a strategy to actually applying it. Somehow, all the careful planning falls apart,...

HBR Guide to Designing Your Retirement

Set yourself up for a successful transition. Retirement is perhaps the greatest and most deeply personal career transition you'll ever make. Will you switch gears, slow down, or stop work entirely? Will you have the money, the good health, and the...

Managing Teams in the Hybrid Age: The HBR Guides Collection (8 Books)

Lead your hybrid team to success.The strictly nine-to-five office routine no longer exists, and you may be managing a team that works in several different locations at different times of day. How can you keep your team engaged and remain connected and...

Work from Anywhere: The HBR Guides Collection (5 Books)

Everything you need to get your best work done, no matter where you do it.For many, working remotely is a dream come true. For others it comes with stress, distraction, and endless video-call fatigue. No matter how you feel about the new world of work,...

HBR Guide to Unlocking Creativity

Anyone can think more creatively and unlock innovation.Creativity is the key to innovation, but too many projects and teams are organized in ways that stifle new ideas. You need to ensure that creativity can thrive--and that you are part of the process...

HBR Guide to Critical Thinking Toolkit

You're facing a problem at work. There are many ways you can approach it, but each comes with its own pros and cons. How do you sort through all the information and tackle this complex situation so you know you're taking the right path? The answer lies...

HBR Guide to Critical Thinking

Tackle complex situations with critical thinking.You're facing a problem at work. There are many ways you can approach the situation, but each comes with its own pros and cons. How do you sort through all the information so that you know you're taking...

Take Control of Your Career Collection (7 Ebooks)

Taking control of your career can be a challenging task for anyone, especially if you are not sure where to begin. This specially priced seven volume digital set will expertly coach you through the ins and outs of successful career development. It...

HBR Guide to AI Basics for Managers

AI is ready for business. Are you ready for AI? From financial modeling and product design to performance management and hiring decisions, AI and machine learning are becoming everyday tools for managers at businesses of all sizes. But AI systems come...

HBR Guide to Smarter Networking Toolkit

Networking doesn't stop once you've landed the job. Building a high-quality, diverse network is key to learning and growth, influencing others, and launching your ideas. The HBR Guide to Smarter Networking Toolkit provides actionable exercises and...

HBR Guide to Better Mental Health at Work Toolkit

Mental health is just as important as physical health.Yet being honest about depression, anxiety, and other psychological conditions at work can feel risky--and hasn't always been welcome. How can you ensure that you and your colleagues feel as though...

HBR Guide to Better Mental Health at Work

Build a mentally healthy workplace.Mental health is just as important as physical health. Yet being honest about depression, anxiety, and other psychological conditions at work can feel risky--and hasn’t always been welcome. How can you ensure that you...

HBR Guide to Smarter Networking

Make the connections that will help you succeed--and advance faster.Networking doesn't stop once you've landed the job. Building a high-quality, diverse network is key to learning and growth, influencing others, and launching your ideas. But how do you...

HBR Guide to Being a Great Boss Toolkit

Are you a good boss--or a great one?Good bosses can handle the day-to-day work of running a team. Great bosses go beyond that, finding ways to help employees become better versions of themselves as people and professionals. But as a manager, how do you...

HBR Guide to Managing Flexible Work

Find a way to work that works for you.The 9-to-5 office routine no longer exists. Many employees have the option to work anywhere, any time. But how do you find the flexible arrangement that's right for you? And how do you manage a team when they're all...

HBR Guide to Crafting Your Purpose

Stop searching for purpose. Build it. We're living through a crisis of purpose. Surveys indicate that people are feeling less connected to the meaning of their work, asking, "How do I find my purpose?" That's the wrong question. You don't find your...

HBR Guide to Being a Great Boss

Are you a good boss--or a great one? Good bosses can handle the day-to-day work of running a team. Great bosses go beyond that, finding ways to help employees become better versions of themselves as people and professionals. But as a manager, how do you...

HBR Guide to Collaborative Teams Toolkit

Break down the barriers to effective collaboration.For cross-functional projects to work, you need to bring together diverse ideas and resources from across your organization. But office politics, conflicting objectives, and lack of clear authority can...

HBR Guide to Collaborative Teams

Break down the barriers to effective collaboration. For cross-functional projects to work, you need to bring together diverse ideas and resources from across your organization. But office politics, conflicting objectives, and lack of clear authority can...

HBR Guide to Remote Work Toolkit

Get your best work done, no matter where you do it.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 make remote work actually work for you? The HBR Guide to...

HBR Guides to Managing Stress and Burnout Toolkit

Stress and burnout are rampant.Recognize the signs and make the right changes. The always-on workplace and increasing pressures are leading to high rates of stress and burnout. Unmanaged, chronic work stress doesn't just lead to lower productivity and...

HBR Guides to Managing Your Career Toolkit

Don't wait for someone else to manage your career; here's your chance to take control of your own destiny.If you're looking to push yourself to the next level, it can be hard to know where to start. The HBR Guides to Managing Your Career Toolkit provides...

HBR Guide to Setting Your Strategy Toolkit

Every company needs a strategy.A focused strategy aligns decision making throughout the organization and helps establish a competitive edge in the marketplace. But with so many options to consider, how do you define a unique strategy that will ensure...

HBR Guide to Making Better Decisions Toolkit

Rethink how you approach tough decisions.You make decisions every day--from prioritizing your to-do list to choosing which long-term projects to pursue. But most decisions don't have a clear-cut answer, and assessing the alternatives and the risks...

HBR Guide to Managing Strategic Initiatives Toolkit

Managing a successful strategic initiative may be the key to transforming your company--and propelling your career forward. Yet running a cross-functional team on a high-profile project can present a multitude of challenges and risks. Get the help you...

HBR Guide to Motivating People Toolkit

Help your people reach their full potential.Recent data reveals abysmal engagement levels among workers around the globe. Individual employees and organizations are responsible for engagement, but ultimately managers have the biggest impact on engagement...

HBR Guide to Emotional Intelligence Toolkit

Tools to manage the human side of work.Emotional intelligence is a more powerful determinant of good leadership than technical competence, IQ, or vision; and it's composed of skills that all of us can learn and improve on. The HBR Guide to Emotional...

HBR Guide to Managing Strategic Initiatives

Put strategy into action. Managing a successful strategic initiative may be the key to transforming your company--and propelling your career forward. Yet running a cross-functional team on a high-profile project can present a multitude of challenges and...

HBR Guides to Managing Your Career Collection (6 Books)

Don't wait for someone else to manage your career. Career paths are far from straightforward. The HBR Guides to Managing Your Career Collection offers the ideas and strategies to help you take charge of your career and reach your highest potential--both...

HBR Guide to Setting Your Strategy

Set your company up for long-term success. Every company needs a strategy. A focused strategy aligns decision making throughout the organization and helps establish a competitive edge in the marketplace. But with so many options to consider, how do you...

HBR Guides to Building Your Strategic Skills Collection (3 Books)

If you aren't working with a strategy, you're wasting your time.Strategy isn't just a set of plans handed down from the C-suite. To grow as a leader, you need to understand your company's strategy and align your thinking, projects, and team with...

HBR Guide to Making Better Decisions

Rethink how you approach tough decisions. You make decisions every day--from prioritizing your to-do list to choosing which long-term innovation projects to pursue. But most decisions don't have a clear-cut answer, and assessing the alternatives and the...

HBR Guide to Finance Basics for Managers

DON'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...

HBR Guide to Changing Your Career

Your next act starts now. You're ready for something new, but it's hard to start over. Just the idea of trading the security you have now for the unknown or throwing away the education and time you've invested in your current career can plunge you into a...