Harvard Business Review 20-Minute Manager Ultimate Boxed Set (16 Books)

Harvard Business Review 20-Minute Manager Ultimate Boxed Set (16 Books)

by Harvard Business Review
Released February 2019
Publisher(s): Harvard Business Review Press
ISBN: 9781633697799

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Book description

The perfect gift for aspiring leaders: 16 volumes of HBR 20-Minute Manager.

This 16-volume, specially priced boxed set makes a perfect gift for aspiring leaders who are short on time but need advice fast, on topics from creating business plans and giving feedback to managing time and presentations.

The set includes:

  • Creating Business Plans
  • Delegating Work
  • Difficult Conversations
  • Finance Basics
  • Getting Work Done
  • Giving Effective Feedback
  • Innovative Teams
  • Leading Virtual Teams
  • Managing Projects
  • Managing Time
  • Managing Up
  • Performance Reviews
  • Presentations
  • Running Meetings
  • Running Virtual Meetings
  • Virtual Collaboration.

Don't have much time? Get up to speed fast on the most essential business skills with HBR's 20-Minute Manager series. Whether you need a crash course or a brief refresher, each book in the series is a concise, practical primer that will help you brush up on a key management topic. Advice you can quickly read and apply, for ambitious professionals and aspiring executives--from the most trusted source in business. Also available as an ebook.

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Performance Reviews
    1. Series Page
    2. Title Page
    3. HBR Press Quantity Sales Discounts
    4. Copyright Page
    5. Preview
    6. Contents
    7. The Basics
    8. The Basics
    9. Gathering Information
    10. Gathering Information
    11. Evaluating Performance
    12. Evaluating Performance
    13. Conducting the Meeting
    14. Conducting the Meeting
    15. Establishing Next Steps
    16. Establishing Next Steps
    17. Handling Tough Topics
    18. Handling Tough Topics
    19. Learn More
    20. Sources
    21. Index
    22. Back Cover
  3. Presentations
    1. Series Page
    2. Title Page
    3. Copyright
    4. Contents
    5. The Key to Presenting
    6. Why Give a Presentation?
    7. Define Your Goal
      1. Your broad objective
      2. Your desired outcomes
      3. Your measurement of success
    8. Know Your Audience
    9. Craft Your Message
      1. Step 1: Define your core message
      2. Step 2: Identify relevant arguments and data
      3. Step 3: Organize the content
    10. Identify Your Resources
      1. What’s your venue like?
      2. How much time will you have?
      3. What equipment will you use?
    11. Plan the Visuals
      1. Choosing the appropriate media
      2. Creating effective visuals
    12. Practice Your Delivery
      1. Rehearsing your content
      2. Preparing yourself mentally
    13. Deliver Your Presentation
      1. Keeping your audience engaged
      2. Being flexible
    14. Manage the Response
      1. Timing the Q&A
      2. Preparing for tough questions
      3. Outlining next steps
    15. Debrief Your Presentation
      1. Critiquing your content
      2. Analyzing your performance
      3. Asking colleagues for feedback
    16. Follow Up with the Audience
    17. Learn More
    18. Sources
    19. Index
    20. Back Cover
  4. Creating Business Plans
    1. Title Page
    2. Copyright
    3. Contents
    4. Why Write a Business Plan?
      1. Getting started
      2. The structure of a business plan
    5. Describing the Opportunity
      1. Presenting your idea
        1. Executive summary
        2. Business description
      2. Analyzing the business environment
        1. Industry background
        2. Competitive analysis
        3. Market analysis
    6. Introducing Your Management Team
      1. Highlighting qualifications
      2. Presenting the team as a unit
    7. Bringing Your Product to Market
      1. Operations plan: Articulating day-to-day business
      2. Marketing plan: Promoting your value proposition
    8. Projecting Financial Risk and Reward
      1. Preparing your financial plan
      2. Anticipating readers’ concerns
    9. Attachments and Milestones
      1. Supplemental information
      2. Milestones
    10. Conclusion
    11. Test Yourself
    12. Learn More
    13. Sources
    14. Index
    15. Back Cover
  5. Difficult Conversations
    1. Series Page
    2. Title Page
    3. HBR Press Quantity Sales Discounts
    4. Copyright Page
    5. Preview
    6. Contents
    7. What Makes a Conversation Difficult?
    8. Think It Through
    9. Prepare for the Difficult Conversation
    10. Conduct the Conversation
    11. Follow Through
    12. Become a Better Communicator
    13. Learn More
    14. Sources
    15. Index
    16. Back Cover
  6. Giving Effective Feedback
    1. Series Page
    2. Title Page
    3. HBR Press Quantity Sales Discounts
    4. Copyright Page
    5. Preview
    6. Contents
    7. Why Feedback Matters
      1. What makes feedback effective?
      2. Overcome your fear of giving feedback
    8. Choosing When to Give Feedback
      1. Identify the right situations
      2. Time the feedback
    9. Conducting a Feedback Discussion
      1. Plan the interaction
      2. Initiate the exchange
      3. Engage in dialogue
    10. Developing an Action Plan
      1. Specify next steps
      2. Follow up
      3. Assess yourself
    11. Handling Difficult Feedback Situations
      1. Dealing with noncommunicators
      2. Managing potentially volatile encounters
      3. Giving feedback to high performers
      4. Giving corrective feedback to your boss
    12. Creating a Receptive Climate for Feedback
      1. Make feedback a priority
      2. Give positive feedback publicly
      3. Empower everyone
    13. Learn More
    14. Sources
    15. Index
    16. Back Cover
  7. Delegating Work
    1. Title Page
    2. Copyright
    3. Contents
    4. Why Delegate?
      1. The purpose of delegating
      2. The benefits of delegating
    5. Building a Foundation for Effective Delegating
      1. Establish the right environment
      2. Address your concerns
    6. Preparing to Delegate
      1. Consider your reasons for delegating
      2. Determine what (and what not) to delegate
      3. Choose how much of the work to delegate
      4. Identify the skills required
      5. Select the most suitable person
      6. Decide on the level of authority to grant
    7. Making the Assignment
      1. Discuss the work with your staff member
      2. Communicate with your team
    8. Monitoring the Assignment
      1. Track the delegated assignment
      2. Provide support
      3. Anticipate and address problems
    9. Review the Process
      1. Evaluate completed assignments
      2. Teach delegating skills to others
    10. Learn More
    11. Sources
    12. Index
    13. Back Cover
  8. Finance Basics
    1. Title Page
    2. Copyright
    3. Contents
    4. Why Understand Finance?
    5. Navigating the Three Major Financial Statements
      1. Accounting methods
      2. The income statement
      3. The balance sheet
      4. The cash flow statement
    6. Using the Statements to Measure Financial Health
      1. Profitability ratios
      2. Efficiency ratios
      3. Liquidity ratios
      4. Leverage ratios
      5. Other ways to measure financial health
    7. Preparing a Budget
      1. Top-down versus bottom-up budgeting
      2. Getting started
      3. Articulating your assumptions
      4. Quantifying your assumptions
    8. Calculating Return on Investment
      1. Costs and benefits
      2. Payback period
      3. Net present value and internal rate of return
      4. Break-even analysis
      5. Sensitivity analysis
      6. Evaluating unquantifiable costs and benefits
    9. Tracking Performance
      1. Performance of an investment
      2. Performance of an existing unit
      3. Forecasts
    10. Test Yourself
      1. Answers to Test Questions
    11. Key Terms
    12. Learn More
    13. Sources
    14. Index
    15. Back Cover
  9. Innovative Teams
    1. Series
    2. Title Page
    3. HBR Press Quantity Sales Discounts
    4. Copyright
    5. Preview
    6. Contents
    7. Enhancing Your Team’s Creativity
    8. Enhancing Your Team’s Creativity
    9. Building Your Team
    10. Building Your Team
    11. Setting the Stage for Creative Thinking
    12. Setting the Stage for Creative Thinking
    13. Generating Ideas
    14. Generating Ideas
    15. Choosing the Right Option
    16. Choosing the Right Option
    17. Promoting a Creative Culture
    18. Promoting a Creative Culture
    19. Learn More
    20. Sources
    21. Index
    22. Back Cover
  10. Getting Work Done
    1. Series Page
    2. Title Page
    3. HBR Press Quantity Sales Discounts
    4. Copyright Page
    5. Preview
    6. Contents
    7. Why Invest Time in Improving Your Productivity?
      1. Commit to change
    8. Identify What Needs to Get Done
      1. List your goals
      2. Track your time
    9. Schedule Your Work
      1. Set priorities
      2. Use deadlines to your advantage
      3. Schedule your tasks
      4. Create your daily to-do list
    10. Find Your Focus
      1. Organize your space
      2. Organize your e-mail
      3. Develop smart routines
    11. Keep Up the Good Habits
      1. Stop procrastinating
      2. Avoid interruptions
      3. Work less
    12. Work Effectively with Others
      1. Learn to say no
      2. Delegate
      3. Ask for help
      4. Make meetings more productive
      5. Make virtual work more effective
    13. Assess Your Progress
      1. Reflect and adjust
    14. Learn More
    15. Sources
    16. Index
  11. Managing Time
    1. Title Page
    2. Copyright
    3. Contents
    4. Why Manage Your Time?
    5. Assess Yourself
      1. State your objectives
      2. Break down your responsibilities
      3. Track your time
      4. Examine your results
    6. Develop a Plan
      1. Reclaim your time
      2. Create a big-picture vision
      3. Do a reality check
    7. Execute Your Plan: Time Boxing
      1. Time-boxing basics
      2. Setting up your time boxes
      3. How to prioritize tasks
    8. Keep Yourself on Track
      1. Manage your deadlines
      2. Overcome procrastination
      3. Avoid interruptions
      4. Think on your feet
    9. Reassess Yourself
      1. Are you still on track?
      2. Getting back on track
    10. Sources
    11. Learn More
    12. Index
    13. Back Cover
  12. Running Meetings
    1. Title Page
    2. Copyright
    3. Contents
    4. Running Effective Meetings
    5. Preparing for Your Meeting
      1. Why are you meeting?
      2. Setting an agenda
      3. Identifying the right participants
      4. Making the invitation
      5. Finishing your preparations
      6. Do you really need a meeting?
      7. Meeting preparation checklist
    6. Leading Your Meeting
      1. Starting the meeting
      2. Executing the agenda
      3. Closing the meeting
    7. The Day After: Making Your Meeting Stick
      1. The follow-up note
      2. How did you do?
      3. Meeting follow-up checklist
    8. Running Specific Types of Meetings
      1. Solving a problem
      2. Making a decision
      3. Virtual meetings
    9. When Good Meetings Go Bad, andHow to Fix Them
      1. What to do if
    10. Learn More
    11. Sources
    12. Index
    13. Back Cover
  13. Managing Up
    1. Series Page
    2. Title Page
    3. Copyright
    4. Contents
    5. What Is Managing Up?
      1. What managing up involves
      2. Why managing up is useful
    6. Knowing Your Manager—and Yourself
      1. Roles
      2. Strengths and weaknesses
      3. Work styles
      4. Motivators
    7. Managing Expectations
      1. Know what your manager expects
      2. Set your own expectations
      3. Understand the limits of managing up
    8. Communicating with Your Manager
      1. How to listen and observe
      2. How to present problems and opportunities
      3. How to disagree with your manager
    9. Negotiating with Your Manager
      1. Establish your credibility
      2. Identify priorities
      3. Communicate strategically
    10. Monitoring the Relationship
    11. Learn More
    12. Sources
    13. Index
    14. Back Cover
  14. Leading Virtual Teams
    1. Series Page
    2. Title Page
    3. HBR Press Quantity Sales Discounts
    4. Copyright Page
    5. Preview
    6. Contents
    7. What Is a Virtual Team?
      1. Why use virtual teams?
      2. What are the key challenges?
    8. Get the Right People on the Team
      1. What’s important on a virtual team?
      2. Tweak an existing team
      3. Assemble a new team
    9. Manage the Technology
      1. Assess needs and resources
      2. Seek input
      3. Set up a team site
      4. Establish rules for technology use
      5. What to do when technology fails
    10. Get to Work
      1. Launch the team
      2. Create a shared vision
      3. Define common expectations
      4. Align priorities
      5. Build rapport and trust
      6. Keep people engaged
    11. Communicate Effectively
      1. Pick the right channel
      2. Work around time zones and linguistic and cultural barriers
      3. Avoid communication fatigue
      4. Find the right balance
    12. Cope with Common Problems
      1. Evaluate performance from a distance
      2. Maintain accountability from afar
      3. Manage conflict on a virtual team
    13. Learn More
    14. Sources
    15. Index
    16. Back Cover
  15. Virtual Collaboration
    1. Series Page
    2. Title Page
    3. Copyright Page
    4. HBR Press Quantity Sales Discounts
    5. Preview
    6. Contents
    7. What Is Virtual Collaboration?
      1. The challenges of virtual collaboration
    8. Clarify Expectations for Your Work
      1. Define the work
      2. Agree on roles, tasks, and processes
      3. Establish a code of conduct
    9. Manage Your Technology
      1. Assess your needs
      2. Select your hardware and software
      3. Put your tools to work
      4. What to do when technology fails
    10. Build Productive Relationships
      1. “Meet” your colleagues
      2. Establish trust
      3. Manage conflict
    11. Communicate Effectively
      1. Pick the right channel
      2. Get—and keep—your colleagues’ attention over e-mail
      3. Hold people accountable
      4. Give and receive feedback
      5. Set boundaries
    12. Manage Common Problems
      1. Set and maintain a schedule that works
      2. Make your work visible to others
      3. Combat isolation
    13. Learn More
    14. Sources
    15. Index
    16. Back Cover
  16. Running Virtual Meetings
    1. Series Page
    2. Title Page
    3. Copyright
    4. HBR Press Quantity Sales Discounts
    5. Preview
    6. Contents
    7. What Is a Virtual Meeting?
      1. What are the key challenges?
      2. Why hold one?
      3. What this book will do
    8. Plan Your Meeting
      1. Decide if you need to meet
      2. Create an agenda
      3. Identify the participants
      4. Pick a platform
      5. Set a time
    9. Manage the Technology
      1. Assess your needs
      2. Choose your tools
      3. Test your setup
      4. What to do when technology fails
    10. Set Expectations for Participation
      1. Assign roles
      2. Establish meeting processes
      3. Clarify etiquette
      4. Send your invitation and materials
    11. Conduct the Meeting
      1. Just before the meeting starts
      2. Open the meeting
      3. Facilitate the discussion
      4. Hear from everyone
      5. Control the tone
      6. Close the meeting
      7. Follow up
    12. Navigate Special Situations
      1. Give a video presentation
      2. Bridge linguistic or cultural barriers
    13. Learn More
    14. Sources
    15. Index
    16. Back cover
  17. Managing Projects
    1. Series Page
    2. Title Page
    3. Copyright
    4. Contents
    5. The Basics
      1. What constitutes a project
      2. What project management involves
      3. The four phases of every project
    6. Planning Your Project
      1. Define the real problem
      2. Identify your stakeholders
      3. Set the project’s goals
      4. Prepare for trade-offs
      5. Spell out the tasks
    7. Building Up Your Project
      1. Assemble your team
      2. Set the schedule
      3. Develop a budget
    8. Managing Your Project
      1. Delegate—but track results
      2. Monitor progress against the schedule
      3. Monitor progress against the budget
      4. Ensure quality control
      5. Report progress to stakeholders
    9. Dealing with Your Project’s Problems
      1. Scope creep
      2. Delays
      3. Budget overruns
      4. People issues
    10. Bringing Your Project to a Successful Conclusion
      1. Prepare the handoff
      2. Conduct a post-project evaluation
      3. Develop a useful final report
      4. Thank everyone—and prepare for the next project
    11. Test Yourself
    12. Learn More
    13. Sources
    14. Index
    15. Back Cover

Product information

  • Title: Harvard Business Review 20-Minute Manager Ultimate Boxed Set (16 Books)
  • Author(s): Harvard Business Review
  • Release date: February 2019
  • Publisher(s): Harvard Business Review Press
  • ISBN: 9781633697799