HBR 20-Minute Manager Boxed Set (10 Books) (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)

HBR 20-Minute Manager Boxed Set (10 Books) (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)

by Harvard Business Review
Released May 2015
Publisher(s): Harvard Business Review Press
ISBN: 9781633690967

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Book description

A curated collection of the business basics to fuel your success.

You’ll get up to speed fast on the most essential business skills with this set of concise, practical primers. Finance Basics explains the fundamentals of corporate finance—and its jargon; Running Meetings gives you the tools and checklists you need to keep your meetings effective and efficient; Presentations helps you create and deliver a persuasive performance, fast; Managing Projects shows you how to set up and execute on a project plan; Managing Time helps you to figure out where all the minutes of your day are going—and how to get them under control; Getting Work Done helps you to use each of those minutes more productively; Creating Business Plans shows you how to present the risks and rewards of your idea; Managing Up helps you to build your relationship with your boss; Delegating Work shows you how to hand work off right; and Giving Effective Feedback teaches you how to make potentially difficult confrontations and turn them into productive conversations. This 10-volume, specially priced boxed set makes a perfect gift for aspiring leaders who are short on time but need advice fast.

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. Presentations (20-Minute Manager) (1/2)
  3. Presentations (20-Minute Manager) (2/2)
    1. Contents (1/2)
    2. Contents (2/2)
    3. The Key to Presenting
    4. Why Give a Presentation?
    5. Define Your Goal (1/2)
    6. Define Your Goal (2/2)
    7. Know Your Audience (1/2)
    8. Know Your Audience (2/2)
    9. Craft Your Message (1/3)
    10. Craft Your Message (2/3)
    11. Craft Your Message (3/3)
    12. Identify Your Resources (1/2)
    13. Identify Your Resources (2/2)
    14. Plan the Visuals (1/2)
    15. Plan the Visuals (2/2)
    16. Practice Your Delivery (1/2)
    17. Practice Your Delivery (2/2)
    18. Deliver Your Presentation (1/2)
    19. Deliver Your Presentation (2/2)
    20. Manage the Response (1/2)
    21. Manage the Response (2/2)
    22. Debrief Your Presentation (1/2)
    23. Debrief Your Presentation (2/2)
    24. Follow Up with the Audience
    25. Learn More (1/2)
    26. Learn More (2/2)
    27. Sources
    28. Index (1/2)
    29. Index (2/2)
  4. Creating Business Plans (20-Minute Manager) (1/2)
  5. Creating Business Plans (20-Minute Manager) (2/2)
    1. Contents (1/2)
    2. Contents (2/2)
    3. Why Write a Business Plan? (1/3)
    4. Why Write a Business Plan? (2/3)
    5. Why Write a Business Plan? (3/3)
    6. Describing the Opportunity (1/9)
    7. Describing the Opportunity (2/9)
    8. Describing the Opportunity (3/9)
    9. Describing the Opportunity (4/9)
    10. Describing the Opportunity (5/9)
    11. Describing the Opportunity (6/9)
    12. Describing the Opportunity (7/9)
    13. Describing the Opportunity (8/9)
    14. Describing the Opportunity (9/9)
    15. Introducing Your Management Team (1/3)
    16. Introducing Your Management Team (2/3)
    17. Introducing Your Management Team (3/3)
    18. Bringing Your Product to Market (1/5)
    19. Bringing Your Product to Market (2/5)
    20. Bringing Your Product to Market (3/5)
    21. Bringing Your Product to Market (4/5)
    22. Bringing Your Product to Market (5/5)
    23. Projecting Financial Risk and Reward (1/4)
    24. Projecting Financial Risk and Reward (2/4)
    25. Projecting Financial Risk and Reward (3/4)
    26. Projecting Financial Risk and Reward (4/4)
    27. Attachments and Milestones (1/2)
    28. Attachments and Milestones (2/2)
    29. Conclusion
    30. Test Yourself (1/2)
    31. Test Yourself (2/2)
    32. Learn More (1/2)
    33. Learn More (2/2)
    34. Sources
    35. Index (1/3)
    36. Index (2/3)
    37. Index (3/3)
  6. Giving Effective Feedback (20-Minute Manager) (1/2)
  7. Giving Effective Feedback (20-Minute Manager) (2/2)
    1. Contents (1/2)
    2. Contents (2/2)
    3. Why Feedback Matters (1/2)
    4. Why Feedback Matters (2/2)
    5. Choosing When to Give Feedback (1/3)
    6. Choosing When to Give Feedback (2/3)
    7. Choosing When to Give Feedback (3/3)
    8. Conducting a Feedback Discussion (1/4)
    9. Conducting a Feedback Discussion (2/4)
    10. Conducting a Feedback Discussion (3/4)
    11. Conducting a Feedback Discussion (4/4)
    12. Developing an Action Plan (1/3)
    13. Developing an Action Plan (2/3)
    14. Developing an Action Plan (3/3)
    15. Handling Difficult Feedback Situations (1/4)
    16. Handling Difficult Feedback Situations (2/4)
    17. Handling Difficult Feedback Situations (3/4)
    18. Handling Difficult Feedback Situations (4/4)
    19. Creating a Receptive Climate for Feedback (1/2)
    20. Creating a Receptive Climate for Feedback (2/2)
    21. Learn More (1/2)
    22. Learn More (2/2)
    23. Sources
    24. Index (1/3)
    25. Index (2/3)
    26. Index (3/3)
  8. Delegating Work (20-Minute Manager) (1/2)
  9. Delegating Work (20-Minute Manager) (2/2)
    1. Contents (1/2)
    2. Contents (2/2)
    3. Untitled (1/2)
    4. Untitled (2/2)
    5. Building a Foundation for Effective Delegating (1/4)
    6. Building a Foundation for Effective Delegating (2/4)
    7. Building a Foundation for Effective Delegating (3/4)
    8. Building a Foundation for Effective Delegating (4/4)
    9. Preparing to Delegate (1/5)
    10. Preparing to Delegate (2/5)
    11. Preparing to Delegate (3/5)
    12. Preparing to Delegate (4/5)
    13. Preparing to Delegate (5/5)
    14. Making the Assignment (1/2)
    15. Making the Assignment (2/2)
    16. Monitoring the Assignment (1/3)
    17. Monitoring the Assignment (2/3)
    18. Monitoring the Assignment (3/3)
    19. Review the Process
    20. Learn More (1/2)
    21. Learn More (2/2)
    22. Sources
    23. Index (1/4)
    24. Index (2/4)
    25. Index (3/4)
    26. Index (4/4)
  10. Finance Basics (20-Minute Manager) (1/2)
  11. Finance Basics (20-Minute Manager) (2/2)
    1. Contents (1/2)
    2. Contents (2/2)
    3. Why Understand Finance? (1/2)
    4. Why Understand Finance? (2/2)
    5. Navigating the Three Major Financial Statements (1/5)
    6. Navigating the Three Major Financial Statements (2/5)
    7. Navigating the Three Major Financial Statements (3/5)
    8. Navigating the Three Major Financial Statements (4/5)
    9. Navigating the Three Major Financial Statements (5/5)
    10. Using the Statements to Measure Financial Health (1/4)
    11. Using the Statements to Measure Financial Health (2/4)
    12. Using the Statements to Measure Financial Health (3/4)
    13. Using the Statements to Measure Financial Health (4/4)
    14. Preparing a Budget (1/4)
    15. Preparing a Budget (2/4)
    16. Preparing a Budget (3/4)
    17. Preparing a Budget (4/4)
    18. Calculating Return on Investment (1/4)
    19. Calculating Return on Investment (2/4)
    20. Calculating Return on Investment (3/4)
    21. Calculating Return on Investment (4/4)
    22. Tracking Performance (1/2)
    23. Tracking Performance (2/2)
    24. Test Yourself (1/2)
    25. Test Yourself (2/2)
    26. Key Terms (1/4)
    27. Key Terms (2/4)
    28. Key Terms (3/4)
    29. Key Terms (4/4)
    30. Learn More
    31. Sources
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Product information

  • Title: HBR 20-Minute Manager Boxed Set (10 Books) (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)
  • Author(s): Harvard Business Review
  • Release date: May 2015
  • Publisher(s): Harvard Business Review Press
  • ISBN: 9781633690967