HBR Guides to Being an Effective Manager Collection (5 Books) (HBR Guide Series)

HBR Guides to Being an Effective Manager Collection (5 Books) (HBR Guide Series)

by Harvard Business Review, Bryan A. Garner, Nancy Duarte
Released November 2017
Publisher(s): Harvard Business Review Press
ISBN: 9781633694248

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Book description

The perfect set of guides to manage productively and effectively.

Master the most critical professional skills with this five-volume set that covers topics from personal effectiveness to leading others. This specially priced collection includes books from the HBR Guide series on the topics of Getting the Right Work Done, Better Business Writing, Persuasive Presentations, Making Every Meeting Matter, and Project Management.

You'll learn how to:

  • Prioritize and stay focused
  • Overcome procrastination
  • Conquer email overload
  • Push past writer's block
  • Create powerful visuals
  • Establish credibility with tough audiences
  • Moderate lively conversations and regain control of wayward meetings
  • Build a strong project team
  • Create a realistic schedule--and stay on track
  • Manage stakeholders' expectations

Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Harvard Business Review Guides
    1. The titles include:
    2. HBR Guide to
    3. Getting the
    4. Right Work Done
    5. What You’ll Learn
    6. Contents
    7. Section 1
    8. Get Started
    9. Chapter 1
    10. You Can’t Get It All Done
      1. by Peter Bregman
      2. Score yourself
      3. Guide to scores
    11. Chapter 2
    12. Nine Things Successful People Do Differently
      1. by Heidi Grant Halvorson
      2. 1. Get Specific
      3. 2. Seize the Moment to Act on Your Goals
      4. 3. Know Exactly How Far You Have Left to Go
      5. 4. Be a Realistic Optimist
      6. 5. Focus on Getting Better, Rather Than Being Good
      7. 6. Have Grit
      8. 7. Build Your Willpower Muscle
      9. 8. Don’t Tempt Fate
      10. 9. Focus on What You Will Do, Not What You Won’t Do
    13. Chapter 3
    14. Being More Productive
    15. An Interview with David Allen and Tony Schwartz
      1. by Daniel McGinn
    16. Section 2
    17. Prioritize Your Work
    18. Chapter 4
    19. Get a Raise by Getting the Right Work Done
      1. by Peter Bregman
    20. Chapter 5
    21. The Worth-Your-Time Test
      1. by Peter Bregman
    22. Chapter 6
    23. Say Yes to Saying No
      1. by Alexandra Samuel
      2. Set your intentions
      3. Prioritize your commitments
      4. Make it easy to say “no”
      5. Make “no” your default answer
    24. Section 3
    25. Organize Your Time
    26. Chapter 7
    27. A Practical Plan for When You Feel Overwhelmed
      1. by Peter Bregman
    28. Chapter 8
    29. Stop Procrastinating—Now
      1. by Amy Gallo
      2. 1. Figure Out What’s Holding You Back
      3. 2. Set Deadlines
      4. 3. Increase the Rewards
      5. 4. Involve Others
      6. 5. Get in the Habit
    30. Chapter 9
    31. Don’t Let Long-Term Projects Become Last-Minute Panic
      1. by Peter Bregman
      2. Acknowledge your fear
      3. Share your fear
      4. Round up the tools you need
      5. Lower your expectations
      6. Make it a priority
      7. Break the work into smaller pieces, and set deadlines
    32. Chapter 10
    33. Stop Multitasking
      1. by Peter Bregman
      2. Turn off interruptions
      3. Prioritize
      4. Use your loss of patience to your advantage
    34. Chapter 11
    35. How to Stay Focused on What’s Important
      1. by Gina Trapani
      2. Choose three important tasks to complete each day
      3. Turn off your e-mail
      4. Set up a weekly 20-minute meeting with yourself
    36. Chapter 12
    37. To-Do Lists That Work
      1. by Gina Trapani
    38. Chapter 13
    39. How to Tackle Your To-Do List
      1. by Peter Bregman
    40. Chapter 14
    41. Reward Yourself for Doing Dreaded Tasks
      1. by Alexandra Samuel
      2. Regenerative
      3. Productive
      4. Concurrent
      5. Cumulative
    42. Section 4
    43. Delegate Effectively
    44. Chapter 15
    45. Management Time
    46. Who’s Got the Monkey?
      1. THE IDEA IN BRIEF
      2. THE IDEA IN PRACTICE
      3. Make Appointments to Deal with Monkeys
      4. Specify Level of Initiative
      5. Agree on a Status Update
      6. Develop Employees’ Skills
      7. Foster Trust
      8. Where Is the Monkey?
        1. MAKING TIME FOR GORILLAS
      9. Who Is Working for Whom?
      10. Getting Rid of the Monkeys
      11. Transferring the Initiative
        1. THE DELEGATION CHECKLIST
        2. TIPS FOR DELEGATING EFFECTIVELY
      12. The Care and Feeding of Monkeys
        1. Rule 1
        2. Rule 2
        3. Rule 3
        4. Rule 4
        5. Rule 5
    47. Chapter 16
    48. Levels of Delegation
      1. by Linda A. Hill and Kent Lineback
      2. Delegation level 1 Low delegation—high control
      3. Delegation level 2 Moderate delegation—moderate control
      4. Delegation level 3 High delegation—low control
    49. Section 5
    50. Create Rituals
    51. Chapter 17
    52. Ritual
    53. How to Get Important Work Done
      1. by Tony Schwartz
    54. Chapter 18
    55. Power Through Your Day in 90-Minute Cycles
      1. by Tony Schwartz
    56. Chapter 19
    57. An 18-Minute Plan for Managing Your Day
      1. by Peter Bregman
    58. Chapter 20
    59. Use a 10-Minute Diary to Stay on Track
      1. by Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer
    60. Section 6
    61. Renew Your Energy
    62. Chapter 21
    63. How to Accomplish More by Doing Less
      1. by Tony Schwartz
    64. Chapter 22
    65. Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time
      1. THE IDEA IN BRIEF
      2. THE IDEA IN PRACTICE
      3. Physical Energy
      4. Emotional Energy
      5. Mental Energy
      6. Spiritual Energy
      7. Are You Headed for an Energy Crisis?
        1. Body
        2. Emotions
        3. Mind
        4. Spirit
      8. How Is Your Overall Energy?
        1. Guide to energy scores
      9. What Do You Need to Work On?
        1. Guide to category scores
    66. Chapter 23
    67. Why Great Performers Sleep More
      1. by Tony Schwartz
      2. How Much Sleep Do You Need?
        1. WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ON HBR.ORG
      3. How to Get More Sleep
    68. Section 7:
    69. Take Control of Your E-mail
    70. Chapter 24
    71. Simplify Your E-mail
      1. by Gina Trapani
      2. Clear Out Your In-Box
      3. Set Up Just Three Folders
      4. Maintain Your New System
    72. Chapter 25
    73. Eight E-mail Overload Experiments
      1. by Alexandra Samuel
    74. Section 8
    75. Maintain Your New Approach
    76. Chapter 26
    77. Sustaining Your Productivity System
      1. by Alexandra Samuel
    78. Section 9
    79. Explore Further
    80. Chapter 27
    81. More Productivity Books to Explore
      1. by Ilan Mochari
      2. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey
        1. Ideal if you:
        2. Not ideal if you:
      3. Organizing from the Inside Out, by Julie Morgenstern
        1. Ideal if you:
        2. Not ideal if you:
      4. Getting Things Done, by David Allen
        1. Ideal if you:
        2. Not ideal if you:
    82. Chapter 28
    83. Productivity Apps and Tools
      1. Manage Your Schedule
      2. Make Your Lists
      3. Manage Your Reminders
      4. Manage Your Files
      5. Manage Your Social Media
    84. Index
      1. A
      2. B
      3. C
      4. D
      5. E
      6. F
      7. G
      8. H
      9. I
      10. L
      11. M
      12. N
      13. O
      14. P
      15. R
      16. S
      17. T
      18. U
      19. V
      20. W
    85. Notes
    86. Notes
    87. Notes
    88. Notes
    89. Notes
    90. Notes
    91. Notes
    92. Notes
    93. Notes
    94. Notes
    95. Notes
  5. HBR Guide to Better Business Writing
    1. Harvard Business Review Guides
    2. Other Books by Bryan A. Garner
    3. Title Page
    4. Copyright
    5. Dedication
    6. What You'll Learn
    7. Table of Contents
    8. Introduction: Why you need to write well
    9. Section 1: Delivering the Goods Quickly and Clearly
      1. 1. Know why you're writing
      2. 2. Understand your readers
      3. 3. Divide the writing process into four separate tasks
      4. 4. Before writing in earnest, jot down your three main points--in complete sentences
      5. 5. Write in full--rapidly
      6. 6. Improve what you've written
      7. 7. Use graphics to illustrate and clarify
    10. Section 2: Developing Your Skills
      1. 8. Be relentlessly clear
      2. 9. Learn to summarize--accurately
      3. 10. Waste no words
      4. 11. Be plain-spoken: Avoid bizspeak
      5. 12. Use chronology when giving a factual account
      6. 13. Be a stickler for continuity
      7. 14. Learn the basics of correct grammar
      8. 15. Get feedback on your drafts from colleagues
    11. Section 3: Avoiding the Quirks That Turn Readers Off
      1. 16. Don't anesthetize your readers
      2. 17. Watch your tone
    12. Section 4: Common Forms of Business Writing
      1. 18. E-mails
      2. 19. Business Letters
      3. 20. Memos and Reports
      4. 21. Performance Appraisals
    13. Appendixes
      1. A. A Checklist for the Four Stages of Writing
      2. B. A Dozen Grammatical Rules You Absolutely Need to Know
      3. C. A Dozen Punctuation Rules You Absolutely Need to Know
      4. D. Common Usage Gaffes
      5. E. Some Dos and Don'ts of Business-Writing Etiquette
      6. F. A Primer of Good Usage
    14. Desk References
    15. Index
    16. Acknowledgments
    17. About the Author
    18. More Books from Harvard Business Review
  6. HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations
    1. Harvard Business Review Guides
    2. Title Page
    3. Copyright
    4. What You'll Learn
    5. Contents
    6. Introduction
    7. Section 1: Audience
      1. Understand the Audience's Power
      2. Segment the Audience
      3. Present Clearly and Concisely to Senior Executives
      4. Get to Know Your Audience
      5. Define How You'll Change the Audience
      6. Find Common Ground
    8. Section 2: Message
      1. Define Your Big Idea
      2. Generate Content to Support the Big Idea
      3. Anticipate Resistance
      4. Amplify Your Message Through Contrast
      5. Build an Effective Call to Action
      6. Choose Your Best Ideas
      7. Organize Your Thoughts
      8. Balance Analytical and Emotional Appeal
      9. Lose the Jargon
      10. Craft Sound Bites
    9. Section 3: Story
      1. Apply Storytelling Principles
      2. Create a Solid Structure
      3. Craft the Beginning
      4. Develop the Middle
      5. Make the Ending Powerful
      6. Add Emotional Texture
      7. Use Metaphors as Your Glue
      8. Create Something They'll Always Remember
    10. Section 4: Media
      1. Choose the Right Vehicle for Your Message
      2. Make the Most of Slide Software
      3. Determine the Right Length for Your Presentation
      4. Persuade Beyond the Stage
      5. Share the Stage
    11. Section 5: Slides
      1. Think Like a Designer
      2. Create Slides People Can "Get" in Three Seconds
      3. Choose the Right Type of Slide
      4. Storyboard One Idea per Slide
      5. Avoid Visual Clichés
      6. Arrange Slide Elements with Care
      7. Clarify the Data
      8. Turn Words into Diagrams
      9. Use the Right Number of Slides
      10. Know When to Animate
    12. Section 6: Delivery
      1. Rehearse Your Material Well
      2. Know the Venue and Schedule
      3. Anticipate Technology Glitches
      4. Manage Your Stage Fright
      5. Set the Right Tone for Your Talk
      6. Be Yourself
      7. Communicate with Your Body
      8. Communicate with Your Voice
      9. Make Your Stories Come to Life
      10. Work Effectively with Your Interpreter
      11. Get the Most out of Your Q&A
      12. Build Trust with a Remote Audience
      13. Keep Remote Listeners Interested
      14. Keep Your Remote Presentation Running Smoothly
    13. Section 7: Impact
      1. Build Relationships Through Social Media
      2. Spread Your Ideas with Social Media
      3. Gauge Whether You've Connected with People
      4. Follow Up After Your Talk
    14. Index
    15. About the Author
  7. HBR Guide to Making Every Meeting Matter
    1. Series Page
    2. Title Page
    3. HBR Press Quantity Sales Discounts
    4. Copyright
    5. Contents
    6. Preface: The Condensed Guide to Running Meetings
    7. Section One. Prepare
      1. 1. Do You Really Need to Hold That Meeting?
      2. 2. Stop Calling Every Conversation a “Meeting”
      3. 3. If You Can’t Say What Your Meeting Will Accomplish, You Shouldn’t Have It
      4. 4. How to Design an Agenda for an Effective Meeting
      5. 5. The Key to Shorter, Better Meetings
      6. 6. The 50-Minute Meeting
      7. 7. The Magic of 30-Minute Meetings
      8. 8. Meetings Need a Shot Clock
      9. 9. Are There Too Many People in Your Meeting?
    8. Section Two. Conduct
      1. 10. Before a Meeting, Tell Your Team That Silence Denotes Agreement
      2. 11. Establish Ground Rules
      3. 12. Reach Group Decisions During Meetings
      4. 13. The Right Way to Cut People Off in Meetings
      5. 14. Dealing with People Who Derail Meetings
      6. 15. Refocus a Meeting After Someone Interrupts
    9. Section Three. Participate
      1. 16. Polite Ways to Decline a Meeting Invitation
      2. 17. How to Interject in a Meeting
      3. 18. Stuck in a Meeting from Hell? Here’s What to Do
      4. 19. 7 Ways to Stop a Meeting from Dragging On
      5. 20. When Your Boss Is Terrible at Leading Meetings
    10. Section Four. Close and Follow Up
      1. 21. The Right Way to End a Meeting
      2. 22. Don’t End a Meeting Without Doing These 3 Things
    11. Section Five. Specific Types of Meetings
      1. 23. What Everyone Should Know About Running Virtual Meetings
      2. 24. How to Run a Great Virtual Meeting
      3. 25. Conduct a Meeting of People from Different Cultures
      4. 26. Making Global Meetings Work
      5. 27. Give Your Standing Meetings a Makeover
      6. 28. How to Do Walking Meetings Right
      7. 29. Stand-Up Meetings Don’t Work for Everybody
      8. 30. Leadership Summits That Work
    12. Appendix A: Meeting Preparation Checklist
    13. Appendix B: Sample Agendas
    14. Appendix C: Meeting Follow-Up Checklist
    15. Appendix D: Sample Follow-Up Memo
    16. Appendix E: Digital Tools to Make Your Next Meeting More Productive
    17. Index
  8. HBR Guide to Project Management
    1. Harvard Business Review Guides
    2. Title Page
    3. Copyright
    4. What You'll Learn
    5. Table of Contents
    6. Overview
      1. 1. The Four Phases of Project Management
      2. 2. The Cast of Characters
    7. Phase 1: Planning
      1. 3. A Written Charter
      2. 4. Dealing with a Project's "Fuzzy Front End"
      3. 5. Performing a Project Premortem
      4. 6. Will Project Creep Cost You--or Create Value?
    8. Phase 2: Build-up
      1. 7. Setting Priorities Before Starting Your Project
      2. 8. Boost Productivity with Time-Boxing
      3. 9. Scheduling the Work
      4. 10. HBR Case Study: A Rush to Failure?
      5. 11. Getting Your Project Off on the Right Foot
      6. 12. The Discipline of Teams
    9. Phase 3: Implementation
      1. 13. Effective Project Meetings
      2. 14. The Adaptive Approach to Project Management
      3. 15. Why Good Projects Fail Anyway
      4. 16. Monitoring and Controlling Your Project
      5. 17. Managing People Problems on Your Team
      6. 18. The Tools of Cooperation and Change
      7. 19. Don't Throw Good Money (or Time) After Bad
    10. Phase 4: Closeout
      1. 20. Handing off Authority and Control
      2. 21. Capturing Lessons Learned
    11. Glossary
    12. Index
    13. More Books from Harvard Business Review

Product information

  • Title: HBR Guides to Being an Effective Manager Collection (5 Books) (HBR Guide Series)
  • Author(s): Harvard Business Review, Bryan A. Garner, Nancy Duarte
  • Release date: November 2017
  • Publisher(s): Harvard Business Review Press
  • ISBN: 9781633694248