The HBR Guides Collection (8 Books) (HBR Guide Series)

The HBR Guides Collection (8 Books) (HBR Guide Series)

by Harvard Business Review, Nancy Duarte
Released September 2014
Publisher(s): Harvard Business Review Press
ISBN: 9781625278128

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Book description

This collection will help you sharpen the key management skills you need to succeed today. We all want to give more persuasive presentations, write more effective emails, master the basics of finance, and manage both stress and time a bit better. These Harvard Business Review Guides—now offered as a complete digital collection—will help you get there.

Packed with concise, practical tips from leading experts, the HBR Guides series is designed to help you learn and apply strategies and tactics to work smarter and more effectively, every day. This collection features digital editions of all eight books in the series: HBR Guides on Persuasive Presentations, Better Business Writing, Getting the Right Work Done, Managing Stress at Work, Finance Basics for Managers, Project Management, Managing Up and Across, and Getting the Mentoring You Need. As an important part of your management toolkit, these guidebooks will arm you with the advice you need to success on the job from the most trusted name in business.

For busy managers looking for answers to common challenges, let these HBR Guides mentor you all the way to success.


About the HBR Guide series:
Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, from 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. Contents
  2. Persuasive Presentations
    1. What You'll Learn
    2. Contents (1/2)
    3. Contents (2/2)
    4. Introduction
    5. 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
    6. 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
    7. 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 (1/2)
      7. Add Emotional Texture (2/2)
      8. Use Metaphors as Your Glue
      9. Create Something They'll Always Remember (1/2)
      10. Create Something They'll Always Remember (2/2)
    8. 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
    9. Section 5: Slides
      1. Think Like a Designer
      2. Create Slides People Can "Get" in Three Seconds
      3. Choose the Right Type of Slide (1/2)
      4. Choose the Right Type of Slide (2/2)
      5. Storyboard One Idea per Slide
      6. Avoid Visual Cliches
      7. Arrange Slide Elements with Care (1/2)
      8. Arrange Slide Elements with Care (2/2)
      9. Clarify the Data (1/2)
      10. Clarify the Data (2/2)
      11. Turn Words into Diagrams (1/2)
      12. Turn Words into Diagrams (2/2)
      13. Use the Right Number of Slides
      14. Know When to Animate
    10. 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
    11. Section 7: Impact
      1. Build Relationships Through Social Media (1/2)
      2. Build Relationships Through Social Media (2/2)
      3. Spread Your Ideas with Social Media
      4. Gauge Whether You've Connected with People
      5. Follow Up After Your Talk
    12. Index (1/2)
    13. Index (2/2)
    14. About the Author (1/2)
    15. About the Author (2/2)
  3. Better Business Writing (1/2)
  4. Better Business Writing (2/2)
    1. What You'll Learn
    2. Contents
    3. Introduction (1/2)
    4. Introduction (2/2)
    5. Section 1: Delivering the Goods Quickly and Clearly
      1. Ch 1: Know why you're writing
      2. Ch 2: Understand your readers (1/2)
      3. Ch 2: Understand your readers (2/2)
      4. Ch 3: Divide the writing process into four separate tasks (1/2)
      5. Ch 3: Divide the writing process into four separate tasks (2/2)
      6. Ch 4: Before writing in earnest, jot down your three main points--in complete sentences (1/2)
      7. Ch 4: Before writing in earnest, jot down your three main points--in complete sentences (2/2)
      8. Ch 5: Write in full--rapidly
      9. Ch 6: Improve what you've written (1/2)
      10. Ch 6: Improve what you've written (2/2)
      11. Ch 7: Use graphics to illustrate and clarify
    6. Section 2: Developing Your Skills
      1. Ch 8: Be relentlessly clear (1/2)
      2. Ch 8: Be relentlessly clear (2/2)
      3. Ch 9: Learn to summarize--accurately
      4. Ch 10: Waste no words
      5. Ch 11: Be plain-spoken: Avoid bizspeak (1/2)
      6. Ch 11: Be plain-spoken: Avoid bizspeak (2/2)
      7. Ch 12: Use chronology when giving a factual account
      8. Ch 13: Be a stickler for continuity (1/2)
      9. Ch 13: Be a stickler for continuity (2/2)
      10. Ch 14: Learn the basics of correct grammar (1/2)
      11. Ch 14: Learn the basics of correct grammar (2/2)
      12. Ch 15: Get feedback on your drafts from your colleagues
    7. Section 3: Avoiding the Quirks That Turn Readers Off
      1. Ch 16: Don't anesthetize your readers (1/2)
      2. Ch 16: Don't anesthetize your readers (2/2)
      3. Ch 17: Watch your tone
    8. Section 4: Common Forms of Business Writing
      1. Ch 18: E-mails (1/2)
      2. Ch 18: E-mails (2/2)
      3. Ch 19: Business Letters (1/3)
      4. Ch 19: Business Letters (2/3)
      5. Ch 19: Business Letters (3/3)
      6. Ch 20: Memos and Reports (1/2)
      7. Ch 20: Memos and Reports (2/2)
      8. Ch 21: Performance Appraisals (1/2)
      9. Ch 21: Performance Appraisals (2/2)
    9. Appendix A: A Checklist for the Four Stages of Writing
    10. Appendix B: A Dozen Grammatical Rules You Absolutely Need to Know (1/2)
    11. Appendix B: A Dozen Grammatical Rules You Absolutely Need to Know (2/2)
    12. Appendix C: A Dozen Punctuation Rules You Absolutely Need to Know (1/2)
    13. Appendix C: A Dozen Punctuation Rules You Absolutely Need to Know (2/2)
    14. Appendix D: Common Usage Gaffes
    15. Appendix E: Some Dos and Don'ts of Business-Writing Etiquette
    16. Appendix F: A Primer of Good Usage (1/6)
    17. Appendix F: A Primer of Good Usage (2/6)
    18. Appendix F: A Primer of Good Usage (3/6)
    19. Appendix F: A Primer of Good Usage (4/6)
    20. Appendix F: A Primer of Good Usage (5/6)
    21. Appendix F: A Primer of Good Usage (6/6)
    22. Desk References
    23. Index (1/2)
    24. Index (2/2)
    25. Acknowledgments
    26. About the Author (1/2)
    27. About the Author (2/2)
  5. Getting the Right Work Done
    1. What You'll Learn
    2. Contents (1/2)
    3. Contents (2/2)
    4. Section 1: Get Started
      1. Chapter 1: You Can't Get It All Done (1/2)
      2. Chapter 1: You Can't Get It All Done (2/2)
      3. Chapter 2: Nine Things Successful People Do Differently (1/3)
      4. Chapter 2: Nine Things Successful People Do Differently (2/3)
      5. Chapter 2: Nine Things Successful People Do Differently (3/3)
      6. Chapter 3: Being More Productive (1/2)
      7. Chapter 3: Being More Productive (2/2)
    5. Section 2: Prioritize Your Work
      1. Chapter 4: Get a Raise by Getting the Right Work Done
      2. Chapter 5: The Worth-Your-Time Test
      3. Chapter 6: Say Yes to Saying No
    6. Section 3: Organize Your Time
      1. Chapter 7: A Practical Plan for When You Feel Overwhelmed
      2. Chapter 8: Stop Procrastinating--Now
      3. Chapter 9: Don't Let Long-Term Projects Become Last-Minute Panic (1/2)
      4. Chapter 9: Don't Let Long-Term Projects Become Last-Minute Panic (2/2)
      5. Chapter 10: Stop Multitasking (1/2)
      6. Chapter 10: Stop Multitasking (2/2)
      7. Chapter 11: How to Stay Focused on What's Important
      8. Chapter 12: To-Do Lists That Work
      9. Chapter 13: How to Tackle Your To-Do List
      10. Chapter 14: Reward Yourself for Doing Dreaded Tasks
    7. Section 4: Delegate Effectively
      1. Chapter 15: Management Time (1/5)
      2. Chapter 15: Management Time (2/5)
      3. Chapter 15: Management Time (3/5)
      4. Chapter 15: Management Time (4/5)
      5. Chapter 15: Management Time (5/5)
      6. Chapter 16: Levels of Delegation
    8. Section 5: Create Rituals
      1. Chapter 17: Ritual
      2. Chapter 18: Power Through Your Day in 90-Minute Cycles
      3. Chapter 19: An 18-Minute Plan for Managing Your Day
      4. Chapter 20: Use a 10-Minute Diary to Stay on Track (1/2)
      5. Chapter 20: Use a 10-Minute Diary to Stay on Track (2/2)
    9. Section 6: Renew Your Energy
      1. Chapter 21: How to Accomplish More by Doing Less
      2. Chapter 22: Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time (1/2)
      3. Chapter 22: Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time (2/2)
      4. Chapter 23: Why Great Performers Sleep More
    10. Section 7: Take Control of Your E-mail
      1. Chapter 24: Simplify Your E-mail
      2. Chapter 25: Eight E-mail Overload Experiments (1/2)
      3. Chapter 25: Eight E-mail Overload Experiments (2/2)
    11. Section 8: Maintain Your New Approach
      1. Chapter 26: Sustaining Your Productivity System
    12. Section 9: Explore Further
      1. Chapter 27: More Productivity Books to Explore
      2. Chapter 28: Productivity Apps and Tools (1/2)
      3. Chapter 28: Productivity Apps and Tools (2/2)
    13. Index (1/4)
    14. Index (2/4)
    15. Index (3/4)
    16. Index (4/4)
  6. Managing Stress at Work (1/2)
  7. Managing Stress at Work (2/2)
    1. Contents
    2. Introduction: Nine Ways Successful People Defeat Stress (1/3)
    3. Introduction: Nine Ways Successful People Defeat Stress (2/3)
    4. Introduction: Nine Ways Successful People Defeat Stress (3/3)
    5. Section 1: Understanding How You're Wired
      1. Ch 1: Are You Working Too Hard? (1/3)
      2. Ch 1: Are You Working Too Hard? (2/3)
      3. Ch 1: Are You Working Too Hard? (3/3)
      4. Ch 2: Overloaded Circuits (1/5)
      5. Ch 2: Overloaded Circuits (2/5)
      6. Ch 2: Overloaded Circuits (3/5)
      7. Ch 2: Overloaded Circuits (4/5)
      8. Ch 2: Overloaded Circuits (5/5)
    6. Section 2: Renewing Your Energy
      1. Ch 3: Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time (1/6)
      2. Ch 3: Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time (2/6)
      3. Ch 3: Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time (3/6)
      4. Ch 3: Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time (4/6)
      5. Ch 3: Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time (5/6)
      6. Ch 3: Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time (6/6)
      7. Ch 4: Why Great Performers Sleep More
    7. Section 3: Improving Your Work/Life Balance
      1. Ch 5: No, You Can't Have It All (1/3)
      2. Ch 5: No, You Can't Have It All (2/3)
      3. Ch 5: No, You Can't Have It All (3/3)
      4. Ch 6: Making Time Off Predictable--and Required (1/4)
      5. Ch 6: Making Time Off Predictable--and Required (2/4)
      6. Ch 6: Making Time Off Predictable--and Required (3/4)
      7. Ch 6: Making Time Off Predictable--and Required (4/4)
      8. Ch 7: Winning Support for Flexible Work (1/2)
      9. Ch 7: Winning Support for Flexible Work (2/2)
      10. Ch 8: How Two-Career Couples Stay Happy (1/2)
      11. Ch 8: How Two-Career Couples Stay Happy (2/2)
      12. Ch 9: Don't Take a Bad Day Home with You
    8. Section 4: Finding the Tools That Work for You
      1. Ch 10: Positive Intelligence (1/2)
      2. Ch 10: Positive Intelligence (2/2)
      3. Ch 11: Real Leaders Have Real Lives (1/2)
      4. Ch 11: Real Leaders Have Real Lives (2/2)
      5. Ch 12: A Practical Plan for When You Feel Overwhelmed
      6. Ch 13: Desk Yoga (1/2)
      7. Ch 13: Desk Yoga (2/2)
      8. Ch 14: Diversify Yourself
    9. Index (1/3)
    10. Index (2/3)
    11. Index (3/3)
  8. Finance Basics for Managers
    1. What You'll Learn
    2. Contents
    3. Section 1 : Finance Basics
      1. Finance Quiz
      2. The Key Financial Statements (1/5)
      3. The Key Financial Statements (2/5)
      4. The Key Financial Statements (3/5)
      5. The Key Financial Statements (4/5)
      6. The Key Financial Statements (5/5)
      7. The Fundamental Laws of Business (1/2)
      8. The Fundamental Laws of Business (2/2)
    4. Section 2: Making Good Decisions--and Moving Those Numbers
      1. Using Statements to Measure Financial Health (1/3)
      2. Using Statements to Measure Financial Health (2/3)
      3. Using Statements to Measure Financial Health (3/3)
      4. Grow Your Profits by Streamlining Your Business (1/2)
      5. Grow Your Profits by Streamlining Your Business (2/2)
      6. Working Your Assets to Boost Your Growth (1/2)
      7. Working Your Assets to Boost Your Growth (2/2)
      8. Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both) (1/2)
      9. Profit Does Not Equal Cash (And You Need Both) (2/2)
      10. Why Cash Matters
      11. Your Balance Sheet Levers (1/2)
      12. Your Balance Sheet Levers (2/2)
      13. What's Your Working Capital Model ? A Case Study (1/2)
      14. What's Your Working Capital Model ? A Case Study (2/2)
      15. Learn to Speak the Language of ROI (1/2)
      16. Learn to Speak the Language of ROI (2/2)
      17. Practical Tools for Managements Decisions (1/3)
      18. Practical Tools for Managements Decisions (2/3)
      19. Practical Tools for Managements Decisions (3/3)
    5. Section 3: The Limits of Financial Data
      1. What the Financial Statements Don't Tell You (1/3)
      2. What the Financial Statements Don't Tell You (2/3)
      3. What the Financial Statements Don't Tell You (3/3)
      4. The Five Traps of Performance Management (1/3)
      5. The Five Traps of Performance Management (2/3)
      6. The Five Traps of Performance Management (3/3)
    6. Finance Quiz (1/2)
    7. Finance Quiz (2/2)
    8. Glossary (1/2)
    9. Glossary (2/2)
    10. Index (1/3)
    11. Index (2/3)
    12. Index (3/3)
  9. Project Management (1/2)
  10. Project Management (2/2)
    1. Contents
    2. Overview
    3. Ch 1: The Four Phases of Project Management (1/6)
    4. Ch 1: The Four Phases of Project Management (2/6)
    5. Ch 1: The Four Phases of Project Management (3/6)
    6. Ch 1: The Four Phases of Project Management (4/6)
    7. Ch 1: The Four Phases of Project Management (5/6)
    8. Ch 1: The Four Phases of Project Management (6/6)
    9. Ch 2: The Cast of Characters (1/2)
    10. Ch 2: The Cast of Characters (2/2)
    11. Phase 1: Planning
      1. Ch 3: A Written Charter (1/2)
      2. Ch 3: A Written Charter (2/2)
      3. Ch 4: Dealing with a Project's "Fuzzy Front End" (1/2)
      4. Ch 4: Dealing with a Project's "Fuzzy Front End" (2/2)
      5. Ch 5: Performing a Project Premortem
      6. Ch 6: Will Project Creep Cost You--or Create Value? (1/2)
      7. Ch 6: Will Project Creep Cost You--or Create Value? (2/2)
    12. Phase 2: Build-Up
      1. Ch 7: Setting Priorities Before Starting Your Project (1/2)
      2. Ch 7: Setting Priorities Before Starting Your Project (2/2)
      3. Ch 8: Boost Productivity with Time-Boxing
      4. Ch 9: Scheduling the Work (1/2)
      5. Ch 9: Scheduling the Work (2/2)
      6. Ch 10: HBR Case Study: A Rush to Failure? (1/3)
      7. Ch 10: HBR Case Study: A Rush to Failure? (2/3)
      8. Ch 10: HBR Case Study: A Rush to Failure? (3/3)
      9. Ch 11: Getting Your Project Off on the Right Foot (1/2)
      10. Ch 11: Getting Your Project Off on the Right Foot (2/2)
      11. Ch 12: The Discipline of Teams
    13. Phase 3: Implementation
      1. Ch 13: Effective Project Meetings
      2. Ch 14: The Adaptive Approach to Project Management (1/2)
      3. Ch 14: The Adaptive Approach to Project Management (2/2)
      4. Ch 15: Why Good Projects Fail Anyway
      5. Ch 16: Monitoring and Controlling Your Project (1/2)
      6. Ch 16: Monitoring and Controlling Your Project (2/2)
      7. Ch 17: Managing People Problems on Your Team
      8. Ch 18: The Tools of Cooperation and Change
      9. Ch 19: Don't Throw Good Money (or Time) After Bad (1/2)
      10. Ch 19: Don't Throw Good Money (or Time) After Bad (2/2)
    14. Phase 4: Closeout
      1. Chapter 20: Handing Off Authority and Control (1/2)
      2. Chapter 20: Handing Off Authority and Control (2/2)
      3. Ch 21: Capturing Lessons Learned (1/2)
      4. Ch 21: Capturing Lessons Learned (2/2)
    15. Glossary
    16. Index (1/4)
    17. Index (2/4)
    18. Index (3/4)
    19. Index (4/4)
  11. Managing Up and Across (1/2)
  12. Managing Up and Across (2/2)
    1. Contents
    2. Section 1: Managing Up
      1. Managing Your Boss (1/3)
      2. Managing Your Boss (2/3)
      3. Managing Your Boss (3/3)
      4. Winning Over Your New Boss (1/2)
      5. Winning Over Your New Boss (2/2)
      6. Steps for Presenting Problems or Opportunities to Your Boss (1/2)
      7. Steps for Presenting Problems or Opportunities to Your Boss (2/2)
      8. Manage Up with Your Mentor's Guidance
      9. Change the Way You Persuade
      10. Get to Know Your Boss's Boss
      11. How to Make Your Boss Look Good--Without Becoming a Sycophant
      12. Stop Being Micromanaged (1/2)
      13. Stop Being Micromanaged (2/2)
      14. Dealing with Your Incompetent Boss (1/2)
      15. Dealing with Your Incompetent Boss (2/2)
      16. Coping with a Conflict-Averse Boss
      17. How to Give Your Boss Feedback (1/2)
      18. How to Give Your Boss Feedback (2/2)
      19. Managing Multiple Bosses (1/2)
      20. Managing Multiple Bosses (2/2)
    3. Section 2: Managing Across
      1. What Makes a Leader? (1/6)
      2. What Makes a Leader? (2/6)
      3. What Makes a Leader? (3/6)
      4. What Makes a Leader? (4/6)
      5. What Makes a Leader? (5/6)
      6. What Makes a Leader? (6/6)
      7. The Discipline of Teams
      8. Managing Remote Relationships (1/2)
      9. Managing Remote Relationships (2/2)
      10. A Smarter Way to Network (1/4)
      11. A Smarter Way to Network (2/4)
      12. A Smarter Way to Network (3/4)
      13. A Smarter Way to Network (4/4)
      14. How to Deal with Office Politics (1/2)
      15. How to Deal with Office Politics (2/2)
      16. Make Your Enemies Your Allies (1/3)
      17. Make Your Enemies Your Allies (2/3)
      18. Make Your Enemies Your Allies (3/3)
      19. The Necessary Art of Persuasion
      20. Three Ways Not to Persuade
      21. Harnessing the Science of Persuasion
      22. How to Get Your Colleague's Attention
      23. Collaborating Across Generations (1/2)
      24. Collaborating Across Generations (2/2)
      25. When the Direct Approach Backfires, Try Indirect Influence
    4. Index (1/2)
    5. Index (2/2)
  13. Getting the Mentoring You Need (1/2)
  14. Getting the Mentoring You Need (2/2)
    1. Contents
    2. Introduction: Taking Charge of Your Career (1/2)
    3. Introduction: Taking Charge of Your Career (2/2)
    4. Section 1: What Good Mentoring Looks Like
      1. Chapter 1: The Relationship You Need to Get Right (1/3)
      2. Chapter 1: The Relationship You Need to Get Right (2/3)
      3. Chapter 1: The Relationship You Need to Get Right (3/3)
      4. Chapter 2: Mentoring in All Its Shapes and Sizes (1/2)
      5. Chapter 2: Mentoring in All Its Shapes and Sizes (2/2)
    5. Section 2: Mapping Out Your Development
      1. Chapter 3: Reaching Your Potential (1/3)
      2. Chapter 3: Reaching Your Potential (2/3)
      3. Chapter 3: Reaching Your Potential (3/3)
      4. Chapter 4: Making Yourself Indispensable (1/6)
      5. Chapter 4: Making Yourself Indispensable (2/6)
      6. Chapter 4: Making Yourself Indispensable (3/6)
      7. Chapter 4: Making Yourself Indispensable (4/6)
      8. Chapter 4: Making Yourself Indispensable (5/6)
      9. Chapter 4: Making Yourself Indispensable (6/6)
      10. Chapter 5: Why You Didn't Get That Promotion (1/3)
      11. Chapter 5: Why You Didn't Get That Promotion (2/3)
      12. Chapter 5: Why You Didn't Get That Promotion (3/3)
    6. Section 3: Growth and Advancement
      1. Chapter 6: Finding the Right Mentors (1/2)
      2. Chapter 6: Finding the Right Mentors (2/2)
      3. Chapter 7: Defining Your Goals and Expectations
      4. Chapter 8: Starting and Maintaining Relationships with Mentors (1/3)
      5. Chapter 8: Starting and Maintaining Relationships with Mentors (2/3)
      6. Chapter 8: Starting and Maintaining Relationships with Mentors (3/3)
      7. Chapter 9: How to Get More from Your Mentors
      8. Chapter 10: Employ a Personal Board of Directors
      9. Chapter 11: A Smarter Way to Network (1/3)
      10. Chapter 11: A Smarter Way to Network (2/3)
      11. Chapter 11: A Smarter Way to Network (3/3)
      12. Chapter 12: Accelerate Your Development: Tips for Millenials (1/2)
      13. Chapter 12: Accelerate Your Development: Tips for Millenials (2/2)
      14. Chapter 13: Mentoring for Gen Xers (1/2)
      15. Chapter 13: Mentoring for Gen Xers (2/2)
      16. Chapter 14: Keep Learning from Your Proteges (1/2)
      17. Chapter 14: Keep Learning from Your Proteges (2/2)
    7. Index (1/2)
    8. Index (2/2)

Product information

  • Title: The HBR Guides Collection (8 Books) (HBR Guide Series)
  • Author(s): Harvard Business Review, Nancy Duarte
  • Release date: September 2014
  • Publisher(s): Harvard Business Review Press
  • ISBN: 9781625278128