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The Right Time to Ask for Feedback
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Cracking the Code of Sustained Collaboration
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How to Really Listen to Your Employees
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Are You Really Listening?
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Leadership in a Combat Zone (HBR Classic)
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How Curiosity Can Make Your Meetings - and Team - Better
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Make the Most of Your One-on-One Meetings
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What Makes an Effective Executive
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What Is Active Listening?
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The Art of Giving and Receiving Advice
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Improving Innovation in Africa
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HBR's 10 Must Reads for Mid-Level Managers (with bonus article "Managers Can't Do It All" by Diane Gherson and Lynda Gratton)
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Convenient MD
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ChatChat (Co-Founders Version)
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HBR's 10 Must Reads Strengthening Your Soft Skills (with bonus article "You Don't Need Just One Leadership Voice--You Need Many" by Amy Jen Su)
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Self-Advocating in Early Career
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Writing, Presenting, and Communicating with Confidence (HBR Work Smart Series)
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Curiosity (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
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HBR's 10 Must Reads for Mid-Level Managers (Paperback + Ebook)
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Moral Complexity in Leadership: Hubris and Humility "Dead Men's Path," by Chinua Achebe
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HBR Daily Leader: Everyday Wisdom for Exceptional Leadership
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Mindful Listening (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
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HBR's 10 Must Reads for Mid-Level Managers (with bonus article "Managers Can't Do It All" by Diane Gherson and Lynda Gratton)
24.95View Details Collaborator. Communicator. Connector. Coach. As a mid-level manager, you're being tasked with more than ever before. You're expected to lead innovation,... -
The Right Time to Ask for Feedback
Feedback Digital ArticleDo it before completing 50-60% of your work. -
People Probably Like You More Than You Think
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleA research-backed argument for why we underestimate the impression we make on others. -
The Art of Asking Smarter Questions
Communication Magazine ArticleWith organizations of all sorts facing increased urgency and unpredictability, being able to ask smart questions has become key. But unlike lawyers, doctors,... -
What’s Your Listening Style?
Listening skills Digital ArticleKnowing your style can help you build relationships, understand others, and collaborate more effectively. -
Cracking the Code of Sustained Collaboration
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhen most organizations strive to increase collaboration, they approach it too narrowly: as a value to cultivate--not a skill to teach. So they create... -
How to Really Listen to Your Employees
Leadership & Managing People Best PracticeStraightforward advice most people never follow. -
How to Avoid Common Miscommunications at Work
Communication Digital ArticleLearn how to "read the room" using these three practices. -
Are You Really Listening?
Listening skills Magazine ArticleSenior leaders can become insulated from early signs of danger and opportunity. Here’s how to overcome that. -
Leadership in a Combat Zone (HBR Classic)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleLeadership is often presented as an abstract undertaking, a matter of vision and values rather than practical details. But in the author's world, the...