HBRs 10 Must Reads on Managing People (with featured article “Leadership That Gets Results,” by Daniel Goleman) by Harvard Business Review

HBRs 10 Must Reads on Managing People (with featured article “Leadership That Gets Results,” by Daniel Goleman) Reviews

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  Mohammad

  ده مقاله عالی و کاربردی برای افرادی که در هر نوع سازمانی و با هر سطح کاری ای مشغول به کارند
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  Ioana

  Does what it says on the tin - "If you read nothing else on managing people, read these definitive articles". I would say that these are especially catered towards newer managers, since they are on topics that more experienced managers would have already come across, such as how people learn, how to work together with your boss or overcoming biases. My favourite one was "Leadership that Gets Results", the one that the book actually opens with, which categorises the different approaches a manager may use, and when each of these approaches will generate positive or negative results. I have found that I do have 3 predominant styles, and the article recommends having 4 in your repertoire. For me, one that I would like to make better use of would be the authoritative one, which refers to inspiring your team towards a goal. I also found the article on "What Great Leaders Do" very useful, underlining how to bring the best out of people, as well as the article "Fair Process", which sheds light on why even a successful outcome may be deemed as unsatisfactory when people weren't included in the decision-making process.
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  Donna

  It was okay - one of the articles resonated with me to the point I wanted to find the digital copy and find email it to Human Resources and an old Manager, but that's probably a story for another time. Some of the articles didn't apply (but that's a me thing) and I didn't quite find them helpful. One or two were REALLY outdated, even for a 2011 book and honestly it feels like the book needs to be updated because of it, but it is what it is.
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  Elizabeth

  Very dry and slightly outdated. This is coming from a lawyer; dry and outdated is my life, but this is not what I look for in a book I read on my time off of work.
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  Rachel

  “There is one quality that sets truly great managers apart from the rest: They discover what is unique about each person and then capitalize on it.”
  
  “Individuals are most likely to trust and cooperate freely with systems—whether they themselves win or lose by those systems—when fair process is observed.”
  
  Managing people is fraught with challenges—even if you're a seasoned manager. Here's how to handle them. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you maximize your employees' performance.
  
  HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing People will inspire you to:
  
  • Tailor your management styles to fit your people
  • Motivate with more responsibility, not more money
  • Support first-time managers
  • Build trust by soliciting input
  • Teach smart people how to learn from failure
  • Build high-performing teams
  • Manage your boss
  
  This collection of best-selling articles includes: featured article "Leadership That Gets Results" by Daniel Goleman, "One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees?" "The Set-Up-to-Fail Syndrome," "Saving Your Rookie Managers from Themselves," "What Great Managers Do," "Fair Process: Managing in the Knowledge Economy," "Teaching Smart People How to Learn," "How (Un)ethical Are You?" "The Discipline of Teams," and "Managing Your Boss."
  
  I could list numerous quotes from this powerful little book - indeed, much of my book has been highlighted with things I want to remember and easily go back to. Each article presented new ideas while simultaneously complementing the other articles perfectly. I was surprised that many of the articles that were written in the early ninties or eighties continue to speak truth and provide advice for managers today. This was a great read that I'll continue to return to on my journey of managing people.
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  Barry Davis

  An excellent collection of HBR articles by business leaders.
  Goleman, Daniel - Leadership that Gets Results
  Herzberg, Frederick - One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees?
  Manzoni, Jean-Francois and Barsoux, Jean-Louis - The Set-Up-To-Fail Syndrome
  Walker, Carol A. - Saving Your Rookie Managers from Themselves
  Buckingham, Marcus - What Great Managers Do
  Kim, W. Chan and Mauborgne, Renee - Fair Process: Managing in the Knowledge Economy
  Argyris, Chris - Teaching Smart People to Learn
  Banaji, Mahzarin R., Bazerman, Max H., and Chugh, Dolly - How (Un)Ethical are You?
  Katzenbach, Jon R. and Smith, Douglas K. - The Discipline of Teams
  Gabarro, John J. and Kotter, John P. - Managing Your Boss
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  Charles Hall III

  Good compilation of articles over managing people in a corporate setting. The writing and topics covered seem to be geared toward management neophytes like myself, and having very little knowledge on the subject, I found the ideas enlightening. I particularly appreciated the article on the hygiene-motivation theory, as well as those by Goleman, and Gabarro and Kotter. The rest were skim-worthy and a bit redundant but still helpful if the goal is to familiarize oneself with the culture of the business world. I'll be reading a few more from HBR's series.
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  Subbu Ananth

  A great collection of chapters. Reading thru these chapters is like attending a management class with the masters like Daniel Goleman, Chris Argyris and Mahzarin Banaji. I enjoyed the chapters on "Saving your rookie managers" and "How (un)ethical are you?". These articles forced me to rethink common pitfalls and how I approach them. The best part is that many of these bookish reads can be put to use in real world environment right away. Many of them work. But, as the collection points out, business and art of developing ourselves and our people is always a work in progress. A must read...
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  Andrea Tripp

  This book touched upon many important concepts in organizational behavior including motivation, conflict, culture, group development and performance, innovation, and leadership. I believe this book has provided a few helpful tools that I may need to use in the future. The book was enjoyable to me because the authors often challenged my existing assumptions and allowed me to reflect upon my own proficiency at managing others.
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  iTZKooPA

  Some good reads in here if you're a coach and leader type or aspiring to be. There some blah as well. Find what's relevant and focus on those topics.
  
  I am always pining for more articles on leading and coaching remote colleagues as someone in consulting space. Furthermore, there is also a dearth of content for leading and coaching those that aren't working on the same thing you are. We work for different clients often in completely different industry sectors. Book idea?
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  Bárbara

  The first text, from Daniel Goleman, I think is brilliant, something I never actively thought about. And the data presented is very good. But the other texts, I think is more of the same. Nothing new for me. Also, I think the mixed formatting, with text boxes in the middle of the plain text, causes a lot of confusion and going back and forth. Some texts are also a little boring. So... the book itself could be better.
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  Vipul

  Some of the articles are too long and repetitive. I found that reading the 'Idea In Brief' and 'Idea In Practice' boxes first is a good way to get the gist of the full article. Lessons contained within this book are worthy of the reader's attention, even if you don't manage people in a professional capacity.
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  Lorraine

  I recommend reading this book while taking refresher managing classes. Even though it comprises essays written quite a while ago, they stand the test of time, regarding business skills people managing others (or have this as a goal) should be aware of, developing, and brushing up on as they go through their careers.
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  George

  I read this straight through because someone loaned it to me; this isn't the kind of book you read that way and I found it tedious. As a result, I look back and realize I didn't really take much away from it. These books are best for a library -- "I need to learn about X, oh here is an article on it...great!"
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  Brooke

  4.5 stars, rounding up. I found the principles in this book to be really helpful. The first story seemed to drag on, but for the most part each one after that I was able to get into and apply to current work situations. I couldn’t believe that many of the articles were so old but still relevant. Can’t wait to read more HBR books.
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  David Goetz

  Super helpful. The best articles, in my judgment, were four: "Leadership that Gets Results," "Saving your Rookie Managers from Themselves," "Fair Process: Managing in the Knowledge Economy," and "Teaching Smart People How to Learn." I wish I'd read these a long time ago.
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  Vanessa

  New insights and discoveries on how to manage people. I read this book after reading Dale Carnegie's and it gave me broader knowledge about the subject. Useful to HR professionals and people managers.
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  Abdurrahman Turk

  İşyerinde ast-üst ilişkileriniz için güzel bir kaynak. Bazı makaleler size uygun olmayabilir, sıkılabilirsiniz okurken. Bazıları ise sizin durumunuza çok uygundur ve pratik fikirler verebilir. Okumanızı öneririm. Hatta her 2-3 yılda bir bu tarz kitapları tekrar okumak gerekiyor...
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  Filipa

  DNF
  
  This 10 Must Reads on Managing People would definitely benefit from a better selection. I read the first 5 articles - the first 3 were really good and the other 2 were just meh and really, I just skimmed through the rest of the articles because I think they weren't really that good.
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  Camilo Angel

  Particularly enjoyed the article titled “What Great Managers Do.” Basic premise: use peoples’ strengths for the betterment of the company. Don’t focus on roles, focus on associates’ character traits and skills that will enable your company’a mission fulfillment.
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  Bjorn Martensson

  Being a collection of articles, there's not a "story" like in a traditional books. Some of the articles were very interesting, others were not applicable to my situation. But overall, it was interesting and recommended for managers.
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  Joy

  Read this while launching the Exchanges in 2013. I share some of these chapters with new/young managers.
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  Eman Abdulaziz

  A very good book with wide cover of how to deal with people at workplace. It has some catching articles, but my favorite and most useful was "Managing Your Boss".
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  Attila

  Few good articles, most content is not however, not well written, and things that I downright disagree with.