Books published by Harvard Business Review Press

In an ideal world, our work lives would be completely fulfilling, full of meaning, and intrinsically motivating. So what if you're stuck in a job and your heart isn't in it anymore? Or what if your team is feeling disconnected from your company's mission? This book shows how to use passion as a compass to find the job that's right for you--and to connect with the deeper purpose of your work

The one book every entrepreneur needs to launch and grow a business.

The best entrepreneurs balance brilliant business ideas with a rigorous commitment to serving their customers' needs. If you read nothing else on entrepreneurship and startups, read these 10 articles by experts in the field. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you build your company for enduring success. Leading experts and practitioners such as Clayton Christensen, Marc Andreessen, and Reid Hoffman provide the insights and advice that will inspire you to:Understand what makes entrepreneurial leaders tickKnow what matters in a great business planAdopt lean startup practices such as business model experimentationBe prepared for the race for scale in Silicon ValleyBetter understand the world of venture capital--and know what you'll get along with VC fundingTake an alternative approach to entrepreneurship: buy an existing business and run it as CEOThis collection of articles includes "Hiring an Entrepreneurial Leader," by Timothy Butler; "How to Write a Great Business Plan," by William A. Sahlman; "Why the Lean Start-Up Changes Everything," by Steve Blank; "The President of SRI Ventures on Bringing Siri to Life," by Norman Winarsky; "In Search of the Next Big Thing," an interview with Marc Andreessen by Adi Ignatius; "Six Myths About Venture Capitalists," by Diane Mulcahy; "Chobani's Founder on Growing a Start-Up Without Outside Investors," by Hamdi Ulukaya; "Network Effects Aren‿t Enough," by Andrei Hagiu and Simon Rothman; "Blitzscaling," an interview with Reid Hoffman by Tim Sullivan; "Buying Your Way into Entrepreneurship," by Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff; and "The Founder's Dilemma," by Noam Wasserman.

Empathy is credited as a factor in improved relationships and even better product development. But while it's easy to say "e;just put yourself in someone else's shoes,"e; the reality is that understanding the motivations and emotions of others often proves elusive.This book helps you understand what empathy is, why it's important, how to surmount the hurdles that make you less empathetic-and when too much empathy is just too much.This volume includes the work of:Daniel GolemanAnnie McKeeAdam WaytzThis collection of articles includes "e;What Is Empathy?"e; by Daniel Goleman; "e;Why Compassion Is a Better Managerial Tactic Than Toughness"e; by Emma Seppala; "e;What Great Listeners Actually Do"e; by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman; "e;Empathy Is Key to a Great Meeting"e; by Annie McKee; "e;It's Harder to Empathize with People If You've Been in Their Shoes"e; by Rachel Rutton, Mary-Hunter McDonnell, and Loran Nordgren; "e;Being Powerful Makes You Less Empathetic"e; by Lou Solomon; "e;A Process for Empathetic Product Design"e; by Jon Kolko; "e;How Facebook Uses Empathy to Keep User Data Safe"e; by Melissa Luu-Van; "e;The Limits of Empathy"e; by Adam Waytz; and "e;What the Dalai Lama Taught Daniel Goleman About Emotional Intelligence"e; an interview with Daniel Goleman by Andrea Ovans.How to be human at work. The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

How do some people bounce back with vigor from daily setbacks, professional crises, or even intense personal trauma?This book reveals the key traits of those who emerge stronger from challenges, helps you train your brain to withstand the stresses of daily life, and presents an approach to an effective career reboot.This volume includes the work of:Daniel GolemanJeffrey A. SonnenfeldShawn AchorThis collection of articles includes "e;How Resilience Works,"e; by Diane Coutu; "e;Resilience for the Rest of Us,"e; by Daniel Goleman; "e;How to Evaluate, Manage, and Strengthen Your Resilience,"e; by David Kopans; "e;Find the Coaching in Criticism,"e; by Sheila Heen and Douglas Stone; "e;Firing Back: How Great Leaders Rebound After Career Disasters,"e; by Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld and Andrew J. Ward; and "e;Resilience Is About How You Recharge, Not How You Endure,"e; by Shawn Achor and Michelle Gielan.How to be human at work. The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

What is the nature of human happiness, and how do we achieve it in the course of our professional lives? And is it even worth pursuing?This book explores answers to these questions with research into how happiness is measured, frameworks for personal behaviors, management techniques that build happiness in the workplace-and warnings that highlight where the happiness hype has been overblown.This volume includes the work of:Daniel GilbertAnnie McKeeGretchen SpreitzerTeresa M. AmabileThis collection of articles includes "e;Happiness Isn't the Absence of Negative Feelings"e; by Jennifer Moss; "e;Being Happy at Work Matters"e; by Annie McKee; "e;The Science Behind the Smile"e; an interview with Daniel Gilbert by Gardiner Morse; "e;The Power of Small Wins"e; by Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer; "e;Creating Sustainable Performance"e; by Gretchen Spreitzer and Christine Porath; "e;The Research We've Ignored About Happiness at Work"e; by Andre Spice and Carl Cedarstrom; and "e;The Happiness Backlash"e; by Alison Beard.How to be human at work. The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

The benefits of mindfulness include better performance, heightened creativity, deeper self-awareness, and increased charisma-not to mention greater peace of mind.This book gives you practical steps for building a sense of presence into your daily work routine. It also explains the science behind mindfulness and why it works and gives clear-eyed warnings about the pitfalls of the fad.This volume includes the work of:Daniel GolemanEllen LangerSusan DavidChristina CongletonThis collection of articles includes "e;Mindfulness in the Age of Complexity,"e; an interview with Ellen Langer by Alison Beard; "e;Mindfulness Can Literally Change Your Brain,"e; by Christina Congleton, Britta K. Holzel, and Sara W. Lazar; "e;How to Practice Mindfulness Throughout Your Work Day,"e; by Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter; "e;Resilience for the Rest of Us,"e; by Daniel Goleman; "e;Emotional Agility: How Effective Leaders Manage Their Thoughts and Feelings,"e; by Susan David and Christina Congleton; "e;Don't Let Power Corrupt You,"e; by Dacher Keltner; "e;Mindfulness for People Who Are Too Busy to Meditate,"e; by Maria Gonzalez; "e;Is Something Lost When We Use Mindfulness as a Productivity Tool?"e; by Charlotte Lieberman; and "e;There Are Risks to Mindfulness at Work,"e; by David Brendel.How to be human at work. The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

Peter F. Drucker argues that what underlies the current malaise of so many large and successful organizations worldwide is that their theory of the business no longer works. The story is a familiar one: a company that was a superstar only yesterday finds itself stagnating and frustrated, in trouble and, often, in a seemingly unmanageable crisis. The root cause of nearly every one of these crises is not that things are being done poorly. It is not even that the wrong things are being done. Indeed, in most cases, the right things are being done-but fruitlessly. What accounts for this apparent paradox? The assumptions on which the organization has been built and is being run no longer fit reality. These are the assumptions that shape any organization's behavior, dictate its decisions about what to do and what not to do, and define what an organization considers meaningful results. These assumptions are what Drucker calls a company's theory of the business.The Harvard Business Review Classics series offers you the opportunity to make seminal Harvard Business Review articles a part of your permanent management library. Each highly readable volume contains a groundbreaking idea that continues to shape best practices and inspire countless managers around the world-and will have a direct impact on you today and for years to come.