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Book Description

Stay on top of your leadership game.

Leadership isn't something you're born with or gifted as a reward for an abundance of charisma; true leadership stems from core skills that can be learned.

Get more of the leadership ideas you want, from the authors you trust, with HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership (Vol. 2). We’ve combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you maximize your own and your organization's performance.

With insights from leading experts including Michael D. Watkins, Herminia Ibarra, and Michael E. Porter, this book will inspire you to:

  • Identify areas for personal growth
  • Build trust with and among your employees
  • Develop a more dynamic and sophisticated communication style
  • Try out different leadership styles and behaviors to find the right approach for you--and your organization
  • Transform yourself from a problem solver to an agenda setter
  • Harness the power of connections
  • Become an adaptive and strategic leader

This collection of articles includes "Leadership Is a Conversation," by Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind; "How Managers Become Leaders: The Seven Seismic Shifts of Perspective and Responsibility," by Michael D. Watkins; "Strategic Leadership: The Essential Skills," by Paul J.H. Schoemaker, Steve Krupp, and Samantha Howland; "The Authenticity Paradox," by Herminia Ibarra; "'Both/And' Leadership," by Wendy K. Smith, Marianne W. Lewis, and Michael L. Tushman; "Are You a Collaborative Leader?" by Herminia Ibarra and Morten T. Hansen; "Cross-Silo Leadership," by Tiziana Casciaro, Amy C. Edmondson, and Sujin Jang; "How CEOs Manage Time," by Michael E. Porter and Nitin Nohria; "The Best Leaders Are Great Teachers," by Sydney Finkelstein; "Nimble Leadership," by Deborah Ancona, Elaine Backman, and Kate Isaacs; and "The Focused Leader," by Daniel Goleman.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Leadership Is a Conversation
  6. How Managers Become Leaders: The Seven Seismic Shifts of Perspective and Responsibility
  7. Strategic Leadership: The Essential Skills
  8. The Authenticity Paradox
  9. “Both/And” Leadership
  10. Are You a Collaborative Leader?
  11. Cross-Silo Leadership
  12. How CEOs Manage Time
  13. The Best Leaders Are Great Teachers
  14. Nimble Leadership
  15. BONUS Article: The Focused Leader
  16. About the Contributors
  17. Index
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