HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing in a Downturn, Expanded Edition (with bonus article "Preparing Your Business for a Post-Pandemic World" by Carsten Lund Pedersen and Thomas Ritter)

How do the most resilient leaders and organizations survive—and even thrive—during a market slowdown?

If you read nothing else on weathering a down market and returning to growth, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you navigate a tough market, stay resilient, and return to growth and prosperity faster than the competition. In this expanded edition, we've included brand new bonus articles on leading through the Covid-19 recession.

This book will inspire you to:

• Learn the right lessons from previous recessions
• Minimize pain while cutting costs
• Pull off big deals despite a down market
• Foster a culture of resilience
• Use emotional intelligence to protect your job
• Seize the opportunity to innovate and reinvent your business
• Lead the turnaround and return to growth

The brand new articles in this expanded edition include: "Learning from the Future," by Peter Scoblic; "5 Ways to Stimulate Cash Flow in a Downturn," by Eddie Yoon and Christopher Lochhead; "Include Your Employees in Cost-Cutting Decisions" by Patrick Daoust and Paul Simon; "The Case for M&A in a Downturn" by Brian Salsberg; and "Preparing Your Business for a Post-Pandemic World" Carsten Lund Pedersen and Thomas Ritter.

HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever‐changing business environment.

How do the most resilient leaders and organizations survive—and even thrive—during a market slowdown?

If you read nothing else on weathering a down market and returning to growth, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you navigate a tough market, stay resilient, and return to growth and prosperity faster than the competition. In this expanded edition, we've included brand new bonus articles on leading through the Covid-19 recession.

This book will inspire you to:

• Learn the right lessons from previous recessions
• Minimize pain while cutting costs
• Pull off big deals despite a down market
• Foster a culture of resilience
• Use emotional intelligence to protect your job
• Seize the opportunity to innovate and reinvent your business
• Lead the turnaround and return to growth

The brand new articles in this expanded edition include: "Learning from the Future," by Peter Scoblic; "5 Ways to Stimulate Cash Flow in a Downturn," by Eddie Yoon and Christopher Lochhead; "Include Your Employees in Cost-Cutting Decisions" by Patrick Daoust and Paul Simon; "The Case for M&A in a Downturn" by Brian Salsberg; and "Preparing Your Business for a Post-Pandemic World" Carsten Lund Pedersen and Thomas Ritter.

HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever‐changing business environment.