The Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook

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Put aside the hype of new frameworks and listicles about leadership success. The essential practices that enable a leader to make a lasting impact are well established and focus on how you relate to others, make strategic choices, achieve results, and inspire a shared vision. As organizations become more networked and fragmented, mastering these fundamental skills is increasingly vital. However, excelling in these areas is challenging. Strategy and change experts Ron Ashkenas and Brook Manville present a concise handbook that distills proven ideas from Harvard Business Review and their own experiences in leadership development. This guide equips rising leaders to create a unifying vision, set effective strategies, manage for results, hire and inspire top talent, drive innovation, and navigate their own career paths. Each chapter delves into one of six key practices, addressing common pitfalls and offering insights from notable leaders like Stanley McChrystal and Jack Welch. Additionally, the book synthesizes leading Harvard Business Review concepts on each topic. It provides the essential tools for making a significant impact as a leader today and in the future.