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What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It)
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Understanding Leadership
Leadership Magazine ArticleEffective leaders take a personal interest in the long-term development of their employees, and they use tact and other social skills to encourage employees to achieve their best. It isn’t about being “nice” or “understanding”—it’s about tapping into individual motivations in the interest of furthering an organizationwide goal. -
Emotional Intelligence Has 12 Elements. Which Do You Need to Work On?
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What Great Listeners Actually Do
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What Makes a Leader?
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How to Approach an Office Romance (and How Not To)
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What’s Your Cultural Profile?
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The Most Important Leadership Competencies, According to Leaders Around the World
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How to Handle Difficult Conversations at Work
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Quiz Yourself: Do You Lead with Emotional Intelligence?
Emotional intelligence Digital ArticleRate yourself on five key dimensions, and see how you compare with others. -
What to Do If Your Boss Doesn’t Like You
Managing yourself Digital ArticleA targeted plan to make things better. -
Anyone Can Learn to Be a Better Leader
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleYou just have to put in the work. -
Making of a Corporate Athlete
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleManagement theorists have long sought to identify precisely what makes some people flourish under pressure and others fold. But they have come up with... -
How to Control Your Emotions During a Difficult Conversation
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Cultural Intelligence
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIn an increasingly diverse business environment, managers must be able to navigate the thicket of habits, gestures, and assumptions that define their... -
What Makes a Good Salesman
Sales team management Magazine ArticleBefore they have received even a day of training, the best salespeople already have two seemingly incompatible qualities in abundance: empathy with customers and a need to overcome their hesitation to buy. -
3 Ways to Better Understand Your Emotions
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleNaming them is an important first step. -
The Right Way to Respond to Negative Feedback
Communication Digital ArticleHow to turn upsetting or surprising information into helpful and productive data. -
The Art of Persuasion Hasn’t Changed in 2,000 Years
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The 3 Elements of Trust
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleAnd which one is most important for leaders.
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How to Challenge Your Organization’s Status Quo — Productively
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How to Self-Promote — Without Sounding Self-Centered
Managing yourself Digital ArticleResearch suggests that boosting a colleague’s accomplishments alongside your own will help you signal both competence and good intentions. -
Preparing for Your Next Career Move
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Do You Understand Why You Catastrophize?
Psychology Digital ArticleEveryday setbacks don’t have to feel like doomsday scenarios. -
4 Ways to Make Work More Meaningful
Work environments Digital ArticleIt takes curiosity — about ourselves, our work, and the people we work with — to unlock deeper purpose each day. -
3 Ways to Live Out Your Values at Work
Careers Digital ArticleA research-backed path to a more fulfilling career. -
Leading Change May Need to Begin with Changing Yourself
Leadership development Digital ArticleBehavior change is hard, but it’s a skill leaders who want to succeed amid near-constant organizational change need to develop. -
Social Media Has Made Us Narcissists - But There Is a Cure
Management VideoHere's a quick self-assessment to find out whether your ego is detached from real achievement. -
When Should You Take a Problem to HR?
Difficult conversations Digital ArticleAsk yourself these three questions before escalating an issue. -
Guess What? People Want Feedback
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Two Types of Influence: Telling and Selling
Management VideoDid you know that there's more than one way to exert your influence? Discover how to win support in various situations and explore the crucial role of... -
Turn a No into a Yes
Management VideoHow do you convince someone to agree with you when they've already said no? Learn a two-step approach for transforming resistance into support. -
Keeping Your Spirits Up When You Really Need a Win at Work
Emotional intelligence Digital ArticleSeven strategies to lift yourself out of an ongoing slump. -
Managing Paradoxes Can Be Uncomfortable
Management VideoIt's natural to feel uncomfortable from time to time, but resisting discomfort will only make it worse. Use these three tools to recognize, accept, and... -
How to Become More Adaptable in Challenging Situations
Managing yourself Digital ArticleWe often fall back on old habits when facing tough problems. But that’s when we need new approaches the most. -
Coaching a Direct Report Who Asks for Your Help
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When Your Feelings Conflict with Your Leadership Role
Authenticity Digital ArticleFour techniques to help you balance your emotions with what the situation demands of you. -
Difficult People: What to Do When All Else Fails
Management VideoBefore you throw in the towel, here are some last-ditch strategies to help you craft a work environment where you are able to do your job without all... -
How Leaders Should Handle Public Criticism
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Make Your Emotions Work for You in Negotiations
Your emotions matter in negotiations. They fuel your behaviors, energize you, and allow you to strengthen relationships. But too often, people ignore...
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership (Paperback + Ebook)
Leadership & Managing People Special Offer34.95View Details How can you transform yourself from a good manager into an extraordinary leader? We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles on... -
Emotionally Intelligent Leadership Collection + HBR IdeaCast Audio Interviews (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
How to be human at work. In this enhanced ebook collection, readers get audio interviews along with articles on the topics of emotional intelligence from... -
Step Back: Bringing the Art of Reflection into Your Busy Life
28.00View Details How to find clarity amid the turbulence of work and life. We all wish we had more time to pause and reflect about small decisions and big goals--and everything... -
HBR Guides to Managing Your Career Collection (6 Books)
Don't wait for someone else to manage your career. Career paths are far from straightforward. "HBR Guides to Managing Your Career Collection" offers the... -
Unmute! Effective Virtual Communication
Management Case Study8.95View Details Online meetings are now part of our normal daily routines. They are easy to set up, we have hardware to make them happen, multiple software solutions... -
Ed Rapp's Affirmations
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In this 2019 case, Ed Rapp, retired group president and CFO of Caterpillar, recounts the positive impact that using a type of "self-talk" called an affirmation... -
Energy Rising: The Neuroscience of Leading with Emotional Power
Your success in life--at work and at home--rises when you harness the energy that powers your brain. A neuropsychologist explains how. Your drive to create... -
Ramesh and Gargi (B)
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Negotiation (Paperback + Ebook)
Communication Special Offer34.95View Details Learn to be a better negotiator--and achieve the outcomes you want. If you read nothing else on how to negotiate successfully, read these 10 articles.... -
The Emotionally Intelligent Team: Building Collaborative Groups That Outperform the Rest
30.00View Details The missing link between teams and performance: emotional intelligence. Great teams can sometimes feel like magic. It's hard to pin down just why they... -
The Microstress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems--and What to Do about It
30.00View Details How a million little things are dragging you down, and what to do about it. There's a force we encounter every day that we aren't aware of--and it threatens... -
Virtual EI (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
19.99View Details Be mindful, empathetic, and authentic--even on-screen. Managing your team, building relationships and trust, and facilitating effective meetings in a... -
The Case for Good Jobs: How Great Companies Bring Dignity, Pay, and Meaning to Everyone's Work
From MIT professor and pre-eminent voice on Good Jobs comes a leadership guide for choosing excellence and providing good jobs that offer a living wage,... -
I, Human: AI, Automation, and the Quest to Reclaim What Makes Us Unique
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Harvard Business Review Manager's Handbook Ebook + Tools
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Bosses, Coworkers, and Building Great Work Relationships (HBR Work Smart Series)
Management Book22.00View Details I'm not here to make work friends. Or am I? Managers, peers, work friends, mentors, frenemies, annoying people, romantic interests, people with awful... -
Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way
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Managing Your Anxiety (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
40.00View Details What's the worst that can happen? Anxiety is the most prevalent mental disorder worldwide. But rumination, worry, and catastrophizing don't have to hold... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership, Vol. 2 (with bonus article "The Focused Leader" By Daniel Goleman)
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... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership for Healthcare (with bonus article "Engaging Doctors in the Healthcare Revolution" by Thomas H. Lee, MD, and Toby Cosgrove, MD)
Go from being a good practitioner to being an extraordinary leader of healthcare professionals. If you read nothing else on leadership, read these articles....
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What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It)
Emotional intelligence ResearchIt’s not just about introspection. -
Understanding Leadership
Leadership Magazine ArticleEffective leaders take a personal interest in the long-term development of their employees, and they use tact and other social skills to encourage employees to achieve their best. It isn’t about being “nice” or “understanding”—it’s about tapping into individual motivations in the interest of furthering an organizationwide goal. -
Emotional Intelligence Has 12 Elements. Which Do You Need to Work On?
Emotional intelligence Digital ArticleIt’s far more than just being nice. -
What Great Listeners Actually Do
Listening skills Digital ArticleIt’s about more than keeping quiet. -
What Makes a Leader?
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhen asked to define the ideal leader, many would emphasize traits such as intelligence, toughness, determination, and vision--the qualities traditionally... -
How to Approach an Office Romance (and How Not To)
Communication Best PracticeMany people meet their partners at work - but proceed carefully. -
What’s Your Cultural Profile?
Business communication AssessmentTake this assessment to understand how well you understand cultural differences within the workplace. -
You're Not an Imposter. You're Actually Pretty Amazing.
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The Most Important Leadership Competencies, According to Leaders Around the World
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThey're all hard to improve because they run counter to our instincts. -
How to Handle Difficult Conversations at Work
Communication Best PracticeStart by changing your mindset.