Harvard Business Review on Managing Yourself (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series) [Paperback]

Harvard Business School Press (Compiler)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2005 | Series: Harvard Business Review Paperback Series

Before they can effectively manage others, managers have to be adept at managing themselves. That requires truly understanding their own passions and motivations, strengths and weaknesses. This guide offers sage advice from business greats, including Peter F Drucker and John P Kotter, on how managers can improve personal performance and productivity and in the process, become better managers of those they lead.

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Since 1984 Harvard Business School Press , has been dedicated to publishing the most contemporary management thinking, written by authors and practitioners who are leading the way. Whether readers are seeking big-picture strategic thinking or tactical problem solving, advice in managing global corporations or for developing personal careers, HBS Press helps fuel the fire of innovative thought. HBS Press has earned a reputation as the springboard of thought for both established and emerging business leaders.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Harvard Business Press; 1 edition (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159139970X
• ISBN-13: 978-1591399704
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,897 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Section on ADT is worth the price, December 29, 2007

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W. D. Robinson (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Harvard Business Review on Managing Yourself (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series) (Paperback)

This was my first time reading the Harvard Business Review books. The book is made up of 8 topics by different authors. I'm not used to this format so the topics felt short and leaving me wanting more.

The topic on "Overloaded Circuits" is fantastic. Dr. Hallowell describes ADT or Attention Deficit Trait. Similar to ADD but entirely created from the environment, ADT is a new condition brought about recently by the new technology that is pervasive in business today. Ever feel overloaded by the constant emails, phone calls, mobile phone calls, and "crackberry" alarms? Ever multi-task to a point where you feel like your work product is rarely adequate? I could go on about this topic but don't want to steal Dr. Hallowell's thunder. It's a must read. He also wrote an article on CNet News named "Why can't you pay attention anymore?"

Other topics such as "managing your boss" and "how to play to your strengths" provide a few new tips. My hang-up with the book is that some topics felt out of place such as the first topic on how leaders move up to the CxO level and the topic on getting advice from your boss.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I wish sombody had given me this book when just starting out, June 1, 2009

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John Wheatley (Taiwan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Harvard Business Review on Managing Yourself (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series) (Paperback)

I thought this was an excellent book, and I love this format of short articles you can read and think about at lunch (you don't feel guilty not finishing it at once.) I completely disagree with the other reviews, I thought that this book provide 5 or 6 different tools for looking at your relationship with your boss and peers that would have been helpful when I was just starting out. Usually if you buy one of these books, about 60-70% of the articles in any one are good, with the rest as throwaways. Still, I am very glad I bought this because it solved a problem I had with one of my subordinates (I am a Reader and she is a Listener - the Drucker article). No matter where you are on the corporate ladder, this is a useful book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Approachable and readable, July 12, 2009

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Dextra L. Suggs (Augusta, Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Harvard Business Review on Managing Yourself (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series) (Paperback)

It's surprising how practical these small books are. I love the Harvard Business Reviews Paperback Series. HBR's, Managing Yourself is no exception. It points the subtle difference between great leadership and elite leadership. It helps guide you to discovering your story; thus, peeling back the layers of your leadership style. I refer to the small book often to make sure I'm staying on track, with personal goals and if you buy it you will too.