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"Whether we're just starting out or are well into our professional journeys, we often equate our productivity with the number of hours we spend working. But do we really need to work endless hours, through weekends, and during vacations to be seen as stars? To find a healthy balance between our personal and professional lives, we need to make space for ourselves, define what we value most, and set goals that take those values into account. Boundaries, Priorities, and Finding Work-Life Balance is filled with practical advice from HBR experts that can help you answer questions like: How do I make better decisions about my time? What flexible work options should I explore-and how do I ask for them? How do I set clear boundaries surrounding my work life and my personal life? How can I pursue my passions while making time for my job? What steps can I take to protect my energy and mental health at work? You'll spend a significant part of your life working. This book will help you define what you need to feel balanced and fulfilled, on or off the clock. Rise faster with quick reads, essential advice, and relatable stories. It's not easy to figure out work when you're still exploring who you are and what you want in life. How do you translate your interests, skills, and education into a career you love while also navigating a new work environment? The Work Smart series explores topics that matter to you: being yourself at work, collaborating with (sometimes difficult) colleagues, maintaining your mental health, and more. Each title includes chapter takeaways and dozens of resources so you can go beyond the book to engage in the media you learn best. Work Smart series books are your go-to guides to step into and move forward successfully in your professional world"--

Business success begins with trust. Trust is the basis for all that we do as leaders and as organizations. Employees who trust their employers are more productive and creative. Businesses that earn their customers' trust maintain better relationships and reap better results. Meanwhile, breaches of trust between companies and the public are becoming more frequent-and more costly. If you read nothing else on trust, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you build, maintain, and repair trust, both as a leader and as a company. This book will inspire you to: Develop trust through competence, legitimacy, and impactUnderstand the neuroscience of trustFollow through on your commitments to stakeholdersNegotiate better with an untrustworthy counterpartSee your company through the eyes of your customersRebuild relationships after a breakdown of trust This collection of articles includes "Begin with Trust," by Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss; "The Neuroscience of Trust," by Paul J. Zak; "Dig, Bridge, Collectively Act," by Tina Opie and Beth A. Livingston; "Rethinking Trust," by Roderick M. Kramer; "How to Negotiate with a Liar," by Leslie K. John; "The Enemies of Trust," by Robert M. Galford and Anne Seibold Drapeau; "Don't Let Cynicism Undermine Your Workplace," by Jamil Zaki; "The Trust Crisis," by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta; "Customer Data: Designing for Transparency and Trust," by Timothy Morey, Theodore "Theo" Forbath, and Allison Schoop; "Operational Transparency," by Ryan W. Buell; and "The Organizational Apology," by Maurice E. Schweitzer, Alison Wood Brooks, and Adam D. Galinsky. 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

Section 1. Go team! define your values and create a shared vision: How dual-career couples make it work - curiosity, communication, and initiation / by Jennifer Petriglieri -- Understanding and communicating your core values as a working parent - define career success for yourselves-and your partnership / by Stewart D. Friedman and Alyssa F. Westring -- Dual-career couples and identity - men's work lives are shaped by their family circumstances, too / by Erin Reid -- Section 2. Tick tock - make schedules, goals, and tradeoffs: Finding balance as a dual-career couple - optimize your time and energy-together / by Amy Jen Su -- Setting goals as a family - a different type of family planning / by Jackie Coleman and John Coleman -- Navigating tradeoffs in a dual-career family - cast aside societal expectations and negotiate what works for you / by Monique Valcour -- Can you actually afford to change your career? - determine the financial implication of a move / by Russell Clayton -- Section 3.Away we go! Live elsewhere for your job: How to decide whether to relocate for a job - assess the impact on your family / by Rebecca Knight -- Making your expat assignment easier on your family - set yourselves up for success / by Katia Vlachos -- Living apart for work - how commuter couples stay in touch, manage conflict, and reunite after time apart / an interview with Danielle Lindemann by Ania Wieckowski -- Section 4. There is an "i" in team - take care of yourself: Make time for "me time" - a five-step plan to help you let go / by Elizabeth Grace Saunders -- How to communicate your self-care needs to your partner - practical suggestions for a productive conversation / by Jackie Coleman -- How working parents can prioritize sleep - it's not easy, but it affects how we relate to our partners and our children / by Amie M. Gordon and Christopher M. Barnes -- Section 5. In sickness and in health - take care of each other: How to not fight with your spouse when you get home from work - sometimes the most challenging part of your day is the first 15 minutes after you get home / by Ed Batista -- How to help your partner cope with work stress - lighten the load of bad bosses, looming layoffs, and crazy-making clients / by Rebecca Knight -- How to support your partner during a career setback - scripts and tips to get you through it-together / by Deborah Grayson Riegel -- Epilogue: The greatest adventure.

"Move ahead in your career--without leaving your family behind. What happens when you're no longer setting goals and chasing dreams that work for you alone? When the career choices you make have ripple effects on your family? Can you uproot your household for an overseas assignment even if it's a surefire path to promotion? How do you make time for your kids--or yourself--if you work more than one job? These are some of the questions you ask yourself as you struggle to balance managing your career with managing your family. In Managing Your Career, experts provide answers to the challenges you face as a working parent from negotiating a flexible schedule to overcoming the parenthood penalty whether you're taking time off, treading water, or reentering the workforce. You'll learn to: assess the impact of downshifting on your career, your home life, and your identity, make time for professional development, communicate effectively with everyone, from your boss to your toddler, boost your impact and visibility, even with an erratic schedule, build support systems to get you through rough patches at work and cope with childcare failures"--

"Talk to your toddler, your teen, your caregiver, your boss, your partner, yourself. There are days in every working parent's life when it feels like you're screaming into the wind. The days when you have to ask your childless boss if you can leave work early-again-for a kid issue. The days your kid tearfully asks why you have to get on an airplane for work when you just got home. The days you simmer with resentment because you can't find the right words to have a productive conversation with your partner about the division of labor at home. The days you tell yourself you're failing everyone-including yourself. Each of us has days where we struggle to communicate effectively at home and at work. But we can have fewer days like that and more productive conversations. We can listen and be heard. In Communicate Better with Everyone, experts provide answers to the challenges you face as a working parent, from negotiating your schedule and workload with your boss to connecting with your teen without nagging or lecturing to talking to yourself with more compassion. You'll learn to: conduct more productive conversations, set boundaries and stick to them, ask better questions, see issues from the other person's perspective, navigate difficult issues"--

"Burnout is rampant. Recognize the signs and make the right changes now. The always-on workplace and increasing social pressures are leading to an unprecedented rate of burnout. Unmanaged, chronic work stress doesn't just lead to lower productivity and negative emotions--it can have dire personal and professional consequences. Are you and your team at risk? The HBR Guide to Beating Burnout provides practical tips and advice to help you and your team navigate the perils of workplace burnout and rediscover healthy engagement at work. You'll learn how to: recognize the risk factors, unravel the difference between being stressed and being burnt out, recognize the symptoms in yourself and others, understand how passion can lead to burnout, make the changes you need to make, now, return to productivity after burnout leads to apathy, help prevent burnout on your team, arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business"--+

"Stop juggling; start managing everything you need to do at home and at work. It used to be simple: Stay late, turn in flawless work, catch up on sleep later. You needed that mind-set to get where you are, but that's not going to cut it anymore. You need to make different choices to succeed at work, as a parent, and as a family member. Getting Things Done at Home and Work can't teach you how to be in two places at once, but it provides you with expert advice as you manage the challenge of succeeding at work while making sure your family is housed, fed, healthy, safe, and educated. You'll learn to: set up schedules and routines that work, spend your time and energy on the most valuable activities, set reasonable expectations and limits in the always-on culture, keep exercising your management skills once you've left the office, move on with resilience when you occasionally drop the ball. embody the work and life values you believe in for your children"--

Introduction: A mother's work is never done - get the help and support you need / by Daisy Dowling, series editor -- Section 1. Mirror, mirror, on the wall - acknowledge your emotions and stress points: Overwhelmed? How to deal with "doing it all" - feel more competent, calm, and in control / by Daisy Dowling -- Let go of working-mom guilt - rock your "world's okayest mom" mug / by Sheryl Zeigler -- Understanding your identity as a (new) working mother - rethink how you view success-and yourself / by Janna Koretz -- Section 2. Mommy tracked - keep your career in check: How to identify a family-friendly employer - before you take the job / by Suzanne Brown -- Make your work more meaningful / by Amy Gallo -- "Office housework" gets in our way - stop doing tasks that are invisible and underappreciated / by Deborah M. Kolb and Jessica L. Porter -- 4 questions to help women navigate the second half of their careers - empty nesters, it's your time to shine / by Palena Neale -- Section 3. Give me a break - navigate your maternity leave and professional pauses: Planning maternity or family leave--a guide - people have babies; they get sick. It's normal / by Rebecca Knight -- What nursing moms need to know about pumping during work travel - you don't have to dump your liquid gold / by Julia Beck - How to transition into a professional break - and set yourself up for success when you return / by Daisy Dowling -- Section 4. 'A' for effort - handling childcare and school commitments: Making a plan for childcare-and uncertainties - think through a Plan A, Plan B, and Plan G / by Avni Patel-Thompson -- How to manage the demands of school-age kids - be a part of your child's education (without the stress) / by Daisy Wademan Dowling -- When your boss doesn't respect your family commitments - be upfront-and empathetic / by Rebecca Knight -- Establishing your unique parenting posse - find and set up a family support system / by Avni Patel-Thompson -- Section 5. Home sweet home - managing the house and family: What's your family's mission statement? - tips for setting shared goals-together / by Priscilla Claman -- Are chore wars at home holding you back at work? - negotiate a fair distribution of housework / by Rebecca Shambaugh -- Finding balance as a dual-career couple - optimize your time and energy-together / by Amy Jen Su -- How working parents feed their families - tips from HBR readers on breakfast, dinner, and everything in between -- Epilogue. Nobody's perfect: Lessons from a working mom on "doing it all" - aim for happiness / by Francesca Gino.

Introduction / by Daisy Dowling, Series Editor -- Section 1. We can do it, too! - burying old working dad cliches: The three types of working father -- you're not the only one feeling work-care conflict / by Brad Harrington -- What's a working dad to do? - men who use workplace flexibility are doubly stigmatized / by Scott Behson -- It's time for working dads to lead by example / by Tim Allen -- End the "nice Guy" backlash / by David M. Mayer -- Dads, commit to your family at home and work / by Haley Swenson, Eve Rodsky, David G. Smith, and W. Brad Johnson -- Section 2. Planes to catch and bills to pay - navigating fatherhood and your career: Breaking out of the "working dad's career trap" - steps to align your career with your priorities / by Scott Behson -- Mastering the dad transition - update your life story at home and at work / by Bruce Feiler -- When your boss doesn't respect your family commitments / by Rebecca Knight -- Why dads need parenting allies at work - push for change together / by Han-Son Lee -- How to identify a family-friendly employer / by Suzanne Brown -- When a stay-at-home dad goes back to work - plan your workforce reentry before your exit / by Whitney Johnson -- Section 3. All work and no play... - dedicating time to your family and yourself: Four ways to make more time for family - the little things matter / by James Sudakow -- Commit to a no-work weeknight - routine and rituals are essential / by Mark McCartney -- Five questions new working parents should ask themselves / by Jackie Coleman and John Coleman -- Win at work by leaning in at home - find four-way wins-even in unsupportive work environments / by Stewart D. Friedman -- Working dads need "me time" too - they now feel more work-life conflict than working moms / by Alyssa F. Westring and Stewart D. Friedman -- Bringing Your Dad Network Together - don't fool yourself-dads need friendship and peer support / by Scott Behson -- Section 4. Finding the sweet spot - succeeding where work, values, and family intersect: How our careers affect our children - it's the quality of time parents spend with their children, not the quantity / by Stewart D. Friedman -- 4 ways to teach your kids about work - without adding more to your plate / by Sabina Nawaz -- How to spend your parenting time and energy wisely - when was the last time you checked in on your kids' priorities? / by Amy Jen Su -- How working parents can regain control over their lives - it all comes down to your values / by Stewart D. Friedman and Alyssa F. Westring -- Epilogue. Take things one day at a time: Lessons in entrepreneurship from a gay father of triplets - you never know what the future is going to bring / by Dan Pallotta .

Intro; Contents; Ch 1: Don't Let Power Corrupt You; Ch 2: What's Your Power Style?; Ch 3: How to Figure Out How Much Influence You Have at Work; Ch 4: Four Ways Leader Fritter Their Power Away; Ch 5: Make Your Team Feel Powerful; Ch 6: How to Use Your Superpower for Good; Ch 7: Feeling Powerful at Work Makes Us Feel Worse When We Get Home; Ch 8: How to Work with a Manipulative Person; Ch 9: Sex, Power and the Systems That Enable Men Like Harvey Weinstein; Ch 10: Use Your Everyday Privilege to Help Others; Ch 11: To Create Change, Leadership Is More Important Than Authority

Section 1. The dominance of mega-firms: Managing our hub economy - strategy, ethics, and network competition in the age of digital superpowers / Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani -- Is lack of competition strangling the U.S. economy? - what industry concentration means for businesses and consumers / David Wessel -- Section 2. The future of antitrust and regulation: Here are all the reasons it's a bad idea to let a few tech companies monopolize our data - updating the definition of monopoly for our digital age / Maurice Stucke -- What the future of U.S. antitrust should look like - it shouldn't be a partisan issue / William A. Galston and Clara Hendrickson -- Don't break up Facebook: treat it like a utility - it's a natural monopoly, so regulate it accordingly / Dipayan Ghosh -- How more regulation for U.S. tech could backfire - today's rules haven't caught up to innovation / Larry Downes -- Section 3. Competing against giants - how the Amazon-Whole Foods deal made every other retailer's three-year plan obsolete - retailers must learn to compete on agile innovation and expense management / Darrell K. Rigby -- What big consumer brands can do to compete in a digital economy - lessons from Xiaomi / Howard Yu -- Crafting a strategy in the age of giants - four approaches when "build a moat" no longer applies / Julian Birkinshaw, Walter Frick, Denise Lee Yohn, Michael G. Jacobides -- Who will win the industrial internet? - industrial incumbents and digital natives both have a chance / Vijay Govindarajan -- What to learn from the grocery stores holding their own against Amazon - they know how to build customer loyalty / Amit Sharma.

"Lead your business through the crisis, and prepare it to rebound in the recovery. As the pandemic is exacting its toll on our lives and wreaking havoc in the global economy, forward-looking organizations are moving past crisis management and positioning themselves to leap ahead when the economy turns around. What should you and your business be doing now to stay afloat today-while planning for tomorrow so you can come out of the crisis stronger? Part of The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review series, Coronavirus: Leadership and Recovery provides you with essential thinking about managing your company through the Covid-19 pandemic, keeping your employees (and yourself) healthy and productive, and challenging your business to continue innovating and reinvent itself ahead of the recovery."--

Section 1. Set a vision for your career: Reaching your potential: only you can define success for yourself / by Robert S. Kaplan -- Developing a strategy for a life of meaningful labor: it's never too late (or too early) / by Brian Fetherstonhaugh -- Think strategically about your career development: don't leave your professional growth to chance / by Dorie Clark -- Section 2. Assess yourself and gather feedback: Career self-assessment worksheet: begin to document where you are - and where you want to be -- What self-awareness really is (and how to cultivate it): it's not just about introspection / by Tasha Eurich -- Why you should make time for self-reflection (even if you hate doing it): start small / by Jennifer Porter -- Making yourself indispensable: be outstanding at just a few things / by John H. Zenger, Joseph Folkman, and Scott Edinger -- How to play to your strengths: a systematic way to discover who you are at your very best / by Laura Morgan Roberts, Gretchen Spreitzer, Jane Dutton, Robert Quinn, Emily Heaphy, and Brianna Barker -- Get the feedback you need: when your boss is stingy with pointers and advice / by Carolyn O'Hara -- How getting actionable feedback can help you get promoted: ask questions that require specific answers / by Sabina Nawaz -- Section 3. Set goals for yourself: Nine things successful people do differently: strategies for setting - and achieving - goals / by Heidi Grant -- Stop setting goals you don't actually care about: you'll accomplish more when you focus on what you value / by Elizabeth Grace Saunders -- Before you set new goals, think about what you're going to stop doing: low-value work clogs up your calendar / by Elizabeth Grace Saunders -- Section 4. Become a better learner: Learning to learn: your only sustainable competitive advantage / by Erika Andersen -- 4 ways to become a better learner: it starts with developing learning agility / by Monique Valcour -- You can learn and get work done at the same time: don't wait for the right course to come along / by Liane Davey -- 4 practices of people who are always learning new skills: make the time and stay motivated / by Mike Kehoe -- Talking to yourself (out loud) can help you learn: but maybe don't do it in public / by Ulrich Boser -- Section5. Gain new skills: Make yourself an expert: acquire "deep smarts" on the fly / by Dorothy Leonard, Gavin Barton, and Michelle A. Barton -- Your career needs many mentors, not just one: you'll learn more from a wider group / by Dorie Clark -- 8 ways to read (a lot) more books this year: kill your television / by Neil Pasricha -- 3 ways to use MOOCs to advance your career: you don't have to finish a whole semester-long course / by Walter Frick -- Should you get an MBA?: Questions to help you decide / by Ed Batista -- Section 6. Move ahead, move up: you don't need a promotion to grow at work: ways to learn from where you are / by Jordan Stark and Katie Smith Milway -- Position yourself for a stretch assignment: you're not a perfect fit - yet / by Claudio Fernández-Aráoz -- Having the here's-what-i-want conversation with your boss: it doesn't have to be all-or-nothing / by Rebecca Shambaugh -- How to ask for a promotion: make your case, and then be patient / by Rebecca Knight -- Learn to get better at transitions: start by recognizing when it's time for one / by Avivah Wittenberg-Cox

As a woman, you may not be reaching the levels of leadership you desire. Despite the many efforts by organizations and managers alike, unconscious bias and assumptions are still working against you. How can you plan a career as an aspiring leader if you can't get promoted? The HBR Guide for Women at Work will help you identify and overcome the factors that are preventing you from achieving your goals. It provides practical tips and advice so you can face gendered stereotypes head on, make yourself visible for opportunities, and demonstrate your leadership potential. You'll learn to: Adjust your language so you're heard in meetings Use office politics to your advantage Negotiate a job offer, raise, or promotion Align yourself with mentors and sponsors to support your growth Show passion without being perceived as emotional Create your unique vision as a leader Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.--

Bring strategy into your daily work. As a manager, it's your responsibility to ensure that your work--and the work of your team--aligns with the overarching objectives of your organization. But when you're faced with competing projects and limited time, it's difficult to keep strategy front-of-mind. How do you think about the long term when the short term demands your attention? You need to change the way you think. The "HBR Guide to Thinking Strategically" provides practical tips and advice to help you see the big picture, so you can take that perspective into account in every aspect of your daily work--from making decisions to setting team priorities to attacking your own to-do list. You'll learn how to: understand your organization's strategy; align your team with key objectives; set and execute strategic priorities; spot trends in your company and in your industry; consider future outcomes when making decisions; manage trade-offs.--