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Managing people is fraught with challenges--even if you're a seasoned manager. Here's how to handle them.
If you read nothing else on managing people, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you maximize your employees' performance.
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing People will inspire you to:
-Tailor your management styles to fit your people
-Motivate with more responsibility, not more money
-Support first-time managers
-Build trust by soliciting input
-Teach smart people how to learn from failure
-Build high-performing teams
-Manage your boss

269 pages, Paperback

First published December 23, 2010

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Profile Image for Sattar Shayesteh Far.
74 reviews38 followers
March 17, 2019
مجموع ۱۰ مقاله از هاروارد
ولی قدیمی و تاریخ گذشته
دهه۸۰،۹۰و اوایل هزاره سوم
در کل مفید برای مدیریت افراد از کارمند تا رییس
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121 reviews19 followers
November 28, 2018
ده مقاله عالی و کاربردی برای افرادی که در هر نوع سازمانی و با هر سطح کاری ای مشغول به کارند
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889 reviews90 followers
July 3, 2018
Does what it says on the tin - "If you read nothing else on managing people, read these definitive articles". I would say that these are especially catered towards newer managers, since they are on topics that more experienced managers would have already come across, such as how people learn, how to work together with your boss or overcoming biases. My favourite one was "Leadership that Gets Results", the one that the book actually opens with, which categorises the different approaches a manager may use, and when each of these approaches will generate positive or negative results. I have found that I do have 3 predominant styles, and the article recommends having 4 in your repertoire. For me, one that I would like to make better use of would be the authoritative one, which refers to inspiring your team towards a goal. I also found the article on "What Great Leaders Do" very useful, underlining how to bring the best out of people, as well as the article "Fair Process", which sheds light on why even a successful outcome may be deemed as unsatisfactory when people weren't included in the decision-making process.
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91 reviews2 followers
April 28, 2019
ااگر تاکنون هیچ مطالعه‌ای در زمینه‌ی مدیریت افراد نداشته‌اید، این 10 مقاله‌ی بی بدیل هاروارد را از دست ندهید.
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84 reviews
April 2, 2023
An amazing book with basic know-hows for managers. I do use it as a handbook and try to refresh the knowledge and ideas frequently.
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131 reviews
March 1, 2021
It was okay - one of the articles resonated with me to the point I wanted to find the digital copy and find email it to Human Resources and an old Manager, but that's probably a story for another time. Some of the articles didn't apply (but that's a me thing) and I didn't quite find them helpful. One or two were REALLY outdated, even for a 2011 book and honestly it feels like the book needs to be updated because of it, but it is what it is.
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341 reviews
June 28, 2020
“There is one quality that sets truly great managers apart from the rest: They discover what is unique about each person and then capitalize on it.”

“Individuals are most likely to trust and cooperate freely with systems—whether they themselves win or lose by those systems—when fair process is observed.”


Managing people is fraught with challenges—even if you're a seasoned manager. Here's how to handle them. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you maximize your employees' performance.

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing People will inspire you to:

• Tailor your management styles to fit your people
• Motivate with more responsibility, not more money
• Support first-time managers
• Build trust by soliciting input
• Teach smart people how to learn from failure
• Build high-performing teams
• Manage your boss

This collection of best-selling articles includes: featured article "Leadership That Gets Results" by Daniel Goleman, "One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees?" "The Set-Up-to-Fail Syndrome," "Saving Your Rookie Managers from Themselves," "What Great Managers Do," "Fair Process: Managing in the Knowledge Economy," "Teaching Smart People How to Learn," "How (Un)ethical Are You?" "The Discipline of Teams," and "Managing Your Boss."


I could list numerous quotes from this powerful little book - indeed, much of my book has been highlighted with things I want to remember and easily go back to. Each article presented new ideas while simultaneously complementing the other articles perfectly. I was surprised that many of the articles that were written in the early ninties or eighties continue to speak truth and provide advice for managers today. This was a great read that I'll continue to return to on my journey of managing people.
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349 reviews12 followers
December 18, 2019
An excellent collection of HBR articles by business leaders.
Goleman, Daniel - Leadership that Gets Results
Herzberg, Frederick - One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees?
Manzoni, Jean-Francois and Barsoux, Jean-Louis - The Set-Up-To-Fail Syndrome
Walker, Carol A. - Saving Your Rookie Managers from Themselves
Buckingham, Marcus - What Great Managers Do
Kim, W. Chan and Mauborgne, Renee - Fair Process: Managing in the Knowledge Economy
Argyris, Chris - Teaching Smart People to Learn
Banaji, Mahzarin R., Bazerman, Max H., and Chugh, Dolly - How (Un)Ethical are You?
Katzenbach, Jon R. and Smith, Douglas K. - The Discipline of Teams
Gabarro, John J. and Kotter, John P. - Managing Your Boss
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1 review
August 15, 2024
Although I would imagine the book is useful for everyone working in a corporation, its full value would not be appreciated unless the readers have years of experience in a management role. The insights capture the blind spots of our day to day management work and some of them are mind opening. For example, it is known that intentionality can reflect the maturity of a manager. The book shows how professionals become defensive on examining their own behaviors without such self auditing. Another example is that the pacesetting leadership style is valued by many managers, but the book shows that the style actually hurts the team in the long term. I would highly recommend a seasoned manager read through most articles in this book.
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30 reviews3 followers
December 6, 2016
Good compilation of articles over managing people in a corporate setting. The writing and topics covered seem to be geared toward management neophytes like myself, and having very little knowledge on the subject, I found the ideas enlightening. I particularly appreciated the article on the hygiene-motivation theory, as well as those by Goleman, and Gabarro and Kotter. The rest were skim-worthy and a bit redundant but still helpful if the goal is to familiarize oneself with the culture of the business world. I'll be reading a few more from HBR's series.
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May 26, 2020
To be honest,

before reading this book, I felt that I am invincible and I am an amazing manager...
However, after reading this book, I found out that I am lacking a lot of things which are needed to be an amazing manager.
I am a new manager and I have a lot of things that I need to learn and communication is one of the key areas I need to learn to be an effective manager.
I consider myself an affiliative manager with tendency of being authoritative in some instances. I am more on the affiliative side though.
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9 reviews1 follower
May 13, 2023
Great collection of management articles. Does what it advertises on the cover, and provides simple tools to achieve what’s coveted. Although some could argue on few ideas being outdated.
I found the “Idea in brief” zone a particularly interesting pre-read, which can further be used as a refresher.
I must also acknowledge that some of these articles, however lengthy, at times did expose my own blind spots as a manager, helping “consciously” overcome unconscious bias too. At the end of the day, it’s all about application of these principles.
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Author 3 books114 followers
October 10, 2024
Whether you're new to management or have been doing it for a number of years, there are going to be some great ideas and case studies for you to consider in these pages.

"[E]ffective leadership eludes many people and organizations." (p. 1)

"When an employee fails — or even just performs poorly — managers typically do not blame themselves." (p. 51)

"Defensive reasoning encourages individuals to keep private the premises, inferences, and conclusions that shape their behavior and to avoid testing them in a truly independent, objective fashion." (p. 143)
351 reviews7 followers
January 19, 2017
This is a solid little management handbook with lots of good tips, lessons, and vignettes. The book lives up to its "Must Read" moniker, and I dare say should be read by all new managers. Some of these articles were written decades ago but are still relevant today, which speaks to the timeless nature of management principles. Even the most seasoned managers have room to improve, and so I thank HBR for curating the best essays for inclusion in this small, but really good book.
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2 reviews
March 11, 2018
This book touched upon many important concepts in organizational behavior including motivation, conflict, culture, group development and performance, innovation, and leadership. I believe this book has provided a few helpful tools that I may need to use in the future. The book was enjoyable to me because the authors often challenged my existing assumptions and allowed me to reflect upon my own proficiency at managing others.
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246 reviews
December 3, 2019
Some good reads in here if you're a coach and leader type or aspiring to be. There some blah as well. Find what's relevant and focus on those topics.

I am always pining for more articles on leading and coaching remote colleagues as someone in consulting space. Furthermore, there is also a dearth of content for leading and coaching those that aren't working on the same thing you are. We work for different clients often in completely different industry sectors. Book idea?
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97 reviews1 follower
December 31, 2023
ได้อ่านแปลไทยในภายหลังจึงทำให้เข้าใจมากยิ่งขึ้น ถ้ามีเวลาไม่มากสามารถอ่านหนังสือนี้ที่หัวบทที่เป็นกรอบแนวคิดโดยสรุป และท้ายบทที่เป็นแนวทางนำไปปฏิบัติ

สมชื่อหนังสือที่รวบรวม 10 บทความที่ต้องอ่านมาให้ เมื่ออ่านให้ดีจะพบว่าหลายๆบทมีความสอดประสานกันและใช้ประโยชน์ได้จริง ครอบคลุมคนทุกระดับในชีวิตของงานทุกอย่าง

แก้ไขปัญหาคนก็คือการมุ่งแก้ไขที่ตัวเราในฐานะผู้นำ มุ่งแก้ไขบรรดาหัวหน้าและผู้จัดการ สร้างแรงจูงใจให้ทีมงานและพัฒนาทีมงาน และไม่ลืมจัดการผู้บังคับบัญชาของตัวเราที่อยู่เหนือเราด้วย
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1,253 reviews71 followers
June 24, 2024
It's not my favorite HBR book, but only due to the lack of models and techniques. The collection did discuss the In & Out group that leads to employee favoritism as well as how to manage your boss. The problem with many of these articles is the need for depth. Managing your boss, for instance, is important, but there are so many different styles of leadership that I found Managing Up more complete on that end.
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16 reviews8 followers
May 14, 2017
Some of the articles are too long and repetitive. I found that reading the 'Idea In Brief' and 'Idea In Practice' boxes first is a good way to get the gist of the full article. Lessons contained within this book are worthy of the reader's attention, even if you don't manage people in a professional capacity.
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182 reviews
November 12, 2018
I recommend reading this book while taking refresher managing classes. Even though it comprises essays written quite a while ago, they stand the test of time, regarding business skills people managing others (or have this as a goal) should be aware of, developing, and brushing up on as they go through their careers.
41 reviews
July 7, 2019
The articles within are interesting and helpful. Not all have the same quality or usability (at least for me). I believe this book is a touch base since managing people can have subtleties, but at its core it remains the same (some of the articles are over 30 years but are still valid nowadays).
Overall I recommend this book.
153 reviews
April 2, 2020
The first article is from book "What Makes a Leader - Why Emotional Intelligence Matters ".Fair Process is from book "Blue Ocean Strategy". Leadership styles, how to motivate, set-up-to-fail Syndrome, Rookie managers, the game of chess, fair process, how to learn, bias (https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/), discipline of teams, managing your boss.
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334 reviews3 followers
May 4, 2020
I read this straight through because someone loaned it to me; this isn't the kind of book you read that way and I found it tedious. As a result, I look back and realize I didn't really take much away from it. These books are best for a library -- "I need to learn about X, oh here is an article on it...great!"
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64 reviews2 followers
May 7, 2020
4.5 stars, rounding up. I found the principles in this book to be really helpful. The first story seemed to drag on, but for the most part each one after that I was able to get into and apply to current work situations. I couldn’t believe that many of the articles were so old but still relevant. Can’t wait to read more HBR books.
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255 reviews6 followers
September 4, 2023
Okuduğum kaçıncı HBR yayınım bilmiyorum ama bir bu kadarını daha okuyacağıma eminim. Yöneticilik üzerine yazılan güzel bir makale serisi. İş hayatındaki çatışmalar, motive etme yöntemleri, performans yönetimi, grup çalışmaları, liderlik ve insan kaynağı hakkında yine özet ve güzel bilgiler alabileceğiniz bir kitap 👍🏾
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17 reviews
November 6, 2025
Good for middle schoolers. It is an introduciton book.

for me reading this adult was dull. too easy, as if it was copy pasted from wikipedia.

it said "harvard" so i assumed it would be harder to digest. i wanted to read entire harvard series but now im doubting.

then again harvard is still an american école.
motherland of full-bright education system.
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277 reviews1 follower
June 29, 2019
Super helpful. The best articles, in my judgment, were four: "Leadership that Gets Results," "Saving your Rookie Managers from Themselves," "Fair Process: Managing in the Knowledge Economy," and "Teaching Smart People How to Learn." I wish I'd read these a long time ago.
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51 reviews29 followers
November 25, 2019
New insights and discoveries on how to manage people. I read this book after reading Dale Carnegie's and it gave me broader knowledge about the subject. Useful to HR professionals and people managers.
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