HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership, Vol. 2

by Harvard Business Review

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 from core skills that can be learned.

Get more of the leadership ideas you want, from the authors you trust, with HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership (Vol. 2). We’ve combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you maximize your own and your organization's performance.

With insights from leading experts including Michael D. Watkins, Herminia Ibarra, and Michael E. Porter, this book will inspire you

Identify areas for personal growthBuild trust with and among your employeesDevelop a more dynamic and sophisticated communication styleTry out different leadership styles and behaviors to find the right approach for you--and your organizationTransform yourself from a problem solver to an agenda setterHarness the power of connectionsBecome an adaptive and strategic leader

This collection of articles includes "Leadership Is a Conversation," by Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind; "How Managers Become The Seven Seismic Shifts of Perspective and Responsibility," by Michael D. Watkins; "Strategic The Essential Skills," by Paul J.H. Schoemaker, Steve Krupp, and Samantha Howland; "The Authenticity Paradox," by Herminia Ibarra; "'Both/And' Leadership," by Wendy K. Smith, Marianne W. Lewis, and Michael L. Tushman; "Are You a Collaborative Leader?" by Herminia Ibarra and Morten T. Hansen; "Cross-Silo Leadership," by Tiziana Casciaro, Amy C. Edmondson, and Sujin Jang; "How CEOs Manage Time," by Michael E. Porter and Nitin Nohria; "The Best Leaders Are Great Teachers," by Sydney Finkelstein; "Nimble Leadership," by Deborah Ancona, Elaine Backman, and Kate Isaacs; and "The Focused Leader," by Daniel Goleman.

Genres: Leadership, Nonfiction, Business

235 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 24, 2020

Reviews

[Cagdas Ilter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Better than the first one

[Karol Gaida · Rating 5 out of 5]

10 great articles that will guide you on how to be a better Leader.

You will learn about:
- why company's management and leadership should be distributed
- what 3 types of focus a Leader should develop
- why anticipation, challenge, interpretation, decision, alignment, and learning are important skills that Leaders should gain
- why your leadership authenticity should grow with you each time you move on to something bigger
- why Leaders should schedule time for thinking about the future
- why the best leaders are great teachers

[Rodrigo Pinillos Osnayo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Segunda parte (publicada algunos años después) de la recopilación de lecturas seleccionadas sobre liderazgo por HBS. Algunos artículos bastante buenos y otros, pues no tanto (particularmente uno sobre un estudio en 2 empresas: algo bastante acotado como para extrapolarlo. En la gran mayoría de ellos se encuentran ideas útiles y oportunas, muchas de sentido común, pero que siempre es relevante volver a revisar de tanto en tanto.

[Chien Chan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Compared to Vol. 1, this volume is more about 'how'? The book reminds leaders to communicate, collaborate and be authentic. My favorite chapter is "The Focused Leader" by Daniel Goleman. It reminds me of humble and self-awareness - something that has been long emphasized by Kazuo Inamori; empathy and seeing through what is going on around the world - again something that has been highlighted by strategic leaders such as Steve Jobs and Lei Jun.

[Susan Wilson]

Worth it even if just for the Daniel Goldman article on The Focused Leader. Favourite quote regarding self-awareness is “to be authentic is to be the same person to others as you are to yourself”. Also like the article on “both/and” rather than “either/or” where multiple, often inconsistent, ideas, beliefs and identities are encouraged.

[Jannie van Schalkwyk · Rating 3 out of 5]

The articles in this volume have been fairly average for me, with the exception of the bonus article "The Focused Leader" by Daniel Goleman, which stood out.

[Luis Cervantes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good insights.