HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strengthening Your Soft Skills: HBR's 10 Must Reads

  • 4h 28m 48s
  • Harvard Business Review
  • Gildan Media
  • 2024

Strengthen your soft skills and reach your leadership potential. If you listen to nothing else on developing your interpersonal skills, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you identify your social and emotional strengths and weaknesses, approach them with a learning mindset, and become a more effective leader today.

This book will inspire you to focus your attention inward and outward; connect with others to give more effective feedback; influence with and without authority; navigate differences while maintaining relationships; build trust through active listening; and communicate the right message and deliver it with empathy.

This collection of articles includes "The C-Suite Skills That Matter Most," by Raffaella Sadun, Joseph Fuller, Stephen Hansen, and PJ Neal, "The Focused Leader," by Daniel Goleman, "Making Empathy Central to Your Company Culture," by Jamil Zaki, "Learning to Learn," by Erika Andersen, "How to Get the Help You Need," by Heidi Grant, "How to Sell Your Ideas up the Chain of Command," by Ethan Burris, "When Diversity Meets Feedback," by Erin Meyer, "Want Stronger Relationships at Work? Change the Way You Listen," by Manbir Kaur, "How to Navigate Conflict with a Coworker," by Amy Gallo, and more.

About the Author

Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, 12 international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact.

In this Audiobook

  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 - The C-Suite Skills That Matter Most by Raffaella Sadun, Joseph Fuller, Stephen Hansen, and PJ Neal
  • Chapter 2 - The Focused Leader by Daniel Goleman
  • Chapter 3 - BONUS DIGITAL ARTICLE: Making Empathy Central to Your Company Culture by Jamil Zaki
  • Chapter 4 - Learning to Learn by Erika Andersen
  • Chapter 5 - How to Get the Help You Need by Heidi Grant
  • Chapter 6 - How to Sell Your Ideas up the Chain of Command by Ethan Burris
  • Chapter 7 - When Diversity Meets Feedback by Erin Meyer
  • Chapter 8 - BONUS DIGITAL ARTICLE: Want Stronger Relationships at Work? Change the Way You Listen by Manbir Kaur
  • Chapter 9 - How to Navigate Conflict with a Coworker by Amy Gallo
  • Chapter 10 - Coaching for Change by Richard Boyatzis, Melvin Smith, and Ellen Van Oosten
  • Chapter 11 - The Science of Strong Business Writing by Bill Birchard
  • Chapter 12 - BONUS DIGITAL ARTICLE: You Don’t Just Need One Leadership Voice—You Need Many by Amy Jen Su
  • Chapter 13 - Building an Ethical Career by Maryam Kouchaki and Isaac H. Smith
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