This title helps you to customize your delivery for maximum persuasive power. If you need the best practices and ideas for communicating effectively but don't have time to find them - this book is for you. Here are 10 inspiring and useful perspectives, all in one place. This collection of HBR articl[...]

Effective business writing rests on a foundation of basic principles. Master them, and you'll know how to handle the many different writing tasks that come your way. This book will help you organize and edit your message for maximum impact. "The Pocket Mentor" series offers immediate solutions to co[...]

How do you decide on the best course of action for your company to take advantage of new opportunities? By building a business case. This book provides a framework for building a business case. You'll learn how to: clearly define the opportunity you'll want to address in your business case; identify[...]

Two years in the cauldron of capitalism-"horrifying and very funny" ("The Wall Street Journal")
In this candid and entertaining insider's look at the most influential school in global business, Philip Delves Broughton draws on his crack reporting skills to describe his madcap years at Harvard Bu[...]

"An invaluable guide to those who might follow in the footsteps of these remarkable young entrepreneurs." William Sahlman, Professor, Harvard Business SchoolIn 1998, three Harvard Business School graduates two men and one woman turned down six-figure salaries at big corporations, bet on themselves, [...]

For over fifty years, the Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program has put elite members of the business world through a rigorous training session, taking them to a level of excellence and success that sets them apart from all others. Here, for the first time ever, the invaluable lesson[...]

"Business demands innovation. There is a constant need to feel around the fringes, to test the edges, but business schools, out of necessity, are condemned to teach the past.'-- Mark H. McCormack, from "What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School" published by Bantam Books.Mark McCormack is[...]

"Managing Projects" provides proven strategies for making sure any size task achieve its goal - on time and on budget. Covering the gamut of tasks involved in managing any project, this portable guide develops ideas about planning, team building, motivation, mid-course assessment and correction, and[...]

The objective of this volume is to help students develop the skills for formulating strategy on the job. It provides an understanding of a firm's operating environment and how to identify, develop, and sustain competitive advantage. Readers will learn how to balance the opportunities and risks assoc[...]

Explains the essential concepts of finance--budgeting, forecasting, and planning--to managers who are not financial managers. "Understanding Finance" contains relevant information on how to: understand what the three basic financial statements and ratio analysis tell about a company's financial heal[...]

In the business world, confrontations are inevitable -- whether they're with your employees, peers, bosses, or even suppliers and customers. Ignored or handled badly, confrontations can damage workplace relationships and ruin careers. This volume helps you master the art of effectively managing dif[...]

A budget is a financial action plan for an organization. "The Pocket Mentor Series" offers immediate solutions to the challenges managers face on the job every day. Each book in the series is packed with handy tools, self tests, and real life examples to help you identify strengths and weaknesses an[...]