On Managing Yourself

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself – Harvard Business Review

How do you know what your strengths are? How do you manage your energy, not just your time? How do you build a career, and a life, that truly fulfills you?

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself brings together ten of the most influential articles ever published in the Harvard Business Review on personal effectiveness and career development. Selected from the magazine’s extensive archive, these essays offer practical, research-based guidance from some of the most respected thinkers in management.

Among the classics included is Peter F. Drucker’s Managing Oneself, which challenges readers to understand their strengths, values and ways of working, and Clayton M. Christensen’s How Will You Measure Your Life?, a moving reflection on applying business theory to personal life choices. Other articles address managing your energy, overcoming the barriers to change, reflecting on your experience, seeking honest feedback, making better use of your time and building resilience.

Each article can be read on its own in a short sitting, making the collection easy to use for busy professionals looking for insight and inspiration.

Thoughtful, practical and enduring, HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself is a valuable resource for managers, executives, students and anyone who wants to take charge of their own development, perform at their best and lead a more meaningful working life. It is part of the popular HBR’s 10 Must Reads series.