The one primer you need to develop your managerial and leadership skills.Whether youre a new manager or looking to have more influence in your current management role the challenges you face come in all shapes and sizesa direct reports anxious questions your bosss lastminute assignment of an important presentation or a blank business case staring you in the face. To reach your full potential in these situations you need to master a new set of business and personal skills.Packed with stepbystep advice and wisdom from Harvard Business Reviews management archive the HBR Managers Handbook provides best practices on topics from understanding key financial statements and the fundamentals of strategy to emotional intelligence and building your employees trust. The books brief sections allow you to home in quickly on the solutions you need right awayor take a deeper dive if you need more context.Keep this comprehensive guide with you throughout your career and be a more impactful leader in your organization.In the HBR Managers Handbook youll findStepbystep guidance through common managerial tasksShort sections and chapters that you can turn to quickly as a need arisesSelfassessments throughoutExercises and templates to help you practice and apply the concepts in the bookConcise explanations of the latest research and thinking on important management skills from Harvard Business Review experts such as Dan Goleman Clayton Christensen John Kotter and Michael PorterReallife stories from working managersRecaps and action items at the end of each chapter that allow you to reinforce or review the ideas quicklyThe skills covered in the book includeTransitioning into a leadership roleBuilding trust and credibilityDeveloping emotional intelligenceBecoming a person of influenceDeveloping yourself as a leaderGiving effective feedbackLeading teamsFostering creativityMastering the basics of strategyLearning to use financial toolsDeveloping a business caseHBR Handbooks provide ambitious p