HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself (with bonus article "How Will You Measure Your Life?")
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Summary
The path to your professional success starts with a critical look in the mirror。
If you read nothing else on managing yourself， read these 10 articles （plus the bonus article “How Will You Measure Your Life？” by Clayton M。 Christensen）。 We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles to select the most important ones to help you maximize yourself。
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself will inspire you to:
Stay engaged throughout your 50+-year work life
Tap into your deepest values
Solicit candid feedback
Replenish physical and mental energy
Balance work， home， community， and self
Spread positive energy throughout your organization
Rebound from tough times
Decrease distractibility and frenzy
Delegate and develop employees' initiative
This collection of best-selling articles includes: bonus article “How Will You Measure Your Life？” by Clayton M。 Christensen， "Managing Oneself，" "Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey？" "How Resilience Works，" "Manage Your Energy， Not Your Time，" "Overloaded Circuits: Why Smart People Underperform，" "Be a Better Leader， Have a Richer Life，" "Reclaim Your Job，" "Moments of Greatness: Entering the Fundamental State of Leadership，" "What to Ask the Person in the Mirror，" and "Primal Leadership: The Hidden Driver of Great Performance。"
If you read nothing else on managing yourself， read these 10 articles （plus the bonus article “How Will You Measure Your Life？” by Clayton M。 Christensen）。 We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles to select the most important ones to help you maximize yourself。
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself will inspire you to:
Stay engaged throughout your 50+-year work life
Tap into your deepest values
Solicit candid feedback
Replenish physical and mental energy
Balance work， home， community， and self
Spread positive energy throughout your organization
Rebound from tough times
Decrease distractibility and frenzy
Delegate and develop employees' initiative
This collection of best-selling articles includes: bonus article “How Will You Measure Your Life？” by Clayton M。 Christensen， "Managing Oneself，" "Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey？" "How Resilience Works，" "Manage Your Energy， Not Your Time，" "Overloaded Circuits: Why Smart People Underperform，" "Be a Better Leader， Have a Richer Life，" "Reclaim Your Job，" "Moments of Greatness: Entering the Fundamental State of Leadership，" "What to Ask the Person in the Mirror，" and "Primal Leadership: The Hidden Driver of Great Performance。"
Reviews
Rachel
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This requires a lot of active reading to find what really resonates。 Some of these essays have been influential in the newer corporate world in structuring the HR narrative， so worthwhile to read for the historical purposes。 I find generally that WLB essays cannot be this generic （not including gender etc） for them to actually be effective for me
James McDonald
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Excellent！！The article on "who's got the monkey" is brilliant， analagous to what truly happens day to day in the corporate workspace。 Excellent！！The article on "who's got the monkey" is brilliant， analagous to what truly happens day to day in the corporate workspace。 。。。more
Drew
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Some interesting articles， a quick but worthwhile read。
Todd Cheng
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A needed read for a manager seeking to do less harm to those that are supported。。
Giv
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My favourite article is “primal leadership”。 Quoting from the book- “That’s not to say that leaders can’t have a bad day or week: Life happens。 And our research doesn’t suggest that good moods have to be high-pitched or nonstop—optimistic， sincere， and realistic will do。 But there is no escaping the conclusion that a leader must first attend to the impact of his mood and behaviors before moving on to his wide panoply of other critical responsibilities。”To be a great manager starts with knowing h My favourite article is “primal leadership”。 Quoting from the book- “That’s not to say that leaders can’t have a bad day or week: Life happens。 And our research doesn’t suggest that good moods have to be high-pitched or nonstop—optimistic， sincere， and realistic will do。 But there is no escaping the conclusion that a leader must first attend to the impact of his mood and behaviors before moving on to his wide panoply of other critical responsibilities。”To be a great manager starts with knowing how to manage ourselves。 This book is power-packed and wisdom-filled！ 。。。more
Mike
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Not as good as Mental Toughness， but still a worthwhile read。
Wardatur Rochmah
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I only read some chapter since I don't really need others （yet） I only read some chapter since I don't really need others （yet） 。。。more
Bay Gross
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3 stars。 Fast and light， the airport-bookstore classic for a reason。 For real depth I'd look up Peter Drucker's "Effective Executive"。The best essay is "Manage Your Energy not Your Time"。Big Ideas1。 Think about when employees leave work each day， end of the day， to return to their families。 How do you create a company culture that has them grounded， energized， and ready to be great parents and friends？ Better and more present than when they woke up？ That's a special opportunity。2。 Managing yours 3 stars。 Fast and light， the airport-bookstore classic for a reason。 For real depth I'd look up Peter Drucker's "Effective Executive"。The best essay is "Manage Your Energy not Your Time"。Big Ideas1。 Think about when employees leave work each day， end of the day， to return to their families。 How do you create a company culture that has them grounded， energized， and ready to be great parents and friends？ Better and more present than when they woke up？ That's a special opportunity。2。 Managing yourself is much harder （and the root） of managing others。 This means: - knowing yourself - developing yourself - putting yourself in the right positions for impact - managing your energy 3。 Relationships are most important。 Organizations are built on trust not force。 Trust is not the same as liking someone， it is about understanding them。 Sounds naive， but crucially important。 4。 As a manager make sure you are not "letting them put their monkey on your back"。 It doesn't scale。 Be supportive， but firm， that these are their problems and keep next steps with them。5。 The ingredients for resilience are: an even-handed emotional keel， a grounded sense of meaning， a bias towards inventiveness and creative flexibility。 6。 Knowledge workers tend to get caught up in false constraints。 Solve for this with an aggressive bias towards action。 Take initiative！ 7。 Manage your energy through: （a） grounding rituals， （b） gratitude and appreciation gestures， （c） minimizing interruptions。Small Ideas- Easier to hold values 100% of time than 98% of the time。- Know if you are a reader or a listener （for information processing）- Know if you are an advisor （clear eyes， room to breath） or a decider （weight on your shoulders）。- Don't try to change weaknesses， instead leverage strengths。 Questions to reflect and re-ground- Am i being results oriented？- Am I taking initiative- Am I focused and clearing distractions- Am I listening and open 。。。more
Danielle Mori
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Really great tactical advice
Sean Ryan
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Not the usual "think positive and follow your dreams" guff - and not just for managers （I'm certainly not one！） but anyone who is working in a more complex environment， dealing with changing priorities and ever growing workload and the politics of delegation。。。I found the "monkey on my back" article a real insight into the dilemmas of the middle-manager - it gives me a new appreciation of what "the boss" is going thru。Also the articles on maintaining one's energy - chiefly by protecting that par Not the usual "think positive and follow your dreams" guff - and not just for managers （I'm certainly not one！） but anyone who is working in a more complex environment， dealing with changing priorities and ever growing workload and the politics of delegation。。。I found the "monkey on my back" article a real insight into the dilemmas of the middle-manager - it gives me a new appreciation of what "the boss" is going thru。Also the articles on maintaining one's energy - chiefly by protecting that part of your job which aligns best with your own values， motivations and 'spirit' （all jobs have some saw-dust eating involved， hence we are paid！）And the concept of always reviewing one's decisions after a certain time， to check the outcome vs what was expected。。。Worth a read， especially for anyone a few years into their career， navigating choices and needing a future of work beyond todo lists and cash in hand。。。 。。。more
C。
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Some are good， some are pure pain in the arse。
Rodrigo Pinillos Osnayo
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Se trata de una recopilación de artículos claves sobre liderazgo nivel básico y desarrollo de habilidades blandas: he tenido ocasión de leer varias de las 11 lecturas que comprenden la selección en distintos momentos （algunas hasta 8 ó más veces， antes de dictar una clase donde podían servir para alentar una discusión o ilustrar un tópico） y todas son útiles， incluso algunas son ya clásicos o altamente memorables （artículos de Christensen， Drucker， o el emblemático sobre gestión del tiempo y "ca Se trata de una recopilación de artículos claves sobre liderazgo nivel básico y desarrollo de habilidades blandas: he tenido ocasión de leer varias de las 11 lecturas que comprenden la selección en distintos momentos （algunas hasta 8 ó más veces， antes de dictar una clase donde podían servir para alentar una discusión o ilustrar un tópico） y todas son útiles， incluso algunas son ya clásicos o altamente memorables （artículos de Christensen， Drucker， o el emblemático sobre gestión del tiempo y "cargar monos ajenos" de Oncken）。Veo en las críticas que quiénes le otorgan una calificación baja le achacan poca innovación y muchos lugares comunes: de eso se trata una recopilación de "10 must reads"， son todas ideas， herramientas y enfoques básicos， que le vienen bien a cualquier ejecutivo con ganas de reflexionar sobre temas esenciales y/o a un estudiante de administración en formación: como bien coincidirían los distintos autores， el liderazgo es sobre todo un tema de humildad， aprendizaje y repetición honesta de buenos hábitos asociados， y para ello， nada mejor que volver a lo básico。 。。。more
SteffaniR
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Honestly， you can find similar advice from any other self-help books or even articles from the internet。 There are some articles （this book is a compilation of articles） that are very insightful but， most of them are just pretty basic in my opinion。 However， i'm still looking forward to read another HBR books Honestly， you can find similar advice from any other self-help books or even articles from the internet。 There are some articles （this book is a compilation of articles） that are very insightful but， most of them are just pretty basic in my opinion。 However， i'm still looking forward to read another HBR books 。。。more
Michael
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This book was suggested to me by a coworker and I was NOT disappointed。 These topics never seem to get old and can be used in a variety of leadership aspects。 I found myself asking questions of how I can be a better manager， husband， and father over and over。 Now it's time to put it into practice！ This book was suggested to me by a coworker and I was NOT disappointed。 These topics never seem to get old and can be used in a variety of leadership aspects。 I found myself asking questions of how I can be a better manager， husband， and father over and over。 Now it's time to put it into practice！ 。。。more
Mike Fowler
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A collection of thought provoking articles that help you to reflect on your effectiveness as a maanger but also on where you are taking your team。
Kay
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Excellent。 Great， insightful articles on leadership and self-actualization in the professional world。 Will have to go back and re-read。
Jb
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"Manage your （physical） in-basket。 Put your cellular phone away from time to time。" :）Except from the clearly old tech references; some advices still stick。 Different angles on being your better self at work。 "Manage your （physical） in-basket。 Put your cellular phone away from time to time。" :）Except from the clearly old tech references; some advices still stick。 Different angles on being your better self at work。 。。。more
Alexandra
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Amazing book。 It is worth the read， even though it is a bit older。
Les
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So were I reading this as a corporate head， per the design， it probably would have been a 5-star experience。 But I'm not and it was useful - at least the initial articles were， but the last three or four were for scanning。 Can't hate on them providing the rundown of each in brief so one knows what is useful or worth reading in depth。 I'd still recommend it because it is about directing one's actions in meaningful， self-owning ways。 To say there's a shortage of that in business is the understatem So were I reading this as a corporate head， per the design， it probably would have been a 5-star experience。 But I'm not and it was useful - at least the initial articles were， but the last three or four were for scanning。 Can't hate on them providing the rundown of each in brief so one knows what is useful or worth reading in depth。 I'd still recommend it because it is about directing one's actions in meaningful， self-owning ways。 To say there's a shortage of that in business is the understatement of understatements。 。。。more
Alexander Kelley
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Nice collection of articles。 A few were a part of a leadership course I took for staff at UW。
John Moser
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I couldn't quite grasp why this collection of "must-reads" was so infuriating to read。 I think it's because the themes felt really scattered。 Not sure。 Wish I could get the time back。 I couldn't quite grasp why this collection of "must-reads" was so infuriating to read。 I think it's because the themes felt really scattered。 Not sure。 Wish I could get the time back。 。。。more
Azka Nur Afifah
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this book is about managing yourself while managing others， hence it would be more valuable to people in a managerial position。
Widi Aphrian
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An impressive package of management theory that might be applied in our life。
asih simanis
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This book by Harvard Business Review is a collection of about 11 articles curated on “Managing Yourself”。 Out of the presented 11 articles I can say I enjoy reading about 50%， while the rest I had to struggle through。 The book is meant to be read slowly， as I think we are meant to practice the things we learn from it （tons of exercise materials to go through， if you like things like that， this book is for you）。 I gotta say that about 50% of the book is about self management on its own， while the This book by Harvard Business Review is a collection of about 11 articles curated on “Managing Yourself”。 Out of the presented 11 articles I can say I enjoy reading about 50%， while the rest I had to struggle through。 The book is meant to be read slowly， as I think we are meant to practice the things we learn from it （tons of exercise materials to go through， if you like things like that， this book is for you）。 I gotta say that about 50% of the book is about self management on its own， while the rest of it is about Self Management in relation to leadership。 Therefore， I think this book will be more useful for those who already have leadership positions。 For me the self management articles were very enjoyable， but the leadership articles always feel like a slap on my face—when I read books like this I always end up wondering。 How the hell does one become a good person。 I read all this， but there’s no way I can practice this。 。。。more
Jeremy Cuebas
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There's a lot of good stuff in here。 The best articles for me were:Managing Oneself， Who's Got the Monkey， Be a Better Leader， Moments of Greatness， and Primal Leadership。These were my top lessons from the book:1。 Know your strengths and how you work best。 Work in a job where your values are at least mostly in line with the company and the actions。 If you work best in small groups do not join a huge company。2。 Who's got the monkey？ When one goes to their superior with a question or task， the mon There's a lot of good stuff in here。 The best articles for me were:Managing Oneself， Who's Got the Monkey， Be a Better Leader， Moments of Greatness， and Primal Leadership。These were my top lessons from the book:1。 Know your strengths and how you work best。 Work in a job where your values are at least mostly in line with the company and the actions。 If you work best in small groups do not join a huge company。2。 Who's got the monkey？ When one goes to their superior with a question or task， the monkey moves to the superior's back。 Be clear with what step everything is at and who has been given the next action and who is waiting。3。 We enter the state of Fundamental Leadership in times of crisis。 In these times we become results-oriented and outwardly focused。 This forces us to see the path as it is and work for the greater good instead of our own comfort and benefit。4。 A leader's emotions and mood affect them greatly， but they also affect everybody else around them。 Be aware of your mood and build appropriate and conscious emotional habits to create better teams and cultures。 。。。more
Narasimhan Viswanathan
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Agree completely with the caption below the title- if you read nothing else on managing yourself， do read this。 It’s very comprehensive and relevant in these times， when we’re all stuck in a fast paced world juggling hats and it’s easy for us to get lost。
Rohit Srivastava
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Throw away most of the self help books that you have read and you can still get clear and succinct principles and paths to follow from his work。 A must read。
Ashley Vu
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very easy to understand and relatable
Dru
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It makes you think about how well we manage ourselves and others。 This book is worth the read。 I found that the articles were put together rather well。
Harper Miller
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