Weekly Hotlist: How to Tell a Great Story

 

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser.

August 04, 2014 How to Tell a Great Story By Carolyn O'Hara It's a skill every leader needs to master.

Leadership transitions The Skills Leaders Need at Every Level by Jack Zenger Fail to develop these at your peril. Managing people Don't Try to Read Your Employees' Minds by Steven Berglas Your emotional intelligence might not be as good as you think. Disruptive innovation How the Internet of Things Changes Business Models by Gordon Hui Value creation is no longer one-and-done. Managing yourself If You're Always Working, You're Never Working Well by Michael Harris Our permanent ambient workload is not efficient. Career planning The Former CEO of Ogilvy & Mather on Personal Branding by Joan Solotar Be authentic, be memorable. Managing yourself Why No One Gets Away with Trash Talk Anymore by Nathan Bennett A comment made to a new professor 25 years ago is good advice for everyone now. Career planning Ace the Group Interview by Priscilla Claman You need a different approach when you're being interrogated by a team. Human resources What It Will Take to Fix HR by Cathy Benko The CHRO role is where the CFO role was 30 years ago.

BEST SELLERS HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials | HBR's 10 Must Reads Boxed Set | HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations | HBR Guide to Better Business Writing | HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done

FEATURED PRODUCT The First 90 Days App for iPhone MAKE YOUR NEXT CAREER TRANSITION A SUCCESS. Download The First 90 Days App today to help you stay ahead of the game. Download on the App Store

FEATURED PRODUCT HBR Guide to Coaching Your Employees HBR Press Book When you're swamped with your own work, how can you make time to coach your employees—and do it well? If you don't help them build their skills, they'll keep coming to you for answers instead of finding their own solutions. Got a star on your team who's eager to advance? An underperformer who's dragging the group down? A steady contributor who feels bored and neglected? You'll need to agree on goals for growth, motivate your people to achieve them, support their efforts, and measure their progress. This guide gives you the tools to do that. You'll get better at (1) Matching people's skills with your organization's needs; (2) Creating realistic but inspiring plans for growth; (3) Customizing your approach; (4) Prompting with questions before you dispense advice; (5) Providing the support your employees need to achieve peak performance; (6) Giving them feedback they'll actually apply; (7) Tapping their learning styles to make greater progress; (8) Giving people room to grapple with problems and discover solutions; (9) Engaging your employees and fostering independence. Buy It Now

ADVERTISEMENT

HBR.ORG | THE MAGAZINE | BLOGS | BOOKS | CASES | STORE | SUBSCRIBE TO HBR UNSUBSCRIBE | NEWSLETTERS PRIVACY POLICY | CONTACT Copyright © 2014 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing 60 Harvard Way Boston, MA 02163 CUSTOMER SERVICE: 800-545-7685 (US/Canada) 1-617-783-7600 (outside the U.S. and Canada)