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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself (with bonus article "How Will You Measure Your Life?" by Clayton M. Christensen)
by Harvard Business ReviewThe 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 lifeTap into your deepest valuesSolicit candid feedbackReplenish physical and mental energyBalance work, home, community, and selfSpread positive energy throughout your organizationRebound from tough timesDecrease distractibility and frenzyDelegate and develop employees' initiativeThis 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," "Overloadeded 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."
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Nonprofits and the Social Sectors (HBR's 10 Must Reads Series)
by Harvard Business Review PressNonprofits and the social sectors are taking on an increasing share of the world's most vital work. Make sure your organization is ready for the challenge. If you read nothing else on nonprofits and the social sectors, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you align your organization's mission and strategy, deliver immediate impact, and create lasting change. <p><p>This book will inspire you to: <ul> <li>Choose the right problem to solve </li> <li>Understand when the best practices of for-profits don't apply</li> <li>Assemble an engaged and goal-driven board of directors</li> <li>Make the most of for-profit initiatives and corporate partnerships </li> <li>Drive demand, scale up, and be ready to change course</li> <li>Learn from the success stories of the world's most respected nonprofit leaders</li> </ul>
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing (with featured article Marketing Myopia, by Theodore Levitt)
by Harvard Business ReviewNEW from the bestselling HBR's 10 Must Reads series.Stop pushing products-and start cultivating relationships with the right customers.If you read nothing else on marketing that delivers competitive advantage, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you reinvent your marketing by putting it-and your customers-at the center of your business.Leading experts such as Ted Levitt and Clayton Christensen provide the insights and advice you need to: Figure out what business you're really in Create products that perform the jobs people need to get done Get a bird's-eye view of your brand's strengths and weaknesses Tap a market that's larger than China and India combined Deliver superior value to your B2B customers End the war between sales and marketingLooking for more Must Read articles from Harvard Business Review? Check out these titles in the popular series:HBR's 10 Must Reads: The EssentialsHBR's 10 Must Reads on CommunicationHBR's 10 Must Reads on CollaborationHBR's 10 Must Reads on InnovationHBR's 10 Must Reads on LeadershipHBR's 10 Must Reads on Making Smart DecisionsHBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing YourselfHBR's 10 Must Reads on Teams
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing (with featured article Marketing Myopia, by Theodore Levitt)
by Harvard Business ReviewNEW from the bestselling HBR's 10 Must Reads series.Stop pushing products-and start cultivating relationships with the right customers.If you read nothing else on marketing that delivers competitive advantage, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you reinvent your marketing by putting it-and your customers-at the center of your business.Leading experts such as Ted Levitt and Clayton Christensen provide the insights and advice you need to: Figure out what business you're really in Create products that perform the jobs people need to get done Get a bird's-eye view of your brand's strengths and weaknesses Tap a market that's larger than China and India combined Deliver superior value to your B2B customers End the war between sales and marketingLooking for more Must Read articles from Harvard Business Review? Check out these titles in the popular series:HBR's 10 Must Reads: The EssentialsHBR's 10 Must Reads on CommunicationHBR's 10 Must Reads on CollaborationHBR's 10 Must Reads on InnovationHBR's 10 Must Reads on LeadershipHBR's 10 Must Reads on Making Smart DecisionsHBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing YourselfHBR's 10 Must Reads on Teams
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing (with featured article Marketing Myopia, by Theodore Levitt)
by Harvard Business ReviewNEW from the bestselling HBR's 10 Must Reads series.Stop pushing products-and start cultivating relationships with the right customers.If you read nothing else on marketing that delivers competitive advantage, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you reinvent your marketing by putting it-and your customers-at the center of your business.Leading experts such as Ted Levitt and Clayton Christensen provide the insights and advice you need to: Figure out what business you're really in Create products that perform the jobs people need to get done Get a bird's-eye view of your brand's strengths and weaknesses Tap a market that's larger than China and India combined Deliver superior value to your B2B customers End the war between sales and marketingLooking for more Must Read articles from Harvard Business Review? Check out these titles in the popular series:HBR's 10 Must Reads: The EssentialsHBR's 10 Must Reads on CommunicationHBR's 10 Must Reads on CollaborationHBR's 10 Must Reads on InnovationHBR's 10 Must Reads on LeadershipHBR's 10 Must Reads on Making Smart DecisionsHBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing YourselfHBR's 10 Must Reads on Teams
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy (including featured article What Is Strategy? by Michael E. Porter)
by Harvard Business Review"HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further.HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever-changing business environment.Classic ideas, enduring advice, the best thinkers: HBR's 10 Must Reads. Is your company spending too much time on strategy development--with too little to show for it?If you read nothing else on strategy, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you catalyze your organization's strategy development and execution.HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy will inspire you to: Distinguish your company from rivals Clarify what your company will and won't do Craft a vision for an uncertain future Create blue oceans of uncontested market space Use the Balanced Scorecard to measure your strategy Capture your strategy in a memorable phrase Make priorities explicit Allocate resources early Clarify decision rights for faster decision making"
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Teams (with featured article The Discipline of Teams, by Jon R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith)
by Harvard Business ReviewNEW from the bestselling HBR's 10 Must Reads series.Most teams underperform. Yours can beat the odds.If you read nothing else on building better teams, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you assemble and steer teams that get results.Leading experts such as Jon Katzenbach, Teresa Amabile, and Tamara Erickson provide the insights and advice you need to: Boost team performance through mutual accountability Motivate large, diverse groups to tackle complex projects Increase your teams' emotional intelligence Prevent decision deadlock Extract results from a bunch of touchy superstars Fight constructively with top-management colleaguesLooking for more Must Read articles from Harvard Business Review? Check out these titles in the popular series:HBR's 10 Must Reads: The EssentialsHBR's 10 Must Reads on CommunicationHBR's 10 Must Reads on CollaborationHBR's 10 Must Reads on InnovationHBR's 10 Must Reads on LeadershipHBR's 10 Must Reads on Making Smart DecisionsHBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing YourselfHBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Teams (with featured article The Discipline of Teams, by Jon R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith)
by Harvard Business ReviewNEW from the bestselling HBR's 10 Must Reads series.Most teams underperform. Yours can beat the odds.If you read nothing else on building better teams, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you assemble and steer teams that get results.Leading experts such as Jon Katzenbach, Teresa Amabile, and Tamara Erickson provide the insights and advice you need to: Boost team performance through mutual accountability Motivate large, diverse groups to tackle complex projects Increase your teams' emotional intelligence Prevent decision deadlock Extract results from a bunch of touchy superstars Fight constructively with top-management colleaguesLooking for more Must Read articles from Harvard Business Review? Check out these titles in the popular series:HBR's 10 Must Reads: The EssentialsHBR's 10 Must Reads on CommunicationHBR's 10 Must Reads on CollaborationHBR's 10 Must Reads on InnovationHBR's 10 Must Reads on LeadershipHBR's 10 Must Reads on Making Smart DecisionsHBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing YourselfHBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Teams (with featured article The Discipline of Teams, by Jon R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith)
by Harvard Business ReviewNEW from the bestselling HBR's 10 Must Reads series.Most teams underperform. Yours can beat the odds.If you read nothing else on building better teams, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you assemble and steer teams that get results.Leading experts such as Jon Katzenbach, Teresa Amabile, and Tamara Erickson provide the insights and advice you need to: Boost team performance through mutual accountability Motivate large, diverse groups to tackle complex projects Increase your teams' emotional intelligence Prevent decision deadlock Extract results from a bunch of touchy superstars Fight constructively with top-management colleaguesLooking for more Must Read articles from Harvard Business Review? Check out these titles in the popular series:HBR's 10 Must Reads: The EssentialsHBR's 10 Must Reads on CommunicationHBR's 10 Must Reads on CollaborationHBR's 10 Must Reads on InnovationHBR's 10 Must Reads on LeadershipHBR's 10 Must Reads on Making Smart DecisionsHBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing YourselfHBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing
HBR's 20-Minute Manager Boxed Set
by Harvard Business ReviewAnthology containing: Presentations (20-Minute Manager Series) Creating Business Plans (20-Minute Manager Series) Giving Effective Feedback (20-Minute Manager Series) Delegating Work (20-Minute Manager Series) Finance Basics (20-Minute Manager Series) Getting Work Done (20-Minute Manager Series) Managing Time (20-Minute Manager Series) Running Meetings (20-Minute Manager Series) Managing Up (20-Minute Manager Series) Managing Projects (20-Minute Manager Series)
HBR's Must Reads Digital Boxed Set (6 Books)
by Harvard Business ReviewYou want the most important ideas on management all in one place. Now you can have them-in a boxed set of HBR's Must Reads.This six-title collection includes only the most critical articles from the world's top management experts, curated from Harvard Business Review's rich archives. We've done the work of selecting them so you won't have to. From leadership and strategy to managing yourself and others, HBR's Must Reads offer foundational articles on essential business topics to help you maximize your organization's performance and your own.The series includes:HBR's 10 Must Reads: The EssentialsThis book brings together the best thinking from management's most influential experts. Arm yourself with the insights of Michael Porter on competitive advantage, John Kotter on leading change, Daniel Goleman on emotional intelligence, Peter Drucker on managing your career, Clayton Christensen on disruptive innovation, Tom Davenport on analytics, Robert Kaplan and David Norton on measuring strategy with the "balanced scorecard," Rosabeth Moss Kanter on innovation, Ted Levitt on marketing, and C.K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel on core competence. Once you've read these definitive articles, you can delve into each core topic the series explores: managing yourself, managing people, leadership, strategy, and change management.HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing YourselfThe path to your professional success starts with a critical look in the mirror. Here's how to stay engaged throughout your 50-year work life, tap into your deepest values, solicit candid feedback, replenish your physical and mental energy, and rebound from tough times. This book includes the bonus article "How Will You Measure Your Life?" by Clayton M. Christensen.HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing PeopleManaging your employees is fraught with challenges, even if you're a seasoned pro. Boost their performance by tailoring your management styles to their temperaments, motivating with responsibility rather than money, fostering trust through solicited input, giving rookie managers the support they need, and building high-performing teams.HBR's 10 Must Reads on LeadershipAre you an extraordinary leader-or just a good manager? Learn how to motivate others to excel, build your team's confidence, set direction, encourage smart risk-taking, credit others for your success, and draw strength from adversity.HBR's 10 Must Reads on StrategyIs your company spending too much time on strategy development, with too little to show for it? Discover what it takes to distinguish your company from rivals, clarify what it will (and won't) do, create blue oceans of uncontested market space, and make your priorities explicit so employees can realize your vision.HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change ManagementMost companies' change initiatives fail-but yours can beat the odds. Learn how to overcome addiction to the status quo, establish a sense of urgency, mobilize commitment and resources, silence naysayers, minimize the pain of change, and motivate change even when business is good.
HCA, Inc. (A)
by Richard S. RubackFocuses on the buyout of HCA by three private equity firms: Bain Capital, KKR, and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity. It provides an opportunity to discuss a variety of issues related to leveraged buyouts including the process, the role of private equity, the incentives of the participants, the benefits to conflicting shareholders, and the valuation of the buyout.
HCA, Inc. LBO Exit
by Victoria IvashinaThis case discusses the events following the 2006 $33.2 billion buyout of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) by a consortium of private equity firms, including Bain Capital, KKR, and Merrill Lynch's private equity arm. The case highlights some of the core features of private equity investing. The first objective of the case is to allow students to understand a range of issues associated with the process of exit through an initial public offering. Understanding the economics of leveraged recapitalizations- including leveraged dividend payouts to financial sponsors and the opportunistic 2011 repurchase of Merrill Lynch's $1.5 billion stake-is the second objective of this case. The case protagonist is the management of HCA.
HCC Industries
by Kenneth A. Merchant Lourdes FerreiraDescribes a corporation that switches its philosophy of budgeting from "stretch" targets to "minimum performance standard" targets. The change has implications for management incentives, compensation, and corporate planning. Early results suggest the concept was not implemented well, even if it was a good idea.
HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: 4th International Conference, HCI-CPT 2022, Held as Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022, Virtual Event, June 26 – July 1, 2022, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13333)
by Abbas MoallemThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust, HCI-CPT 2022, held as part of the 23rd International Conference, HCI International 2022, which was held virtually in June/July 2022. The total of 1271 papers and 275 posters included in the HCII 2022 proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 5487 submissions. The HCI-CPT 2022 proceedings focuses on to user privacy and data protection, trustworthiness and User Experience in cybersecurity, multi-faceted authentication methods and tools, HCI in cyber defense and protection, studies on usable security in Intelligent Environments, as well as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on cybersecurity
HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: 5th International Conference, HCI-CPT 2023, Held as Part of the 25th HCI International Conference, HCII 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23–28, 2023, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14045)
by Abbas MoallemThis proceedings, HCI-CPT 2023, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust, held as Part of the 24th International Conference, HCI International 2023, which took place in July 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The total of 1578 papers and 396 posters included in the HCII 2023 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 7472 submissions. The HCI-CPT 2023 proceedings focuses on to user privacy and data protection, trustworthiness and user experience in cybersecurity, multifaceted authentication methods and tools, HCI in cyber defense and protection, studies on usable security in Intelligent Environments. The conference focused on HCI principles, methods and tools in order to address the numerous and complex threats which put at risk computer-mediated human-activities in today’s society, which is progressively becoming more intertwined with and dependent on interactive technologies.
HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: 6th International Conference, HCI-CPT 2024, Held as Part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024, Washington, DC, USA, June 29–July 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14729)
by Abbas MoallemThis proceedings, HCI-CPT 2024, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust, held as Part of the 26th International Conference, HCI International 2024, which took place from June 29 - July 4, 2024 in Washington DC, USA. Two volumes of the HCII 2024 proceedings are dedicated to this year’s edition of the HCI-CPT Conference. The first focuses on topics related to Cyber Hygiene, User Behavior and Security Awareness, and User Privacy and Security Acceptance. The second focuses on topics related to Cybersecurity Education and Training, and Threat Assessment and Protection.
HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: 6th International Conference, HCI-CPT 2024, Held as Part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024, Washington, DC, USA, June 29 – July 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14728)
by Abbas MoallemThis proceedings, HCI-CPT 2024, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust, held as Part of the 26th International Conference, HCI International 2024, which took place from June 29 - July 4, 2024 in Washington DC, USA. Two volumes of the HCII 2024 proceedings are dedicated to this year’s edition of the HCI-CPT Conference. The first focuses on topics related to Cyber Hygiene, User Behavior and Security Awareness, and User Privacy and Security Acceptance. The second focuses on topics related to Cybersecurity Education and Training, and Threat Assessment and Protection.
HCI in Business, Government and Organizations: 8th International Conference, HCIBGO 2021, Held as Part of the 23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Virtual Event, July 24–29, 2021, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12783)
by Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah Keng SiauThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on HCI in Business, Government and Organizations, HCIBGO 2021, which was held as part of HCI International 2021 and took place virtually during July 24-29, 2021.The total of 1276 papers and 241 posters included in the 39 HCII 2021 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5222 submissions. The papers included in this book were organized in topical sections as follows: electronic, mobile and ubiquitous commerce; HCI in finance and industry; work and business operations; innovation, collaboration, and knowledge sharing; and digital transformation and artificial intelligence.
HCI in Business, Government and Organizations: 7th International Conference, HCIBGO 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12204)
by Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah Keng SiauThis volume LNCS 12204 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Business, Government, and Organizations, HCIBGO 2020, which was held in July 2020 as part of HCI International 2020 in Copenhagen, Denmark.* 1439 papers and 238 posters were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing process. The 42 papers presented in this volume are organized in topical sections named: digital transformation and intelligent data analysis and social media, digital commerce and marketing.*The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chapter “The Effect of Queuing Technology on Customer Experience in Physical Retail Environments” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
HCI in Business, Government and Organizations: 9th International Conference, HCIBGO 2022, Held as Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022, Virtual Event, June 26 – July 1, 2022, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13327)
by Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah Keng SiauThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on HCI in Business, Government and Organizations, HCIBGO 2022, held as part of the 23rd International Conference, HCI International 2022, which was held virtually in June/July 2022. The total of 1271 papers and 275 posters included in the HCII 2022 proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 5487 submissions. The HCIBGO 2022 proceedings focuses in topics such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, blockchain, service design, live streaming in electronic commerce, visualization, and workplace design.
HCI in Business, Government and Organizations: 11th International Conference, HCIBGO 2024, Held as Part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024, Washington, DC, USA, June 29 – July 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14720)
by Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah Keng Leng SiauThis two-volume set of HCIBGO 2024 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11h International Conference on HCI in Business, Government and Organizations, held as part of the 26th International Conference, HCI International 2024, which took place in from June 29 - July 4, 2024 in Washington DC, USA. Two volumes of the HCII 2024 proceedings are dedicated to this year’s edition of the HCIBGO conference. The first covers topics related to Digital Commerce and Marketing, Artificial Intelligence in Business, and Workplace, Well-being and Productivity. The second focuses on topics related to Teleworking and Virtual Collaboration, and Improving User Experience and Service Efficiency.
HCI in Business, Government and Organizations: 11th International Conference, HCIBGO 2024, Held as Part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024, Washington, DC, USA, June 29 – July 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14721)
by Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah Keng Leng SiauThis two-volume set of HCIBGO 2024 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11h International Conference on HCI in Business, Government and Organizations, held as part of the 26th International Conference, HCI International 2024, which took place in from June 29 - July 4, 2024 in Washington DC, USA. Two volumes of the HCII 2024 proceedings are dedicated to this year’s edition of the HCIBGO conference. The first covers topics related to Digital Commerce and Marketing, Artificial Intelligence in Business, and Workplace, Well-being and Productivity. The second focuses on topics related to Teleworking and Virtual Collaboration, and Improving User Experience and Service Efficiency.
HCI in Business, Government, and Organizations: 5th International Conference, HCIBGO 2018, Held as Part of HCI International 2018, Las Vegas, NV, USA, July 15-20, 2018, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #10923)
by Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah Bo Sophia XiaoThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on HCI in Business, Government and Organizations, HCIBGO 2018, held as part of the 20th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2018, in Las Vegas, NV, USA. The 1171 full papers and 160 posters presented at the 14 co-located HCII 2018 conferences were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 4346 submissions. The papers address the latest research and development efforts and highlight the human aspects of design and use of computing systems. The papers thoroughly cover the entire field of human-computer interaction, addressing major advances in knowledge and effective use of computers in a variety of application areas. The papers included in this volume cover the following topics: information systems in business; electronic commerce and consumer behavior; social media and social communities in business; social innovation; and business analytics and visualization.