After a disastrous meeting with a highly successful entrepreneur, who was genuinely convinced he was `surrounded by idiots', communication expert and bestselling author, Thomas Erikson dedicated himself to understanding how people function and why we often struggle to connect with certain types of people.

To heal addiction, you have to go back to the start…Featured on Russell Brand’s podcast Under the Skin Dr Gabor Maté is one of the world’s most revered thinkers on the psychology of addiction.

How to assign the right tasks and empower people to tackle them. About the series: Get up to speed "fast" on essential business skills. Whether you're looking for a crash course or a brief refresher, you'll find just what you need in HBR's 20-Minute Manager series. Advice you can quickly read and apply, from the most trusted source in business.

What it takes to make your meetings productive, not painful. About the series: Get up to speed "fast" on essential business skills. Whether you're looking for a crash course or a brief refresher, you'll find just what you need in HBR's 20-Minute Manager series. Advice you can quickly read and apply, from the most trusted source in business.

The go-to resource for project management practitioners. The Standard for Project Management enumerates 12 principles of project management and the PMBOK (R) Guide, Seventh Edition is structured around eight project performance domains. Both the standard and the guide reflect the range of development approaches that lead to value delivery.

From the author of The Almighty Dollar comes this urgent and illuminating exploration of the rapidly changing global green economy, lifting the lid on what it means for us all.

In his defining work on emotional intelligence, Dan Goleman has found that it is twice as important as other competencies in determining outstanding leadership.

What's hard is actually doing these things - and excelling at them. In this book, strategy and change experts Ron Ashkenas and Brook Manville distill the best proven ideas and frameworks about leadership from Harvard Business Review

Don't let a fear of numbers hold you back. Whether you're working with data experts or running your own tests, you'll find answers in the H BR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers . This book describes a three-step process to get the information you need, study the data, and communicate your findings to others.

The importance of achieving deep focus goes beyond your own productivity. Deep focus allows you to lead others successfully, harness your emotions, and find greater workplace fulfillment.