HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself

If you read nothing else on managing yourself, read these articles: Managing Oneself by Peter F. Drucker; Management Time: Who’s Got the Monkey? by William Oncken, Jr., and Donald L. Wass (with commentary by Stephen R. Covey); Moments of Greatness: Entering the Fundamental State of Leadership by Robert E. Quinn; What to Ask the Person in the Mirror by Robert S. Kaplan; Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time by Tony Schwartz and Catherine McCarthy; Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life by Stewart D. Friedman; and, Overloaded Circuits: Why Smart People Underperform by Edward M. Hallowell. The series is designed to bring today’s managers and professionals the fundamental information they need to stay competitive in a fast-moving world. From the preeminent thinkers whose work has defined an entire field to the rising stars who will redefine the way we think about business, here are the leading minds and landmark ideas that have established the Harvard Business Review as required reading for ambitious business people in organizations around the globe.