Harvard Business

Harvard Business Review on Managing Yourself (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series)
$22.00
It's surprising how practical these small books are. I love the Harvard Business Reviews Paperback Series. HBR's, Managing Yourself is no exception. It points the subtle difference between great leadership and elite leadership. It helps guide you to discovering your story; thus, peeling back the layers of your leadership style. I refer to the small book often to make sure I'm staying on track, with personal goals and if you buy it you will too.

Power, Influence, and Persuasion: Sell Your Ideas and Make Things Happen (Harvard Business Essentials)
$19.95
Many people think that they don't need to learn how to sell. But they are selling everyday their opinions or even themselves.

Once you read this book you will have a better understanding of human behavior and psychology in terms of why and how people are convinced to do something.

Harvard Business Review on Becoming a High-Performance Manager
$22.00
If you are a young manager or are new to management, check out the section on "Saving Rookie Managers from Themselves." I caught myself doing some of the rookie mistakes that they outline in here. It's difficult to make the transition from being an individual performer into someone that leads/directs others performance and it is also easy to alienate yourself from subordinates in the process. I found it to be insightful.

Finance for Managers (Harvard Business Essentials)
$19.95
The book contains a number of good articles, introducing some important, basic accounting and finance concepts for non-financial managers. The chapters on Financing Operations and Growth, Budgeting, Practical Tools for Management Decisions and Valuation Concepts were the most informative and relevant. Others, like Taxation and The Time Value of MOney were too simplistic. An OK book if you have limited time to devote to the subject, but it really won't do much more than introduce you to some useful vocabulary, so you won't feel completely intimidated when dealing with your finance staff.