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"For decades, performance management has been seen as an annual chore by managers and HR alike. But this process is changing, and there are ways to make it more effective for your organization and more useful for employees. If you read nothing else on performance management in your organization, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you assess performance more accurately, have more-effective feedback conversations, and encourage the growth of your employees. This book will inspire you to learn where current performance management processes are falling short; create sustainable performance across the organization; deliver feedback that motivates and develops your team members; help your people reach their professional goals; identify your role in an employee's poor performance; and evaluate performance fairly, even in a remote environment"-- Provided by publisher

Work is a defining, all-consuming part of our lives. Now, more than ever, the speed at which the nature of work is changing is having an extraordinary impact on working lives everywhere.

***NAMED IN FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BUSINESS BOOKS OF 2022*** We are experiencing the greatest global shift in the world of work for a century. So, how do we make the most of this unique opportunity and radically redesign the way we work, forever? Professor Lynda Gratton is the global thought-leader on the future of work. Based on thirty years of research into the technological and demographic trends that are shaping work, and building on what we learnt through our experiences of the global pandemic, Lynda Gratton presents her innovative blueprint for redesigning work. Whether you're leading a small team or running a multinational, this is the time to make lasting change and equip your business for the future. This book gives you everything you need to do that.

Climate change, income inequality, and world poverty are pressing global issues that require solutions. Corporations, now larger and more powerful than ever, have a critical role to play in addressing these challenges. Organizational change expert Lynda Gratton emphasizes the importance of corporations building inner resilience, engaging with their communities, and utilizing their unique capabilities to tackle complex problems like climate change and youth unemployment. Gratton outlines how fostering resilience within a corporation—by enhancing intelligence, emotional vitality, and social connections—can empower businesses to contribute positively to the world. She details how companies can leverage their innovative, scaling, and alliance-building capabilities to combat global issues effectively. This practical guide offers strategies and tools for leaders to cultivate resilience within their organizations while also contributing to societal betterment. Drawing on insights from over 20 global companies, Gratton illustrates the benefits of aligning corporate interests with those of the broader world. She urges business leaders to embrace transparency and recognize their role in the wider community. The choice is clear: align your company’s goals with global needs or risk conflict between the two. Gratton provides the framework for this transformative journey, highlighting that corporations indeed possess the resources to ena

A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place. We've combed through the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to help you get up to speed fast on the relevant concepts driving business today. Discover new ideas and sample the latest thinking from our vast array of management experts. Revisit these topics now to make sure your organization is incorporating the best, most up-to-date practices, or keep this book as a reference so that you can turn to these memorable pieces when you need them the most. The collection includes articles on leadership, diversity, and strategy, as well as articles that will help you manage yourself and others. 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.

Does the thought of working for 60 or 70 years fill you with dread? Or can you see the potential for a more stimulating future as a result of having so much extra time? Many of us have been raised on the traditional notion of a three-stage approach to our working lives: education, followed by work and then retirement. But this well-established pathway is already beginning to collapse - life expectancy is rising, final-salary pensions are vanishing, and increasing numbers of people are juggling multiple careers. Whether you are 18, 45 or 60, you will need to do things very differently from previous generations and learn to structure your life in completely new ways. The 100-Year Life is here to help. Drawing on the unique pairing of their experience in psychology and economics, Lynda Gratton and Andrew J. Scott offer a broad-ranging analysis as well as a raft of solutions, showing how to rethink your finances, your education, your career and your relationships and create a fulfilling 100-year life. How can you fashion a career and life path that defines you and your values and creates a shifting balance between work and leisure? What are the most effective ways of boosting your physical and mental health over a longer and more dynamic lifespan? How can you make the most of your intangible assets - such as family and friends - as you build a productive, longer life? In a multiple-stage life how can you learn to make the transitions that will be so crucial and experiment with new ways of living, working and learning?

A practical guide to how we can positively adapt to a changing world, from the internationally bestselling authors of The 100-Year Life'The London Business School professors Andrew J. Scott and Lynda Gratton have been predicting how society must adapt for years. Now they have a post-pandemic road map for us all' Sunday TimesSmart new technologies.…

In this book, Lynda Gratton explains why different times and places, 'hot spots', create flares of ideas and innovation and shows you how to facilitate these in your own team or group

-- Building strategies that don't just get "buy-in", but enthusiastic support, enterprise-wide.-- Powerful techniques for bridging the gap between strategy and human resources.-- Includes detailed case studies: Motorola, Glaxo, HP, Citibank, BT, and many more.