HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness

Come back from every setback a stronger and better leader

We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you build your emotional strength and resilience—and to achieve high performance.

This book will inspire you to: thrive on pressure like an Olympic athlete; manage and overcome negative emotions by acknowledging them; plan short-term goals to achieve long-term aspirations; surround yourself with the people who will push you the hardest; use challenges to become a better leader; use creativity to move past trauma; and understand the tools your mind uses to recover from setbacks.


  1. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leading with Purpose : (featuring "Creating a Purpose-Driven Organization" by Robert E. Quinn and Anjan V. Thakor)

    Harvard Harvard Business Review, Adam Grant, Ranjay Gulati, Julie Battilana, Michael E. Porter

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  2. People Skills for a Virtual World Collection

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  3. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Employee Engagement

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  4. Being Your Best Collection (6 Books) (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

    Harvard Harvard Business Review

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  5. Pilotez une équipe gagnante

    Harvard Harvard Business Review

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  6. Boostez votre créativité

    Harvard Harvard Business Review

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  7. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership, Updated and Expanded (featuring "Begin with Trust" by Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss)

    Harvard Harvard Business Review

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  8. The Year in Tech, 2026 : The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review

    Harvard Harvard Business Review, Scott D. Anthony, Amy Webb, José Parra-Moyano, Christina Shim

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  9. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy, Updated and Expanded (featuring "The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy" by Michael E. Porter)

    Harvard Harvard Business Review

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  10. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself, Updated and Expanded (featuring "How Will You Measure Your Life?" by Clayton M. Christensen)

    Harvard Harvard Business Review, Peter F. Drucker, Amy Gallo, Amy Jen Sue, Clayton M. Christensen

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  11. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management, Updated and Expanded (featuring "Leading Change" by John P. Kotter)

    Harvard Harvard Business Review, John P. Kotter, Frances Frei, Vijay Govindarajan, Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez

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  12. HBR's 10 Must Reads on High Performance, Updated and Expanded (featuring "Nine Things Successful People Do Differently" by Heidi Grant)

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  1. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Projects and Initiatives

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  2. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strengthening Your Soft Skills

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  3. HBR's 10 Must Reads 2017 : The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review

    Harvard Harvard Business Review, Clayton M. Christensen, Adam Grant, Vijay Govindarajan, Thomas H Davenport

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  4. HBR's 10 Must Reads for New Managers

    Harvard Harvard Business Review, Linda A. Hill, Herminia Ibarra, Robert B. Cialdini, Daniel Goleman

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  5. HBR's 10 Must Reads for Business Students

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  6. HBR's 10 Must Reads on AI (with bonus article "How to Win with Machine Learning" by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb)

    Harvard Harvard Business Review

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  7. HBR's 10 Must Reads 2024: The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review (with bonus article "Democratizing Transformation" by Marco Iansiti and Satya Nadella)

    Harvard Harvard Business Review

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  8. HBR's 10 Must Reads for Mid-Level Managers

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  9. HBR's 10 Must Reads for Executive Teams

    Harvard Harvard Business Review

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  10. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Trust (with bonus article "Begin with Trust" by Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss)

    Harvard Harvard Business Review

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  11. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Performance Management

    Harvard Harvard Business Review

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  12. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Across Cultures

    Harvard Harvard Business Review, Jeanne Brett, Yves L. Doz, Erin Meyer, Hal Gregersen

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