HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strengthening Your Soft Skills

Strengthen your soft skills and reach your leadership potential. If you read (or listen to) nothing else on developing your interpersonal skills, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you identify your social and emotional strengths and weaknesses, approach them with a learning mindset, and become a more effective leader today.

This book will inspire you to focus your attention inward and outward; connect with others to give more effective feedback; influence with and without authority; navigate differences while maintaining relationships; build trust through active listening; and communicate the right message and deliver it with empathy.

This collection of articles includes "The C-Suite Skills That Matter Most," by Raffaella Sadun, Joseph Fuller, Stephen Hansen, and PJ Neal, "The Focused Leader," by Daniel Goleman, "Making Empathy Central to Your Company Culture," by Jamil Zaki, "Learning to Learn," by Erika Andersen, "How to Get the Help You Need," by Heidi Grant, "How to Sell Your Ideas up the Chain of Command," by Ethan Burris, "When Diversity Meets Feedback," by Erin Meyer, "Want Stronger Relationships at Work? Change the Way You Listen," by Manbir Kaur, "How to Navigate Conflict with a Coworker," by Amy Gallo, and more.


  1. Pouvoirs et influence

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  2. 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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  3. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Employee Engagement

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

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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy, Updated and Expanded (featuring "The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy" by Michael E. Porter)

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  8. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing People, Updated and Expanded (featuring "Are You a Good Boss--or a Great One?" by Linda A. Hill and Kent Lineback)

    Harvard Harvard Business Review, Daniel Goleman, Linda A. Hill, Tsedal Neeley, Marcus Buckingham

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  9. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness, Updated and Expanded (featuring "How to Stop Worrying About What Other People Think of You" by Michael Gervais)

    Harvard Harvard Business Review, Michael Gervais, Angela L. Duckworth, Martin E. P. Seligman, Herminia Ibarra

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  10. 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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  11. HBR's 10 Must Reads 2026 : The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review (featuring "The Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift" by Kevin Evers)

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  12. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence, Updated and Expanded (featuring "What Makes a Leader" by Daniel Goleman)

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