HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing in a Downturn, Expanded Edition (with bonus article "Preparing Your Business for a Post-Pandemic World" by Carsten Lund Pedersen and Thomas Ritter)

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Harvard Business Review Press
Harvard Business Review, Chris Zook, James Allen, Paul F. Nunes, Robert I. Sutton
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How do the most resilient leaders and organisations survive — and even thrive — during a market slowdown?

If you read nothing else on weathering a down market and returning to growth, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you navigate a tough market, stay resilient, and return to growth and prosperity faster than the competition. In this expanded edition, we've included brand new bonus articles on leading through the COVID-19 recession.

This book will inspire you to:

  • Learn the right lessons from previous recessions
  • Minimise pain while cutting costs
  • Pull off big deals despite a down market
  • Foster a culture of resilience
  • Use emotional intelligence to protect your job
  • Seize the opportunity to innovate and reinvent your business
  • Lead the turnaround and return to growth

The brand new articles in this expanded edition include: 'Learning from the Future' by Peter Scoblic, '5 Ways to Stimulate Cash Flow in a Downturn' by Eddie Yoon and Christopher Lochhead, 'Include Your Employees in Cost-Cutting Decisions' by Patrick Daoust and Paul Simon, 'The Case for M&A in a Downturn' by Brian Salsberg, and 'Preparing Your Business for a Post-Pandemic World' Carsten Lund Pedersen and Thomas Ritter.

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