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)

Summary

The definitive leadership and management ideas of the year from Harvard Business Review

We have reviewed the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to keep you up to date on the most cutting-edge, influential thinking driving business today. Featuring examples from leaders such as Jensen Huang and Jane Fraser, and companies from Hermès to OpenAI, this volume brings a year’s worth of management wisdom right to your fingertips.

This book will inspire you to eliminate dysfunction in your leadership team, apply the right kinds of questions to strategic decisions, bring everyone on board with your AI efforts, design innovative products that grow with your customers, better assess what macroeconomic risk means for your business, and build a corporate culture that truly aligns with your values.

HBR’s 10 Must Reads are definitive collections of classic ideas, practical advice, and essential thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Exploring topics like disruptive innovation, emotional intelligence, and new technology in our ever-evolving world, these books empower any leader to make bold decisions and inspire others.