Traces the evolution of the great shifts in organizations and the role of managers in the ongoing effort to balance change with continuity. This book paints a picture of management thinking and practice. It offers insight and guidelines for managers seeking to address organizational challenges.

Offers you the best practices and ideas for making deals that work. This collection of "HBR" articles can help you: seal or sweeten a bargain by uncovering the other side's motives; conquer faulty assumptions to make the right deals; forge deals only when they support your strategy; and gain your adversaries' trust in high-stakes talks.

Unlocking the mystery of how luck and skill contrubute to success and failure.