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New Book: Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook

Eric Jacobson

I am a big fan of the series of Harvard Business Review (HBR)’s Handbooks , including the one for leaders and the one for family businesses. Newest in the series is the HBR Project Management Handbook. Often, failure is an opportunity to learn, mature, and refocus on other more relevant projects.

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Dating the boss, crossing an invisible line?

HR Digest

It’s not a bad idea to remove the cobwebs off of the Employee Handbook Manual to read up on the company policies on workplace fraternization. Sometimes operating in different silos may also help if the relationship is going to be long term. Consider having rules about how and when you’ll talk about work while off-the-clock.