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<p><b>Is your message getting through? The right communication tactics can motivate your people—and fuel your business.</b></p> <p>Get more of the ideas you want, from the authors you trust, with <i>HBR's 10 Must Reads on Communication (Vol. 2)</i>. We've combed through hundreds of <i>Harvard Business Review</i> articles and selected the most important ones to help you get your message across—whether you're speaking face-to-face or connecting with someone across the world.</p> <p>With insights from leading experts including Erin Meyer, Heidi Grant, and Douglas Stone, this book will inspire you to:</p> <ul> <li>Power your organization through conversation</li> <li>Unlock value in your organization by asking better questions</li> <li>Improve your ability to give—and receive—advice</li> <li>Achieve better outcomes in cross-cultural negotiations</li> <li>Create smart, effective data visualizations</li> <li>Spark collaboration, learning, and innovation using digital tools</li> </ul> <p>This collection of articles includes: "Leadership Is a Conversation," by Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind; "The Surprising Power of Questions," by Alison Wood Brooks and Leslie K. John; "A Second Chance to Make the Right Impression," by Heidi Grant; "The Art of Giving and Receiving Advice," by David A. Garvin and Joshua D. Margolis; "Find the Coaching in Criticism," by Sheila Heen and Douglas Stone; "Visualizations That Really Work," by Scott Berinato; "What Managers Need to Know About Social Tools," by Paul Leonardi and Tsedal Neeley; "Be Yourself, But Carefully," by Lisa Rosh and Lynn Oermann; "How to Preempt Team Conflict," by Ginka Toegel and Jean-Louis Barsoux; "Getting to Si, Ja, Oui, Hai, and Da," by Erin Meyer; and "Cultivating Everyday Courage," by James R. Detert.</p> <p><b>HBR's 10 Must Reads</b> paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own g