On managing people

Managing people is fraught with challenges-even if you're a seasoned manager. Here's how to handle them.

If you read nothing else on managing people, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you maximize your employees' performance.

This book will inspire you to:

• Tailor your management styles to fit your people • Motivate with more responsibility, not more money

• Support first-time managers

• Build trust by soliciting input

• Teach smart people how to learn from failure

• Build high-performing teams

• Manage your boss