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Those Grammar Gaffes Will Get You
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“What Do You Mean I Can’t Write?”
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Corporate Writing Doesn't Have to Sound Like It's Written by Committee
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How to Write a Winning Business Plan (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
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Did You Get My Slack/Email/Text?
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Collaborate by Sharing a Strong Outline
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How To Improve Business Writing
You probably write on the job all the time: proposals to clients, memos to senior executives, a constant flow of emails to colleagues. But how can you... -
Lessons from Four Years of Business Blogging
Web-based technologies Digital ArticleMy first blog post for HBR.org went live in February 2008, when the platform was still in its infancy. Here’s what I’ve learned about market demand in three-and-a-half years and (now) 200 posts. While I thought that a reflective post might be a little self-indulgent, I think these lessons transfer to other domains, so I […] -
Improve Your Writing to Improve Your Credibility
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Effective Communication Begins with a First Impression
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Stop Letting Email Control Your Work Day
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I Won't Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here's Why.
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What Email, IM, and the Phone Are Each Good For
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Learning from Heroes
Business writing Magazine ArticleLike Hercules, Luke Skywalker, and Jack Welch, we all struggle with five recurring challenges as we journey through work and life: We wander without knowing where we’re going. Data and circumstances confuse us. Fear blocks us from acting. Change paralyzes us. And despite our best intentions, we talk more than we listen. An examination of […] -
That Written-By-Committee Flavor
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Yes, College Essays Are Ruining Our Economy
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Research: Simple Writing Pays Off (Literally)
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Write E-Mails That People Won't Ignore
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Write Your First Draft
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Next-Level Negotiating: Women at Work Discussion Group Toolkit
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HBR Guide to Better Business Writing
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The Canons of Rhetoric
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HBR Guide to Better Recruiting and Hiring
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Writing to Reflect: Mindful Leadership in the Face of Change
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Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn: The Power of Writing to Launch and Sustain a Movement (Abridged)
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Note on Writing Great Marketing Plans
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HBR Guides Collection (8 Ebooks)
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Plan Your Writing Project
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How to Write an Action-Planning Memo
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Persuasion
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Writing, Presenting, and Communicating with Confidence (HBR Work Smart Series)
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HBR's 20-Minute Manager Ebook Boxed Set (10 Books)
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Writing Cases and Teaching Notes
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Management Communication Self-Paced Learning Program: Writing Section
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Revise Your Draft
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Developing a Teaching Case
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Successful Writing and Speaking: The Communication Collection (9 Books)
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Organize Your Content
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Those Grammar Gaffes Will Get You
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Best Memo You'll Ever Write
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4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Writing the Next Email
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The HBR Guide to Better Business Writing: 11. Be Plain-Spoken: Avoid Bizspeak
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Write Your First Draft
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Harvard Management Communication Letter, June 2003, Volume 6, Number 6
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How to Get Around Writer's Block
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“What Do You Mean I Can’t Write?”
Business communication Magazine ArticleWhat do businessmen answer when they are asked, “What’s the most troublesome problem you have to live with?” Frequently they reply, “People just can’t write! What do they learn in college now? When I was a boy…!” There is no need to belabor this point; readers know well how true it is. HBR subscribers, for […] -
Improve Your Résumé by Turning Bullet Points into Stories
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleExamples from real CVs.
