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Calm by Harvard Harvard Business Review

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Stay centered when the world feels chaotic.

In the face of complex stressors, being calm isn't just a state—it's a skill worth cultivating. Developing emotional regulation can help you navigate situations such as high-pressure meetings, periods of intense overwork, or an environment of change and uncertainty.

This book will help you learn how to stay calm when stress threatens to take over, how to project calmness outward, and how to create a ripple effect that helps your team remain focused, collaborative, and productive.

HOW TO BE HUMAN AT WORK. The HBR Emotional Intelligence series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

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Details

Author
Harvard Harvard Business Review
Narrator
Mike Lenz, Rebecca Lam
Duration
1 hour 41 minutes
Release Date
23 June 2026
ISBN
9781663759153
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Ascent Audio
Genre
Management and management techniques, Management: leadership and motivation, Management: leadership and motivation, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Psychology: emotions

Synopsis

Stay centered when the world feels chaotic.In the face of complex stressors, being calm isn't just a state—it's a skill worth cultivating. Developing emotional regulation can help you navigate situations such as high-pressure meetings, periods of intense overwork, or an environment of change and uncertainty.This book will help you learn how to stay calm when stress threatens to take over, how to project calmness outward, and how to create a ripple effect that helps your team remain focused, collaborative, and productive.HOW TO BE HUMAN AT WORK. The HBR Emotional Intelligence series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

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