Julie is known for her personal blog series, that are extremely well crafted nuggets of wisdom that in my opinion are written with a large dash of sincerity but depth that leaves me lapping up everything she writes. Oddly though, for this book I am motivated to pen down my thoughts and immortalise it through a medium blog piece.įor those of you who might not be familiar with the subject, ‘The making of a manager’ is the first book authored by Julie Zhou, a prominent, young successful product design leader at Facebook who started off as a UX designer and rose through the ranks and now heads product design at Facebook. I usually get through a book, perhaps have a high level chat about it with my peers, then archive any thoughts lingering in my head into the D drive of my mind, where it sits untapped, until it gets overwritten by the next piece of ‘more important’ information. We will build something that will outlast us, that will be made stronger by all who become a part of it” - Julie Zhou If you or I do our jobs well, then our teams will thrive.

Instead, you feel the energy of dozens or hundreds or even thousands of hearts and minds directed toward a shared purpose, guided by shard value. Done well, it ceases to be about you or me, one individual or another. “A group of people working together in unison is a wonderful thing to behold. The Making of a Manager is a modern field guide packed everyday examples and transformative insights, including: * How to tell a great manager from an average manager (illustrations included) * When you should look past an awkward interview and hire someone anyway * How to build trust with your reports through not being a boss * Where to look when you lose faith and lack the answers Whether you're new to the job, a veteran leader, or looking to be promoted, this is the handbook you need to be the kind of manager you wish you had.Book Review - The Making Of A Manager by Julie Zhou If you care enough to be reading this, then you care enough to be a great manager.

How was she supposed to spin teamwork into value? How could she be a good steward of her reports' careers? What was the secret to leading with confidence in new and unexpected situations? Now, having managed dozens of teams spanning tens to hundreds of people, Julie knows the most important lesson of all: great managers are made, not born. She stared at a long list of logistics-from hiring to firing, from meeting to messaging, from planning to pitching-and faced a thousand questions and uncertainties.

That's exactly how Julie Zhuo felt when she became a rookie manager at the age of 25. Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller! Congratulations, you're a manager! After you pop the champagne, accept the shiny new title, and step into this thrilling next chapter of your career, the truth descends like a fog: you don't really know what you're doing.

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