The Making of a Manager: How to Crush Your Job as the New Boss
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- Author：Julie Zhuo
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Summary
No idea what you're doing？ No problem。 Good managers are made， not borne。
Facebook VP Julie Zhuo remembers the moment when she was asked to lead a team。 She felt like she’d won the golden ticket， until reality came crashing in。 She was just 25 and had barely any experience being managed， let alone managing others。
Her co-workers became her employees overnight， and she faced a series of anxiety-inducing firsts， including agonising over whether to hire an interviewee; seeking the respect of reports who were cleverer than her; and having to fire someone she liked。 Like most first-time managers， she wasn’t given any formal training， and had no resources to turn to for help。 It took her years to find her way， but now she’s offering you the short-cut to success。
This is the book she wishes she had on day one。 Here， she offers practical， accessible advice like:
· Don’t hide thorny problems from your own manager; you’re better off seeking help quickly and honestly
· Before you fire someone for failure to collaborate， figure out if the problem is temperamental or just a lack of training or coaching
· Don’t offer critical feedback in a ‘compliment sandwich’ – there’s a better way！
If you’re looking to be promoted or in your first decade of management， this is your go-to-guide。
Reviews
Lauren Theurkauf
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Something you could read over and over。
Kym Liongco
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I really love how this book opens different perspective in my head。 It helped me see that there are LOT of steps I may take in for my self and for my team ❤️ Definitely a must read whether you’re a manager， an aspiring one， or a leader
Danni
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This was recommended to me by a bunch of colleagues and I'd definitely recommend it to others。 I did find that several parts seemed to apply specifically to Zhuo's experience at a large rapidly growing company （Facebook） and didn't seem to relate to how my company functions， even though she seemed to assume it was universal advice。 This was recommended to me by a bunch of colleagues and I'd definitely recommend it to others。 I did find that several parts seemed to apply specifically to Zhuo's experience at a large rapidly growing company （Facebook） and didn't seem to relate to how my company functions， even though she seemed to assume it was universal advice。 。。。more
Haniko Tio
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In a sea of CEO inspiring journey of building a successful companies books， what Julie wrote here is an interesting 1st person view of how new manager navigates through their first years with all true ups and downs。 Very raw and personal but yet that's what makes is so applicable and inspiring。 In a sea of CEO inspiring journey of building a successful companies books， what Julie wrote here is an interesting 1st person view of how new manager navigates through their first years with all true ups and downs。 Very raw and personal but yet that's what makes is so applicable and inspiring。 。。。more
Hiep
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This is a quick and informative read。 I'm a manager at a high-growth tech company， and I found this book incredibly insightful， practical and relevant to the type of challenges I face。 This is a quick and informative read。 I'm a manager at a high-growth tech company， and I found this book incredibly insightful， practical and relevant to the type of challenges I face。 。。。more
Katie Anne
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An amazing book for anyone thinking about going into management/reminder for managers what the work is really about
Yan Cao
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A practical book introducing a bunch of helpful tips for new managers。 The book feels very Facebook-y though and thus I am not sure how applicable it is to other companies。 My biggest learnings are （1） how Julie defines management and （3） the people， purpose， process framework。
Erica Hannan
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I love how this book was organized， the examples and lessons learned that were given。
Kirsten Hessler
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Eh， for me this didn't have any earth-shattering new information。 The main message: be curious， be humble， learn from your mistakes。 The whole time I felt pretty on the fence about whether to keep reading or give up。 I suppose I'm not the intended audience。For me， the best part was that pronouns generally leaned towards "she" instead of the default "he" or the awkward "he/she。" Wonder if they'd be changed in a revised version to something more neutral？ Ultimately， the pronoun choice chipped away Eh， for me this didn't have any earth-shattering new information。 The main message: be curious， be humble， learn from your mistakes。 The whole time I felt pretty on the fence about whether to keep reading or give up。 I suppose I'm not the intended audience。For me， the best part was that pronouns generally leaned towards "she" instead of the default "he" or the awkward "he/she。" Wonder if they'd be changed in a revised version to something more neutral？ Ultimately， the pronoun choice chipped away a bit at the impostor syndrome。 。。。more
Faisal Abdul Latif
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Fantastic， comprehensive manual for new managers As someone about to take up a managerial position and about to embark on his official leadership journey， I wanted a simple guideline that could provide some insight into how I can perform the role best。This book fit in perfectly！ I loved the very conversational approach of the author， authentically sharing her feelings， experiences and past failures as she developed as a manager。It is interesting to note that despite her very specific experience Fantastic， comprehensive manual for new managers As someone about to take up a managerial position and about to embark on his official leadership journey， I wanted a simple guideline that could provide some insight into how I can perform the role best。This book fit in perfectly！ I loved the very conversational approach of the author， authentically sharing her feelings， experiences and past failures as she developed as a manager。It is interesting to note that despite her very specific experience at Facebook & the tech world， the advice shared here is evergreen and I feel fits in perfectly even in the context of the industry I'm working in， oil & gas。 It gives me a lot of confidence to know that other managers are also struggling， and that we have a choice either to "fake it till you make it" or apply the principles of this book with a growth mindset， and be the leaders our organizations need。Highly recommended！ 。。。more
Nicole
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Solid book with lots of examples and advice。 I liked the cartoons。
Jose Duarte
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Excellent book for new Managers。It brings a lot of insights for to deal and manage your team。It's easy to ready and to assimilate。 Excellent book for new Managers。It brings a lot of insights for to deal and manage your team。It's easy to ready and to assimilate。 。。。more
Kaylee Yarrington
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This book is really good。 Last year， I attended a seminar where Julie Zhuo was the keynote， and after hearing her speak， I thought this certainly would be a book I could glean lots of goodness from。 While I， myself， am not a manager， I support a CEO and a COO and I of course help them lead effective and efficient teams。 This book dives into so many pertinent parts of being good a leader — from hiring well， having really great meetings and time management， to the art of feedback， growing and nurt This book is really good。 Last year， I attended a seminar where Julie Zhuo was the keynote， and after hearing her speak， I thought this certainly would be a book I could glean lots of goodness from。 While I， myself， am not a manager， I support a CEO and a COO and I of course help them lead effective and efficient teams。 This book dives into so many pertinent parts of being good a leader — from hiring well， having really great meetings and time management， to the art of feedback， growing and nurturing culture， this book is full of tips， questions and tangible actions to implement in your own workplace。 Manager or not， this book is a good read for anyone who works with managers， leads teams， creates products/processes， or is part of a team。 👏🏼rating: 📖📖📖📖 — i really liked it 。。。more
Amal Farrough
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Having moved into a manager role six months ago， I found some valuable guidance in this book， especially the advice to focus on “Purpose， People and Process”。 A lot of the book focused on managing large teams， and most of that didn’t apply to my situation， but I’m still glad I read it。
Matthias
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Very practical advice and fluently written。
Kowshik Sundararajan
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I wish I had read this book when I first started leading a team - some great insights on challenges I've faced in the first six months。There are loads of tips and the format of the book makes it hard to remember all of them so I'm sure I'll be coming back to this in the future。Highly recommend for anyone looking to step into management or if you're figuring things out after stepping in！ I wish I had read this book when I first started leading a team - some great insights on challenges I've faced in the first six months。There are loads of tips and the format of the book makes it hard to remember all of them so I'm sure I'll be coming back to this in the future。Highly recommend for anyone looking to step into management or if you're figuring things out after stepping in！ 。。。more
Marcelo Oliveira
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Por vezes parece um compilado de idéias e conceitos sem nada realmente novo sendo apresentado mas isso não é necessariamente ruim。 No meio de centenas de livros sobre liderança esse se destaca como una fonte segura para novas líderes em empresas mais modernas （tech， startups etc。。。）。 Um ponto que me incomodou muito no decorrer do livro no entanto é o centrismo extremo em Silicon Valley。
Sagar Bora
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A solid book that consolidates all the experiences one can expect when they move to people management journey。 Scenarios mentioned in the book are relatable。 Language is fun and easy to understand。 I liked that Julie structured the book to look like a checklist。 I thoroughly enjoyed it。
Tiago Queirós
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Enjoyed reading this book。 I’ve liked how Julie covers multiple verticals of managing， and the emphasis on the facilitator mindset， using her experience as example。
Elijah Leong
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Julie shares her experience of how to become a great manager。 She shares about what is management， why to manage， who to manage， and how to manage well。 Learned a lot from this book。 I could say is one of the best managerial skill books I had read。 If you are new to management or interested in managing， start with this book。
Dawid Stronczak
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This is a pretty good book。 It's suitable for both "beginners" and "intermediate" managers。 People with tons of experience might get a bit "bored" thought。 The book reads really well - it's a mix of personal stories mixed with valuable "tips & tricks" for managers and leaders。 Great as audiobook as well。 This is a pretty good book。 It's suitable for both "beginners" and "intermediate" managers。 People with tons of experience might get a bit "bored" thought。 The book reads really well - it's a mix of personal stories mixed with valuable "tips & tricks" for managers and leaders。 Great as audiobook as well。 。。。more
Gints Dreimanis
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Yeah， this is pretty good as far as these books go。
Gretchen
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Yes some of the details only apply to corporate managerial positions。 However， as someone who has anxiety and constantly asking myself "Is this how everyone else feels and/or does it？"， it offered a lot of insight that I will be referencing back to in the future。 Yes some of the details only apply to corporate managerial positions。 However， as someone who has anxiety and constantly asking myself "Is this how everyone else feels and/or does it？"， it offered a lot of insight that I will be referencing back to in the future。 。。。more
Kylie Holliman-Rivera
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Out of managerial reads， this one is definitely in my top three！Zhuo built her team at Facebook， from small to large as Facebook grew！ She shares her struggles that she experienced as a manager with increasing tasks。 In this book you will learn。。。- How to improve teams outcomes。 - Individual contributor vs。 multiplier effect - how to hire the right members to join your team - The right and wrong way to praise or reprimand your team- how to make sure your team understands their assignments- ETCMy Out of managerial reads， this one is definitely in my top three！Zhuo built her team at Facebook， from small to large as Facebook grew！ She shares her struggles that she experienced as a manager with increasing tasks。 In this book you will learn。。。- How to improve teams outcomes。 - Individual contributor vs。 multiplier effect - how to hire the right members to join your team - The right and wrong way to praise or reprimand your team- how to make sure your team understands their assignments- ETCMy favorite takeaways that I LOVE。。。 ⭐️ The role of a manager is not to do everything yourself because you are good at it — it will only take you so far！ ⭐️ your role is to improve the purpose， the people and the process of your team to get as high of a multiplier effect on your collective outcome as you can 。。。more
Nikhil Rasiwasia
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Must read for everyone in the corporate world。
Nick
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Very reflective of tech industry management norms。 Very easy read; I love the way she writes。 Accessible story lines。 And bite sized lessons。 Excellent。
Christoph Kappel
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I really enjoyed reading this book。 Although I am not a strict manager type， I still have to deal with people and managers of my own。 Using 1on1 to get active feedback is something I never thought of and to reflect what meeting is worth your time is something I usually try， but most of the time utterly fail。It was also interesting to read a bit more about the culture of facebook。 It amazed me to hear that Mark still does this FAQ-thing on a company scale。
kkerswell
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A great book for those who have been launched into the world of hiring and managing a team without any previous experience。 Zhuo has written an accessible book that details her triumphs and failures as a manager in a quickly growing company， allowing you to learn from her mistakes without having to make your own。 I think that the book's biggest strength is the common sense wisdom that it imparts that would typically only be accessed through experience。 I would especially recommend the sections o A great book for those who have been launched into the world of hiring and managing a team without any previous experience。 Zhuo has written an accessible book that details her triumphs and failures as a manager in a quickly growing company， allowing you to learn from her mistakes without having to make your own。 I think that the book's biggest strength is the common sense wisdom that it imparts that would typically only be accessed through experience。 I would especially recommend the sections on hiring and creating a workplace culture。 。。。more
Elisa R。
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This is a very kind book for newbie managers， and easy to read in a day or two。Some things I learned:Let meetings be a little awkward。 It means you’re touching on the difficult stuff。 There are basically two reasons a team member isn’t putting out good work。 They don’t know how to do good work， or they know how， but they aren’t motivated。In annual reviews， consider including a question like， What are the qualities of a perfect manager for you？”
Sabrina Rubin
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