The Making of a Manager

What to Do When Everyone Looks to You

By: Julie Zhuo

Narrated by: Karissa Vacker, Julie Zhuo

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.

That's exactly how Julie Zhuo felt when she became a rookie manager at the age of 25. 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. 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. If you care enough to be reading this, then you care enough to be a great manager., Julie knows the most important lesson of all: great managers are made, not born. If you care enough to be reading this, then you care enough to be a great manager.

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
* 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.

Fantastic playbook for managers

Great book with a lot of actionable takeaways. I finished in 3 days inspired to be in my new role. Did not find it too “Facebook cheerlead-y” at all as other reviews said. Highly recommend!

excellent listen

This book allows you to reflect on your leadership style and also do a great deal of self reflection.

Nice read

it was nice to listen to it.
the voice was relaxing and made it easy to understand the content.
The content was very complete and provided a lot of value for a new manager

Good introduction to the development of managers

Always curious about this and finally a chance to learn about this. Julie Zhuo does a great job of explaining and describing the job of managers, and which way to turn at many decision points. I really enjoyed it and put the information to work.

great for first time and experienced managers

as someone considering going into management, I found it very insightful. provided a realistic description of what being a manager is. I appreciated the actionable advice and candid perspective.