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. 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.
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.
