The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo is my first book about business management. 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. * Where to look when you lose faith and lack the answers * How to build trust with your reports through not being a boss * When you should look past an awkward interview and hire someone anyway * How to tell a great manager from an average manager (illustrations included)

The Making of a Manager is a modern field guide packed everyday examples and transformative insights, including: If you care enough to be reading this, then you care enough to be a great manager. 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. 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? 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. 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.

The making of a manager book review