The Making of a Manager

I think I found out about this book during a cursory search of books about becoming a better manager. Thankfully, the local library had it, and now I want to own a copy of it that I can underline and highlight and reference back to!

Julie Zhuo offers a perspective as someone who is not new to the management scene but also is not a CEO. Not that the perspective of company founders/owners/etc. is not valuable, but hearing from someone still “in the weeds” was incredibly relatable.

The book is easy to follow, entertaining, convicting, and challenging. She walks through hiring, meetings, feedback, culture, vision and more with anecdotes sprinkled throughout providing helpful examples of application. I also appreciated how willing she was to share her own professional blunders, serving as a reminder that you have to start somewhere and can learn from these mistakes.

I would highly, highly recommend this book to anyone in management, new or not. This book is a great resource!