The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You

Author: Julie Zhuo

The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You

New manager? Aspiring leader? This book helps make the jump feel less foggy.

The Making of a Manager offers practical, approachable guidance on building trust, leading teams, hiring well, and growing into the kind of manager people respect.

💬 Why Readers Love It

  • Readers appreciate that it is written for new managers in an accessible, conversational tone rather than feeling overly corporate or distant.
  • Many find the advice practical, down to earth, and immediately useful for people leading teams or working in collaborative environments.
  • Some readers note that the examples feel most relevant to white-collar or tech-related workplaces, while still finding valuable leadership insights throughout.

$215.00

Description

Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller.

The Making of a Manager is a modern guide for anyone stepping into leadership, whether they are new to management, already leading a team, or hoping to be promoted.

When Julie Zhuo became a manager at 25, she faced the reality many new managers know well: the title may be exciting, but the job can feel uncertain. From hiring to firing, meetings to messaging, and planning to pitching, she found herself facing countless questions about how to lead well, support her reports, and build confidence in unexpected situations.

Drawing on her experience managing teams ranging from tens to hundreds of people, Zhuo shares one central lesson: great managers are made, not born. If you care enough to improve, you care enough to become a better manager.

Packed with everyday examples and practical insights, The Making of a Manager explores how to tell a great manager from an average one, when to look past an awkward interview, how to build trust without simply acting like “the boss”, and where to turn when you lose confidence or lack easy answers.

For new managers, experienced leaders, and anyone preparing for the next step, this is a handbook for becoming the kind of manager people wish they had.

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Format

Hardcover

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