Review: Making of a Manager, by Julie Zhou
While most management books focus on management theory or experience from CEOs who speak of leading large organizations, this book is a pragmatic, actionable guide for those of us managing directly for the first time.
Julie started at Facebook at the very beginning and is now one of #siliconvalley’s top design executives.
You’ll find insights on:
💡 Your first 90 days (colleague to boss overnight)
💡 How to conduct weekly 1:1 (She gets very specific on managing prep time, goals of the meeting, and structure for scheduling when the team grows)
💡 Running productive, useful team meetings
💡 Managing the process of going from a small team to a larger one with management layers
💡 Feedback - how to give and how to receive
💡 Managing yourself and your time during hyper-growth
and many other fabulous nuggets of insights.
She's humble and honest, sharing missteps and paths forward. You witness her strength as a leader grow as she allows others to speak into her journey (from @sherylsandberg, nbd). I loved this book and know I'll be referring back to it time and time again.
Managing is scary, full of times of self-doubt and frustration. It’s also fulfilling and exciting. Would love to hear what resources you found helpful as you transitioned to direct management. What advice would you share with your younger self?
Remember, we got this. #owneachday