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The Making of a Manager
- What to Do When Everyone Looks to You
- Narrated by: Karissa Vackers
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo.
No idea what you're doing? No problem. Good managers are made, not born.
Facebook VP Julie Zhuo remembers the moment when she was asked to lead a team. She felt like she’d won the golden ticket - until reality came crashing in. She was just 25 and had barely any experience being managed, let alone managing others.
Her coworkers became her employees overnight, and she faced a series of anxiety-inducing firsts, including agonising over whether to hire an interviewee, seeking the respect of reports who were cleverer than her and having to fire someone she liked. Like most first-time managers, she wasn’t given any formal training and had no resources to turn to for help. It took her years to find her way, but now she’s offering you the shortcut to success.
This is the audiobook she wishes she'd had on day one. Here, she offers practical, accessible advice like:
- Don’t hide thorny problems from your own manager; you’re better off seeking help quickly and honestly.
- Before you fire someone for failure to collaborate, figure out if the problem is temperamental or just a lack of training or coaching.
- Don’t offer critical feedback in a ‘compliment sandwich’ - there’s a better way!
If you’re looking to be promoted or in your first decade of management, this is your go-to guide.
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- Ayush gupta
- 16-06-20
Best book for new managers
We are never taught how to be a good manager in our school or college. This book tagged care of it. Could understand and relate to everything.
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- Vinay Kumar
- 11-08-21
Best listen for new techno managers
One of the best audiobooks I have listened to. The narration is neat and clear. lot of lessons to learn and may overlapped with my experiences.
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- Prashant Suri
- 07-04-21
Loving It!!
Clear, Crisp, and Simple. Things are explained in very simple way which makes listening more enjoyable.
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- Dipti
- 21-03-22
I found a mentor in a book
Leadership teams of every single company should have this book in their Welcome Kit.
Leaders with more experience may be able to pick up new tips and stories from the books and apply them to their problems.
New managers who are afraid to ask tough questions about managing a team, for fear of losing their job, should pick this book right away.
Making of a Manager, if read and put to practice can put many leadership coaches out of job. Alternatively, aspiring coaches should pick this book and make a 30-day training program for new managers based on the book, it will sell like hot cakes.
Author starts the book by addressing that Managers are not born but made. Then she goes on to give effective tips to make a great manager.
She addresses that a great manager is the one whose team thrives in success and addresses real challenges like - giving and receiving feedback, hiring, meetings, making processes etc.
It's a no non-sense content rich book which has effective techniques you can apply as-is while resolving day-to-day problems.
For example:
1. What questions you must ask in a weekly catch-up
2. How to find your team's personality
She also speaks about how to manage yourself which is massively ignored in companies.
The chapter on 'Hiring' is by far the best handbook on recruitment I have ever read. Author says that one of the few exceptional skills a Manager must posses is hiring great leaders and then goes on to explain how.
I finished this book on audible and placed an order for a physical book coz the book felt more like a mentor. I can imagine myself turning to her techniques and stories when I face similar hurdles while managing a team, company or myself.
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- Rahul
- 08-05-21
awesome
This is one of must try those who want to beome true leader. lot insights and tips can be easily relative
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- Anish Hegde
- 22-12-21
Engaging, practical and tactical
This book is a great read if you are a manager or even an individual contributer. It keeps you engaged, has very little jargon, makes a significant point in every chapter. I wish I had read it sooner.
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- Mahek Rajani
- 01-10-21
Awesome content... very practical
practical content with scenarios well explained. Recommended even for individual contributors and must for managers
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- Karthik S
- 23-07-19
amazing read.
This book was really amazing. you get a lot of insight about how tough and challenging the job of a manager is. The speaker's voice was amazing as well.
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- Sharan
- 20-05-23
A good book on leadership
How a junior in facebook became a senior executive from a dorm room to one of the biggest companies in the word. And how she grew and learnt as she grew.
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- Sandipan Mandal
- 12-05-21
Good story for people starting out to be a manager
nice engaging information about how you can become a manager and multiply your team's productivity.
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