Leading a team for the first time is a daunting new endeavor. Facebook’s Vice President of Product Design Julie Zhuo presents a bold new guide to getting respect–and results–in your new managerial role.

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Congratulations, youre 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 dont really know what youre doing.

Thats exactly how Julie Zhuo felt when she became a rookie manager at the age of 25. She stared at a long list of logisticsfrom hiring to firing, from meeting to messaging, from planning to pitchingand faced a thousand questions and uncertainties. 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?

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. If you care enough to be reading this, then you care enough to be a great manager.

The Making of a Manageris a modern field guide packed everyday examples and transformative insights, including:

*How to tell a great manager from an average manager (illustrations included)
*When you should look past an awkward interview and hire someone anyway
*How to build trust with your reports through not being a boss
*Where to look when you lose faith and lack the answers

Whether youre 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.