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The Making of a Manager
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The Making of a Manager

What to Do When Everyone Looks to You

Julie Zhuo • Portfolio • 2019
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An Insider’s Managerial Manual

by David Meyer

Facebook’s Julie Zhuo, a design executive who’s been with the company since it began, refers to her journey from working at a small tech startup to managing hundreds of employees.

Julie Zhuo of Facebook learned management at a small tech start-up and grew with it to become an executive who manages hundreds of employees. Her bestseller offers clear, engaging – if somewhat familiar – advice for managers at every career stage.

Zhuo runs product design teams that have created among the most utilized and admired web and mobile services worldwide. She writes a renowned blog, “The Year of the Looking Glass,” and contributes to The New York Times and Fast Company.

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