Book Titles

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

By Julie Zhuo

Year Published: 2019
ISBN-13: 978-0735219564
Categories: Employees, Leadership, Management

65 Quotes Found

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The Making of a Manager:

Feedback, at its best, transforms people in ways they’re proud of.

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The Making of a Manager:

Behavioral feedback helps people understand the reality of how others see them, which may be different than how they see themselves.

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The Making of a Manager:

The mark of a great coach is that others improve under your guidance.

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The Making of a Manager:

When you do have critical feedback to share, approach it with a sense of curiosity and an honest desire to understand your report’s perspective.

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The Making of a Manager:

Don’t engage when you are upset. We regret the things we say in anger, and while bridges take months or years to build, they can be burned in an instant.

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The Making of a Manager:

The best way to give critical feedback is to deliver it directly and dispassionately.

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The Making of a Manager:

…when you give feedback well and you help your report grow as a result, there is no better feeling.

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The Making of a Manager:

…great management typically comes from playing to your strengths rather than from fixing your weaknesses.

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The Making of a Manager:

Knowing what lifts you up or brings you down is enormously valuable.

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The Making of a Manager:

Recognize that everyone in the world goes through hard times, and give yourself permission to worry. Don’t pay the double tax on your mental load.

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