![]() ![]() ![]() It was a daunting experience, one with many missteps and misunderstandings. She studied computer science in college, got hired as a product designer and then a few years into the job she suddenly got a tap on the shoulder. ![]() One of them was Julie Zhuo, who started there as the first intern. The entire company staff could fit into a backyard party. In the early 2000s, Facebook had set up in California and like a lot of startups there, a handful of bright, recent graduates were working long hours and fantasizing about changing the world. ![]() Not quite all the way back to founder Mark Zuckerberg and his Harvard dorm room days, but not that long after. I’m Curt Nickisch.įlash back with me to the early days of Facebook. Zhuo is the author of the book The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You.ĬURT NICKISCH: Welcome to the HBR IdeaCast from Harvard Business Review. She says that becoming a great manager also helps you know yourself better. Eventually, she grew to find joy in the role and today she leads hundreds of people. Like many first-time bosses, she made many missteps and acted how she thought managers were supposed to act. Julie Zhuo, Facebook’s VP of product design, started at the company as its first intern and became a manager at the age of 25. ![]()
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