Books like The Making of a Manager

The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo reads as instructive, practical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Radical Candor

Kim Scott · 2017

Both explore management & feedback

72% genome match

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Ben Horowitz · 2014

Both explore leadership & management

59% genome match

Who

Geoff Smart · 2008

Both explore leadership & team building

79% genome match

The Toyota Way

Jeffrey K. Liker · 2004

Both explore management & leadership

77% genome match

Organizational Behavior

Stephen P. Robbins · 1979

Both explore leadership & management

74% genome match

Developing mangement skills

David A. Whetten · 1984

Both explore leadership & management

74% genome match

Management of organizational behavior

Paul Hersey · 1969

Both explore leadership & management

73% genome match

Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders

L. David Marquet · 2001

Both explore leadership & management

74% genome match

Surrounded by Idiots

Thomas Erikson · 2014

Both explore leadership

70% genome match

Reframing Organizations

Lee G. Bolman · 1991

Both explore leadership & management

75% genome match

In search of excellence

Thomas J. Peters · 1982

Both explore leadership & management

72% genome match

Gifts differing

Isabel Briggs Myers · 1980

Both explore career development

72% genome match