MIT Sloan Management Review Article on How to Become a Strategic Leader

My career at Facebook started in 2006 as its first intern. Three years later, I became a rookie manager at the age of 25. Today, I manage an organization of hundreds of people. This path has brought countless new challenges, mistakes, and lessons, many of which are laid out in my new book, The Making of a Manager, a field guide for new managers.

One of the key areas of growth for me as a manager was strategy. As I progressed in my career, I knew that there was an expectation that the work I did would become increasingly strategic.

About the Author

Julie Zhuo (@joulee) is product design vice president at Facebook and author of The Making of a Manager.

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