FIRST ROUND ESSENTIALS Management Management isn’t just about being someone’s boss. It involves making decisions, scaling teams, setting the cultural tone, developing talent, and getting groups to work together and move quickly. You have to grow not just your ability to lead, but also your energy, your time management, and your own approach to work. Whether you’re transitioning from IC to manager for the ifrst time, stepping into the manager-of-managers role, or struggling as a founder to shitf from product building to company building, management requires a distinct set of skills. And it will likely be wholly new and different from whatever it was you were excelling at before, which can be disorienting and daunting, to say the least. Given that a manager’s journey can otfen feel like a lonely uphill climb in the dark, we’ve assembled the most essential advice from the Review canon to help light the path forward. As you look to settle into the manager’s role and build larger and larger teams, this collection of articles will help you nail that transition. From frameworks that will help you execute with momentum and give your team autonomy, to tactics for leading impactful career conversations and helping others navigate the rapidly changing cultural waters of a fast-growing startup, we’ve selected insightful interviews that highlight the habits, processes, and actions the best managers have used to grow themselves as leaders. We hope they do the same for you. 2