The Manager Track

Ramona Shaw
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If you’re in you're a new manager and want to become a confident and competent leader people love to work with, then join leadership expert Ramona Shaw in this podcast. Each week, Ramona shares inspiring new perspectives and practical tips you can use right away to successfully transition into your first leadership role and to think, act, and communicate like the leader you know you can be.

  1. 1D AGO

    Delegating: When Stepping In Becomes Stepping On (E 311)

    There is a specific kind of manager who reads everything about delegation, agrees with all of it, and still ends up working late on Tuesday redoing a deck someone else was supposed to own. The intentions are right but the math is what's broken. If you got promoted because you were fast and reliable and you figured things out, that exact skill set is now the thing capping your team. Every time you absorb a problem, edit a draft, or quietly redo something, the short-term math feels like it works. The long-term math is building you a ceiling you cannot see yet. This is not a control problem. It is a calculation problem dressed up as helpfulness. In Episode 311, we cover: The Efficiency Calculus Trap and why "I can do it in 10 minutes" is the wrong measure of costThe Delegation Scale (Levels 1, 2, and 3) and the exact language for each oneThree responses to use instead of taking work back when someone brings a problem to youThe 4-question checklist to run before any meaningful delegation If you are working late while your team logs off on time, getting work routed back to you that you already handed off, or starting to wonder why your team needs you for everything, this episode gives you the language and the structure to change the pattern this week. — Resources Mentioned in This Episode — The Leadership Accelerator: Archova's 12-week cohort program for new and early-stage managers. Goes deep on delegation, accountability, and breaking over-functioning patterns. archova.org/leadership-acceleratorMartin Seligman's research on learned helplessness and its application to teams : https://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/learnedhelplessness.pdf — Links — Schedule a Leadership Strategy Call with Ramona HERE.Grab the free New Manager Toolkit mentioned in the episode: archova.org/freetoolkitsLearn how to turn your 1-on-1 meetings from time wasters, awkward moments, status updates, or non-existent into your most important and valuable meeting with your directs all week. Learn more at: archova.org/1on1-courseGrab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP— Other Episodes You Might Like — Sourced from the Podcast Publication Schedule spreadsheet in Google Drive. Both episodes thematically extend Episode 311's territory: the over-functioning trap and the leadership identity shift. Episode 274 — The Self-Sacrificing Manager: Breaking the Cycle of Doing Everyone's Work  /  ramonashaw.com/274-leadership-boundariesEpisode 256 — The Leadership Identity Shift: From Executor to Influencer  /  ramonashaw.com/256-leadership-shift — What's Next? — Learn more about our leadership development programs, coaching and workshops at archova.org.Grab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcPWant to better understand your leadership style and patterns? Take our free quiz to discover your Manager Archetype and learn how to play to your strengths and uncover your blind spots: archova.org/quizAre you in your first manager role and don't want to mess it up? Watch our FREE Masterclass and discover the 4 shifts to become a leader people love to work for: archova.org/masterclassLove the podcast and haven't left a review yet? All you have to do is go to ramonashaw.com/itunes and to our Spotify Page, and give your honest review. Thanks for your support of this show!If this episode inspired you in some way, take a screenshot of you listening on your device and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me @ramona.shaw.leadership or DM me on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/ramona-shaw * Disclaimer: Shownotes may contain affiliate links. That means that I am awarded a small commission for purchases made through them, at no added cost to you.

    26 min

  2. APR 28

    The First 6 Months in a New Leadership Role: 3 Shifts You Need to Make (Ep 310)

    Most managers know the first 90 days matter. There are books about it, frameworks for it, and a built-in understanding that you are allowed to ask questions and make mistakes early on. What almost nobody talks about is what happens after that window closes. Somewhere around the six-month mark, something shifts. Your boss is no longer evaluating your potential. They are evaluating your patterns. Your team has stopped wondering who you are and started noticing how you operate. Your peers are making decisions about whether you are someone who owns things or someone who needs approval before moving. And most managers are still running the playbook from month two. In working with hundreds of leaders through their first year and beyond, Ramona has noticed three specific shifts that get overlooked or delayed past the six-month mark. These are the behaviors that separate leaders who are growing from leaders who are stalling, and none of them involve working harder. In Episode 310 of The Manager Track, Ramona breaks down: How checking in with your boss can quietly erode your authority, and how to tell the difference between collaboration and needing permission to move.What strategic thinking actually looks like in daily practice during the first six months, and why waiting for someone to tell you to think bigger is a mistake.Why being vague about how you lead costs you credibility, and a 4-question framework to make your expectations explicit.YThe behind-the-scenes version of validation seeking that looks like smart stakeholder management but functions as a safety net. If you have been in your role for a few months and you can feel the expectations shifting around you but you are not sure what to do differently, this episode gives you the moves. Listen now on our Website, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. RESOURCES MENTIONED Schedule a Leadership Strategy Call with Ramona https://calendly.com/ramonashaw/leadership-strategy-sessionThe Leadership Accelerator – 12-week cohort program for new and early-stage managers: archova.org/leadership-acceleratorGrab the free New Manager Toolkit mentioned in the episode: archova.org/freetoolkitsLearn how to turn your 1-on-1 meetings from time wasters, awkward moments, status updates, or non-existent into your most important and valuable meeting with your directs all week. Learn more at: http://archova.org/1on1-courseGrab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT LIKE Episode 298 - How to Build Trust Fast as a New Leader https://www.ramonashaw.com/new-managers-build-trustEpisode 106 - What Is Your Leadership Philosophy? https://www.ramonashaw.com/106-what-is-your-leadership-philosophy/ — WHAT’S NEXT? —   Learn more about our leadership development programs, coaching and workshops at archova.org.   Grab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP   Want to better understand your leadership style and patterns? Take our free quiz to discover your Manager Archetype and learn how to play to your strengths and uncover your blind spots: archova.org/quiz   Are you in your first manager role and don't want to mess it up? Watch our FREE Masterclass and discover the 4 shifts to become a leader people love to work for: archova.org/masterclass   Love the podcast and haven’t left a review yet? All you have to do is go to ramonashaw.com/itunes and to our Spotify Page, and give your honest review. Thanks for your support of this show!   If this episode inspired you in some way, take a screenshot of you listening on your device and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me @ramona.shaw.leadership or DM me on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/ramona-shaw * Disclaimer: Shownotes may contain affiliate links. That means that I am awarded a small commission for purchases made through them, at no added cost to you.

    19 min

  3. APR 20

    From Executor to Strategist: How to Talk About Your Work at the Right Altitude (Ep.309)

    Here is a test that comes up in almost every senior leadership conversation. Someone asks a manager, “What are you building?” And the answer goes straight into a to-do list: “We are migrating to a new platform. We are rolling out a new process. We are updating the tech stack.” It sounds productive. It sounds like proof of effort. What actually happens in that moment is that you shrink yourself in the room. The CEO, the cross-functional peer, the senior leader on the other side of the table was not asking for your task list. They were asking where you are taking this.  And the longer you stay in the tactical lane, the more they file you as an executor, not a strategic leader. This gap between what you are doing and what you are building is one of the biggest reasons capable managers get passed over for the next level, especially right now when everything inside the organization is in motion. In Episode 309 of The Manager Track, we cover: The Route vs. Destination framingThe “Continue” TrapThe 3-Step Destination Statement If you have ever walked out of a senior leadership meeting wondering why your work did not land the way it should have, or if you know you are thinking strategically but your communication keeps landing tactically, this episode gives you the exact language to close that gap starting this week. Listen now on our Website, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE — Executive Presence Intensive: 8-week cohort program for mid- and senior-level leaders. Next cohort kicks off May 4th. Learn more at https://archova.org/executive-presence-program — LINKS — Schedule a Leadership Strategy Call with Ramona https://calendly.com/ramonashaw/leadership-strategy-sessionGrab the free New Manager Toolkit mentioned in the episode: archova.org/freetoolkitsLearn how to turn your 1-on-1 meetings from time wasters, awkward moments, status updates, or non-existent into your most important and valuable meeting with your directs all week. Learn more at: http://archova.org/1on1-courseGrab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT LIKE Episode 256 — The Leadership Identity Shift: From Executor to InfluencerEpisode 228 — How to Actually Connect & Build Relationships at Work - With Moe Carrick — WHAT’S NEXT? — Learn more about our leadership development programs, coaching and workshops at archova.org.   Grab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP   Want to better understand your leadership style and patterns? Take our free quiz to discover your Manager Archetype and learn how to play to your strengths and uncover your blind spots: archova.org/quiz   Are you in your first manager role and don't want to mess it up? Watch our FREE Masterclass and discover the 4 shifts to become a leader people love to work for: archova.org/masterclass   Love the podcast and haven’t left a review yet? All you have to do is go to ramonashaw.com/itunes and to our Spotify Page, and give your honest review. Thanks for your support of this show!   If this episode inspired you in some way, take a screenshot of you listening on your device and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me @ramona.shaw.leadership or DM me on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/ramona-shaw * Disclaimer: Shownotes may contain affiliate links. That means that I am awarded a small commission for purchases made through them, at no added cost to you.

    15 min

  4. APR 14

    When You Regret Hiring Someone: What to Do Before It Gets Worse (Ep.308)

    Do you know that moment when you realize that a new hire is not working out? Maybe it is a performance observation you made yourself over the past few weeks, or maybe someone pulls you aside (a senior leader, a peer) and shares their impression.  Either way, a thought crosses your mind: Darn, maybe I should not have hired them. What happens next is where things go sideways. Most managers either go quiet such as privately deciding something is off but not saying anything while slowly pulling back their coaching, their attention, their investment.  Or they move too fast, making a call before they have enough information to make it well. Both of those responses erode your leadership credibility.  'Maybe I should not have hired them' is not a conclusion. It is a signal and this episode is about what to do with it. In Episode 308 of The Manager Track, we cover:   The 4 Diagnostic Questions: the framework to run before doing anythingThe 3 Categories: how to distinguish a skill gap (coachable), a behavioral pattern (addressable with specificity), and a role-strength misalignment (the most underdiagnosed category)The 2 Key Conversations: what those are, including how to open each and what to listen for Whether you are three weeks in and already second-guessing a new hire, navigating feedback from above, or simply trying to get better at turning difficult situations into clearer decisions, this episode gives you a repeatable process to use every time. Listen now on our Website, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE — Leadership Accelerator: Archova's 12-week manager readiness program for new and early-stage leaders: archova.org/leadership-accelerator — LINKS — Schedule a Leadership Strategy Call with Ramona https://calendly.com/ramonashaw/leadership-strategy-sessionGrab the free New Manager Toolkit mentioned in the episode: archova.org/freetoolkitsLearn how to turn your 1-on-1 meetings from time wasters, awkward moments, status updates, or non-existent into your most important and valuable meeting with your directs all week. Learn more at: http://archova.org/1on1-courseGrab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT LIKE Episode 292 — Performance vs. Potential: A Better Approach to Assessing Your PeopleEpisode 301 — Why Good Managers Still Lose Great People — WHAT’S NEXT? — Learn more about our leadership development programs, coaching and workshops at archova.org.   Grab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP   Want to better understand your leadership style and patterns? Take our free quiz to discover your Manager Archetype and learn how to play to your strengths and uncover your blind spots: archova.org/quiz   Are you in your first manager role and don't want to mess it up? Watch our FREE Masterclass and discover the 4 shifts to become a leader people love to work for: archova.org/masterclass   Love the podcast and haven’t left a review yet? All you have to do is go to ramonashaw.com/itunes and to our Spotify Page, and give your honest review. Thanks for your support of this show!   If this episode inspired you in some way, take a screenshot of you listening on your device and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me @ramona.shaw.leadership or DM me on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/ramona-shaw * Disclaimer: Shownotes may contain affiliate links. That means that I am awarded a small commission for purchases made through them, at no added cost to you.

    32 min

  5. APR 7

    The ‘AI vs Human Skills’ Managers Must Pay Attention to (Ep.307)

    Most managers adopted the AI tools their company rolled out. They've played around with a few prompts. They think that's enough. Meanwhile, a split is forming. On one side, AI is handling tasks, workflows, research, briefs, data synthesis, meeting prep, drafted communications, and reports at a speed and quality that keeps accelerating.  On the other side, there is an increasing premium on genuinely skilled human leadership: trust, coaching, real feedback, empathy, navigating conflict, creating alignment, and helping people grow through change. The managers who stay in the middle, the ones who outsource their leadership halfway to AI without leaning deeper into either side, will find it harder and harder to justify their value. If all you do is relay what the tool produced, the organization will eventually ask why it needs you at all. In Episode 307 of The Manager Track, Ramona walks through both sides of this divide and introduces five specific skills (built as Claude Skills) that help managers lean into their human leadership while leveraging AI as a training and preparation tool. If you've been leaning into AI but haven't asked yourself what your team actually needs from you as a human leader, this episode will help you figure out both sides. Listen now on our Website, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE — Claude AI (Anthropic): Claude Skills for manager development -> claude.aiHorizontal Leadership: Archova's 60-minute organizational presentation on horizontal leadership: https://bit.ly/4dApTTy90-Day Manager Readiness Program, the Leadership Accelerator: archova.org/leadership-acceleratorAccess the 5 Claude Skills (including instruction guide and Zip file for easy upload into your Claude account: https://bit.ly/3Q4BKQ0 — LINKS — Schedule a Leadership Strategy Call with Ramona https://calendly.com/ramonashaw/leadership-strategy-sessionThe Leadership Accelerator – 12-week cohort program for new and early-stage managers: archova.org/leadership-acceleratorGrab the free New Manager Toolkit mentioned in the episode: archova.org/freetoolkitsLearn how to turn your 1-on-1 meetings from time wasters, awkward moments, status updates, or non-existent into your most important and valuable meeting with your directs all week. Learn more at: http://archova.org/1on1-courseGrab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT LIKE Episode 256 – The Leadership Identity Shift: From Executor to InfluencerEpisode 267 – Horizontal Leadership: Creating Teams That Own Their Work — WHAT’S NEXT? — Learn more about our leadership development programs, coaching and workshops at archova.org.   Grab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP   Want to better understand your leadership style and patterns? Take our free quiz to discover your Manager Archetype and learn how to play to your strengths and uncover your blind spots: archova.org/quiz   Are you in your first manager role and don't want to mess it up? Watch our FREE Masterclass and discover the 4 shifts to become a leader people love to work for: archova.org/masterclass   Love the podcast and haven’t left a review yet? All you have to do is go to ramonashaw.com/itunes and to our Spotify Page, and give your honest review. Thanks for your support of this show!   If this episode inspired you in some way, take a screenshot of you listening on your device and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me @ramona.shaw.leadership or DM me on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/ramona-shaw * Disclaimer: Shownotes may contain affiliate links. That means that I am awarded a small commission for purchases made through them, at no added cost to you.

    24 min

  6. MAR 31

    How to Tell If Your Boss Is Blocking Your Career (And What to Do) (Ep.306)

    You’ve been told to work harder, be more patient, and wait your turn. So you did. You kept delivering strong results, volunteered for extra projects, asked for feedback, and acted on it. And nothing moved. The positive performance reviews kept coming, but so did the invisible wall. No meaningful scope change. No sponsorship. No advancement conversations that actually went anywhere. At some point, the quiet frustration sets in: if the problem isn’t my performance, then what is it? The answer, in many cases, is that your boss has quietly become the ceiling. Not always because of their character, but sometimes because of their psychology, their capability level, or the organizational system around them.  In this episode of The Manager Track, Ramona walks through a diagnostic framework called TAPS to help you identify exactly which ceiling you’re dealing with and what to do about it: Ramona also shares specific scripts for each type, the research behind why these patterns are so hard to see from inside them (including the halo and horn effect), and the mindset shift that keeps you from becoming collateral damage in someone else’s limitations. If you’ve been stuck despite doing strong work and you can’t figure out why, this episode will give you a much clearer lens on what’s actually happening and what moves to make next. Listen now on our Website, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. RESOURCES MENTIONED Schedule a Leadership Strategy Call with Ramona https://calendly.com/ramonashaw/leadership-strategy-sessionThe Leadership Accelerator – 12-week cohort program for new and early-stage managers: archova.org/leadership-acceleratorGrab the free New Manager Toolkit mentioned in the episode: archova.org/freetoolkitsLearn how to turn your 1-on-1 meetings from time wasters, awkward moments, status updates, or non-existent into your most important and valuable meeting with your directs all week. Learn more at: http://archova.org/1on1-courseGrab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT LIKE Episode 212 – Tricky Relationships at WorkEpisode 187 - Difficult People at Work — WHAT’S NEXT? —   Learn more about our leadership development programs, coaching and workshops at archova.org.   Grab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP   Want to better understand your leadership style and patterns? Take our free quiz to discover your Manager Archetype and learn how to play to your strengths and uncover your blind spots: archova.org/quiz   Are you in your first manager role and don't want to mess it up? Watch our FREE Masterclass and discover the 4 shifts to become a leader people love to work for: archova.org/masterclass   Love the podcast and haven’t left a review yet? All you have to do is go to ramonashaw.com/itunes and to our Spotify Page, and give your honest review. Thanks for your support of this show!   If this episode inspired you in some way, take a screenshot of you listening on your device and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me @ramona.shaw.leadership or DM me on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/ramona-shaw * Disclaimer: Shownotes may contain affiliate links. That means that I am awarded a small commission for purchases made through them, at no added cost to you.

    27 min

  7. MAR 24

    How to Give Your Manager Feedback (Without Damaging the Relationship) (Ep.305)

    Most people calculate the risk of giving their boss feedback and decide that silence is safer.  The math seems obvious: speak up and you might damage the relationship; stay quiet and nothing changes. So they keep their mouth shut when the meetings drag, when morale takes a hit, when a decision lands sideways. The thing nobody talks about is that the people who shape their boss's behavior most effectively are the ones who give the most feedback. Not because they are bolder. Because they understand the mechanics of how to frame a message when the power dynamic is uneven. In this episode of The Manager Track, Ramona walks through why upward feedback feels loaded, how trust changes the range of directness available to you, and the four communication principles that make feedback land when you are talking to someone above you in the hierarchy. Here is what you will take away from the episode: The Trust Calibration Principle: how to assess whether your relationship has earned the level of directness you are about to use, and what happens when people skip this step.Low-stake and mid-stake testing: specific language for surfacing observations and patterns without triggering defensiveness, so you can gauge your boss's openness before going further.The 4 Principles of upward feedback: The dos and don’ts that determine whether your feedback lands and earns more respect from your boss, or does the exact opposite. If you have ever had feedback for your manager sitting in your head for weeks because you could not figure out how to say it without it going sideways, this episode gives you the structure to actually get it out and do it well. Listen now on our Website, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. RESOURCES MENTIONED Schedule a Leadership Strategy Call with Ramona https://calendly.com/ramonashaw/leadership-strategy-sessionGrab the free New Manager Toolkit mentioned in the episode: archova.org/freetoolkitsLearn how to turn your 1-on-1 meetings from time wasters, awkward moments, status updates, or non-existent into your most important and valuable meeting with your directs all week. Learn more at: http://archova.org/1on1-courseGrab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT LIKE Episode 298 – How to Build Trust Fast as a New LeaderEpisode 303 - Exec Communication: How to Speak So Senior Leaders Actually Listen — WHAT’S NEXT? —   Learn more about our leadership development programs, coaching and workshops at archova.org.   Grab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP   Want to better understand your leadership style and patterns? Take our free quiz to discover your Manager Archetype and learn how to play to your strengths and uncover your blind spots: archova.org/quiz   Are you in your first manager role and don't want to mess it up? Watch our FREE Masterclass and discover the 4 shifts to become a leader people love to work for: archova.org/masterclass   Love the podcast and haven’t left a review yet? All you have to do is go to ramonashaw.com/itunes and to our Spotify Page, and give your honest review. Thanks for your support of this show!   If this episode inspired you in some way, take a screenshot of you listening on your device and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me @ramona.shaw.leadership or DM me on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/ramona-shaw * Disclaimer: Shownotes may contain affiliate links. That means that I am awarded a small commission for purchases made through them, at no added cost to you.

    25 min

  8. MAR 17

    The 3 Identity Barriers Holding High-Performers Back (Ep. 304)

    You work hard, you care about your team, and you’re good at your job, yet somehow you keep running into the same limits. Feedback repeats, your calendar is packed, and small changes in behavior never seem to stick for long. In this week’s episode of The Manager Track, we dig into a quiet but powerful reason this happens: your leadership identity.  Not your personality, but the story you tell yourself about who you need to be at work.  I break down three common identity “ceilings” that keep high performers stuck, share what the research says about why they are so persistent, and walk you through how to start shifting them in real life, even if you are busy and under pressure. Here is what you will take away from the episode: How to spot whether you are operating from the “hardworker,” “survivor,” or “expert” identity and what that looks like in day-to-day leadership.Why the very traits that got you promoted now quietly create bottlenecks, burnout, reactivity, or defensiveness on your team.Practical coaching questions you can use with yourself or your team to notice identity patterns in the moment and create a different “next move.” If you have ever felt stuck in a role despite doing everything right, this episode gives you a clearer explanation on what might be going on that’s holding you back. Listen now on our Website, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. RESOURCES MENTIONED Schedule a Leadership Strategy Call with Ramona https://calendly.com/ramonashaw/leadership-strategy-sessionGrab the free New Manager Toolkit mentioned in the episode: archova.org/freetoolkitsLearn how to turn your 1-on-1 meetings from time wasters, awkward moments, status updates, or non-existent into your most important and valuable meeting with your directs all week. Learn more at: http://archova.org/1on1-courseGrab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT LIKE Episode 294 – Want to Achieve Big Goals? The Two Critical Factors Most People MissEpisode 290 – Beyond High Performance: What Are You Really Capable Of? — With Jason JaggardEpisode 274 – The Self-Sacrificing Manager: Breaking the Cycle of Doing Everyone's Work — WHAT’S NEXT? —   Learn more about our leadership development programs, coaching and workshops at archova.org.   Grab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP   Want to better understand your leadership style and patterns? Take our free quiz to discover your Manager Archetype and learn how to play to your strengths and uncover your blind spots: archova.org/quiz   Are you in your first manager role and don't want to mess it up? Watch our FREE Masterclass and discover the 4 shifts to become a leader people love to work for: archova.org/masterclass   Love the podcast and haven’t left a review yet? All you have to do is go to ramonashaw.com/itunes and to our Spotify Page, and give your honest review. Thanks for your support of this show!   If this episode inspired you in some way, take a screenshot of you listening on your device and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me @ramona.shaw.leadership or DM me on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/ramona-shaw * Disclaimer: Shownotes may contain affiliate links. That means that I am awarded a small commission for purchases made through them, at no added cost to you.

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If you’re in you're a new manager and want to become a confident and competent leader people love to work with, then join leadership expert Ramona Shaw in this podcast. Each week, Ramona shares inspiring new perspectives and practical tips you can use right away to successfully transition into your first leadership role and to think, act, and communicate like the leader you know you can be.

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  • Creator
    Ramona Shaw
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    314
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Ramona Shaw, LLC All Rights Reserved.
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    The Manager Track

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