Author name: Ramona Shaw

It was almost midnight on December 29, 1972, and the Eastern Air Lines flight 401 coming from New York was about to land in Miami. As the crew started to extend the landing gear, they noticed that a green light identifying that the nose gear is properly locked in the “down” position, had not illuminated. And […]

We are in the midst of a crazy time. There is no sugar coating. No matter how to slice it, the current health situation and the economic state are challenging. We’re weeks into business and school closures, layoffs, quarantines, social distancing, flooded hospitals, and the list goes on. Yet, without denying all the disheartening things

Last week, I held a training series inside a Facebook Group to support managers like you with the current challenges we’re facing. One thing stood out to me in particular; many of the participants were asking about how to keep their employees motivated. So I wanted to share a brief but important concept with you here as

If you’re anything like my clients, then you’ve been on more video calls in the last couple of weeks than in the last two years combined 🙂 In fact, according to Zoom’s CEO, Zoom’s daily active users jumped from 10 million to over 200 million in only a few months. As a coach, I’m on

This is an unprecedented time for us and it’s a time in which you and I both need to grow and stretch. But, this is not a path of linear growth. This health crisis and imminent economic recession require transformation. It calls for us to transform our thinking and to transform ourselves.  I’m committed to

What I’m present to today is that what we’re currently dealing with is not a sprint but a marathon. The world won’t go back to normal next week and neither will your job. I’m now keenly aware of that. Many of us will be working remotely for a while, business will slow and projects will

With the coronavirus spreading and more and more companies offering (or even urging) employees to work from home, I decided to dedicate this week’s email update to remote work. As a former VP of a global organization, I led teams that were spread across the globe which meant I had to stretch my management approach. Plus, preceding