The Manager Track Podcast
If you’re ready to take charge of your career and want to become a confident and competent leader people love to work with, then tune into The Manager Track podcast.
Each week, Ramona shares inspiring new perspectives and practical tips you can use today to step into your power, lead a thriving team, and accelerate your career.
The Manager Track Podcast
If you’re ready to take charge of your career and want to become a confident and competent leader people love to work with, then tune into The Manager Track podcast.
Each week, Ramona shares inspiring new perspectives and practical tips you can use today to step into your power, lead a thriving team, and accelerate your career.
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118. Your Relationship with Your Job
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116. The “Zoom Ceiling”
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115. Over-Identifying With Your Job
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114. Burnout, Boundaries, and Saying “No” – With Teresa Vozza
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113. Time Management is Pain Management
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112. The Influence Equation – With Kevin Kepple
Ep. 112 - In this week’s episode of The Manager Track podcast, you’ll hear a [...]
111. The Risks of Delaying Your Leadership Training
Ep. 111 - According to research published in HBR involving 17,000 managers, the average [...]
110. Misconceptions About Leadership Coaching
Ep. 110 - In this week’s episode of The Manager Track podcast, we’re going [...]
109. What’s Compassionate Leadership?
In this week’s episode, we’re going to talk about compassionate leadership and how it [...]
108. 3 Mistakes Managers Make During 1-on-1 Meetings
In this week’s episode of The Manager Track podcast, we’re going to talk about [...]
107. Stop The Advice Trap (Book Excerpt)
Coinciding with the launch of Ramona's book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How [...]
106. What Is Your Leadership Philosophy?
In this week’s episode of The Manager Track podcast, we’re going to talk about [...]
105. Train Your Thinking to Become a Better Leader
I love helping my clients with tactical, practical changes. But what we can't ignore [...]
104. Protect Your Confidence as a Leader
As a new leader, there are a range of new skills to learn and [...]
103 – How to Handle Criticism at Work
Ever been in a situation when you received criticism at work and it was [...]
102. Become Great at Hiring
In this week’s episode of The Manager Track podcast, you’ll hear a conversation with Tatiyana [...]
101. People-Pleasing Leaders: An Oxymoron
Do you find it hard to say no to people? Do you struggle to [...]
100. What It Was Like to Be a New Manager – with Lisa, Susan, and Dave
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99. Stop Asking for Direction
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98. Leading a Hybrid Team
Many of my clients' employers are currently getting ready to or are already in [...]
97. How to Get Approval for a Professional Development Budget
One of my top 3 values is growth. And based on the fact that [...]
96. What Makes Us Feel Fulfilled at Work
How fulfilled are you in your job? And how fulfilled do you think your [...]
95. Do You Validate or Elevate Your Directs?
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94. The Power of Questions
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Too many new managers are being set up to join the 40-60% of new managers who fail or underperform in their first 2 years.
It often has nothing to do with their capabilities, but rather the lack of proper training, support, and guidance that is necessary to make them successful in this new management role.
In this week’s episode of The Manager Track podcast, I will be sharing a list of 6 things I wished ALL new managers knew based on what I see and hear inside The Leadership Accelerator.
— RESOURCES MENTIONED —
- Ramona’s 12-week Leadership Accelerator helps new managers become confident and competent leaders people love to work with!
- Gartner CEB found that 60% of new managers fail within their first 2 years
- “Managers Account for 70% of Variance in Employee Engagement” by Randall Beck & Jin Harter, article published in Gallup Business Journal
— OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT LIKE —
- Episode 108: 3 Mistakes Managers Make During 1-on-1 Meetings
- Episode 107: Stop The Advice Trap (Book Excerpt)
- Episode 47: How The Myers-Briggs Assessment Can Help You Lead
- Episode 17: Embrace and Express Your True Self With De’Nicea Hilton
— WHAT’S NEXT? —
Grab your copy of Ramona's best-selling new book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1CTLZ4V
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 https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramona-shaw
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 –> www.ramonashaw.com/masterclass
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— CHAPTERS —
- 00:00 Preview
- 00:12 Intro
- 00:57 Why leadership development is important for new managers
- 04:12 How I came to build this list
- 04:59 1) You should ask for help
- 07:00 2) You aren't building a team of mini-me's
- 09:06 3) You don't need to have all the answers
- 10:44 4) Find your own leadership style
- 13:19 5) Set aside time to get to know your team members
- 15:11 6) Your ability to lead is not measured by what you do when things go well
- 16:56 Next Steps
- 17:42 Outro