
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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111. The Risks of Delaying Your Leadership Training
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We’ve all been there: feeling like we’re just repeating the same mistakes or not retaining the things we have heard.
But what if you took a lesson from those experiences, rather than letting them slip away?
On this episode of The Manager Track podcast, I’ll show how creating and using your very own leadership playbook is the key to advancing in your career! Discover when and why it’s useful as well as exactly how having one can help propel you forward on an upward trajectory.
— RESOURCES MENTIONED —
- Take the next step in your leadership journey by signing up for my Leadership Accelerator Program for new managers or Leadership Advisory Program for mid-level leaders.
- Learn 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. Access the course and resources here: ramonashaw.com/11
- Have a question or topic you’d like Ramona to address on a future episode? Fill out this form to submit it for her review: https://ramonashaw.com/ama
— OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT LIKE —
- Episode 88: The 3 Steps to Achieving Your Career Goals in 2022
- Episode 138: 5 Common Blind Spots Leaders Uncover in their 360 Assessments
- Episode 72: Manage Your Mind Before You Manage People
— 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’: amzn.to/3TuOdcP
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
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: ramonashaw.com/masterclass
Don’t forget to invest time each week to increase your self-awareness, celebrate your wins, and learn from your mistakes. Your career grows only to the extent that you grow. Grab your Career Journal with leadership exercises and weekly reflections here: ramonashaw.com/shop
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— CHAPTERS —
00:00 Preview
00:48 This is your leadership playbook
03:28 What is the purpose of your playbook?
07:58 Reflecting on your leadership
11:25 Recap
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