The Manager Track

By Ramona ShawBusiness Careers

The Manager Track episodes

June 14, 2022The Risks of Delaying Your Leadership Training
Ep. 111 - According to research published in HBR involving 17,000 managers, the average manager received their first leadership training 10 years after they began supervising. That's crazy if you think about it. There is no other job for which we'd think it's ok to practice it for 10 years before getting trained in it.

In this week’s episode, we’re going to talk about the specific costs and risks of delaying leadership training.

I will share why it matters so much to set yourself up for success in your role with leadership training as soon as possible.

— RESOURCES MENTIONED —
“We Wait Too Long to Train Our Leaders” by Jack Zenger, article published in Harvard Business Review (HBR)

Ramona’s 12-week Leadership Accelerator that helps new managers confident and competent leaders people love to work with!
— WHAT 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://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 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

Don't forget to invest time each week to increase your self-awareness, celebrate your wins, and learn from mistakes. Your career grows only to the extent that you grow. Grab your Career Journal with leadership exercises and weekly reflections here: www.ramonashaw.com/shop

Love the podcast and haven’t left a review yet? All you have to do is go to https://www.ramonashaw.com/itunes and give your honest review. Thanks for your support of this show!

— CHAPTERS —
00:00 Preview

00:51 Intro

01:35 Stop Delaying Leadership Training

06:21 First Risk: Developing Ineffective Habits

11:04 Second Risk: Not Learning From Other's Mistakes

12:54 Third Risk: Missing Your Window of Peak Learning

15:54 Recap

18:19 Outro
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18 min
June 07, 2022Misconceptions About Leadership Coaching
Ep. 110 - In this week’s episode of The Manager Track podcast, we’re going to talk about common misconceptions about leadership coaching and the difference between coaching and training in leadership development.

The three common misconceptions we will discuss are:
Coaching is for people who need something fixed

Coaches should have experience in your field or your profession

Coaching is for executives
My goal is to help you identify when you should hire a coach, and what you want to be looking out for when you think about coaching versus engaging in skill training to grow as a leader!

— RESOURCES MENTIONED —
Ramona’s 12-week Leadership Accelerator that helps new managers confident and competent leaders people love to work with!

Schedule an intro call with Ramona
— 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://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 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

Don't forget to invest time each week to increase your self-awareness, celebrate your wins, and learn from mistakes. Your career grows only to the extent that you grow. Grab your Career Journal with leadership exercises and weekly reflections here: www.ramonashaw.com/shop

Love the podcast and haven’t left a review yet? All you have to do is go to https://www.ramonashaw.com/itunes and give your honest review. Thanks for your support of this show!

— CHAPTERS —
00:00 Preview

00:21 Intro

01:24 Behind the Mic: Life Updates from Ramona

03:34 Misconceptions about Coaching

05:52 First Misconception: Coaching is for people who need something fixed

09:27 Second Misconception: Coaches should have experience in your field or your profession

12:44 Third Misconception: Coaching is for executives

15:29 Coaching vs Training

20:16 Recap

21:26 Outro
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23 min
May 31, 2022What's Compassionate Leadership?
In this week’s episode, we’re going to talk about compassionate leadership and how it might help you elevate your own leadership and create better, stronger relationships and even accountability with your team.

Here's what we'll discuss:
Defining Compassionate Leadership: I share my personal definition and share insights from leaders who advocate for compassionate leadership.

4 Stages of The Compassion Flywheel: A tool developed by Potential Project that represents what compassionate leadership actually looks like in the day-to-day behaviors of leaders.

Reflection Questions: I pose a question for you to reflect on for each of the 4 stages of the Compassion Flywheel.

Compassion and Accountability: I share how the two go hand-in-hand for effective leadership.
— RESOURCES MENTIONED —
Compassionate Leadership by Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter

Potential Project

Ramona's 6-month Advanced Leadership Program

Ramona’s 12-week Leadership Accelerator that helps new managers confident and competent leaders people love to work with!
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://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 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

Don't forget to invest time each week to increase your self-awareness, celebrate your wins, and learn from mistakes. Your career grows only to the extent that you grow. Grab your Career Journal with leadership exercises and weekly reflections here: www.ramonashaw.com/shop

Love the podcast and haven’t left a review yet? All you have to do is go to https://www.ramonashaw.com/itunes and give your honest review. Thanks for your support of this show!
* 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
May 24, 20223 Mistakes Managers Make During 1-on-1 Meetings
In this week’s episode of The Manager Track podcast, we’re going to talk about some of the most common mistakes that I see with people running one-on-one meetings.

We know that it is important to have recurring meetings with our direct reports, but when not run effectively, these meetings can turn into a huge time waster.

We're gonna talk about...
Task- vs. people-focus

Ownership

Accountability
You will learn how to avoid the 3 common mistakes and discover the basic and most critical rules of running effective one-on-one meetings.

— RESOURCES MENTIONED —
Grab Your Copy Of The New Manager Toolkit

Ramona’s 12-week Leadership Accelerator helps new managers become confident and competent leaders people love to work with!

Check out Ramona's brand new Amazon Best Seller 'The Confident & Competent New Manager'
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

Don't forget to invest time each week to increase your self-awareness, celebrate your wins, and learn from mistakes. Your career grows only to the extent that you grow. Grab your Career Journal with leadership exercises and weekly reflections here: www.ramonashaw.com/shop

Love the podcast and haven’t left a review yet? All you have to do is go to https://www.ramonashaw.com/itunes and give your honest review. Thanks for your support of this show!
* 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.
14 min
May 17, 2022Stop The Advice Trap (Book Excerpt)
Coinciding with the launch of Ramona's book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role', this week's episode addresses one of the four critical shifts new managers have to go through to successfully transition into leadership. The shift you'll hear about is moving from Advising to Coaching.

By the end of this episode, you'll know...
why we tend to fall into The Advice Trap,

what coaching is,

why coaching makes you a better leader, and

how well you're currently doing in regards to this skill.
Grab your copy of Ramona's new book right now.

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* 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.
17 min
May 10, 2022What Is Your Leadership Philosophy?
In this week’s episode of The Manager Track podcast, we’re going to talk about what your leadership philosophy is, why you should have one, and how to create it.

You will learn about my unique approach to leadership development, The APS Method, which I developed to help new and mid-level managers become leaders people love to work with, and why you should think about your own methods and philosophies as well.

My goal with this episode is to plant the seed for you to begin thinking about your own leadership philosophy and your professional method. I hope you'll feel inspired to open up your notebook and then find yourself jotting down thoughts and ideas you didn't realize you had.

— RESOURCES MENTIONED —
Get on the VIP Reader's List for Ramona's new book 'The Confident and Competent New Manager: How to Quickly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role'

Check out Episode 74: How My APS Method Helps (New) Managers Succeed
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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

Don't forget to invest time each week to increase your self-awareness, celebrate your wins, and learn from mistakes. Your career grows only to the extent that you grow. Grab your Career Journal with leadership exercises and weekly reflections here: www.ramonashaw.com/shop

Love the podcast and haven’t left a review yet? All you have to do is go to https://www.ramonashaw.com/itunes and give your honest review. Thanks for your support of this show!
* 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.
14 min
May 03, 2022Train Your Thinking to Become a Better Leader
I love helping my clients with tactical, practical changes. But what we can't ignore is that the way we think has a huge impact on how well we lead.

For example...
Are you not speaking up enough in leadership meetings?

Do you sugarcoat feedback?

Do you prefer to do the work yourself instead of delegating it to your team?

Or are you annoyed with people not meeting your expectations?
If any of these ring true, then it's time to review what thoughts you have that are hindering you from showing up as your best.

Join me in this episode to find out more about the power of your thoughts, making the space to reflect, and what we can learn from the philosopher John Locke.

-- RESOURCES MENTIONED --
Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life – John Maxwell Podcast

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://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 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

Don't forget to invest time each week to increase your self-awareness, celebrate your wins, and learn from mistakes. Your career grows only to the extent that you grow. Grab your Career Journal with leadership exercises and weekly reflections here: www.ramonashaw.com/shop

Love the podcast and haven’t left a review yet? All you have to do is go to https://www.ramonashaw.com/itunes and give your honest review. Thanks for your support of this show!

* 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
April 26, 2022Protect Your Confidence as a Leader
Protecting your confidence is a topic dear to my heart, and over the years I’ve noticed what are the most common confidence-hindering challenges leaders at all levels face. In this episode, I share with you the red flags to watch out for, and the biggest remedy that you can apply so you can fully grow in confidence.

These are the five most common challenges that can feel like ‘setbacks’:
You will make more mistakes as you go through a period of intense growth.

As you work alongside new peers in your new role, it’s easy to compare yourself to them.

We often tie setbacks with our identity – but don’t take them personally, these are time-bound setbacks.

You will need to do new things, and just because you haven’t done something before, doesn't mean you can do it in the future.

It’s tempting to set external goals (e.g. hitting a specific sales target), but these are beyond your control. So stop looking for external validation and look inwards – what does success look like to you?
Some of us are born confident, some of us develop it over time, but either way, there will always be moments when we question ourselves. Experiencing any or all of the above are signs of growth and development, so let’s embrace them. Tune in to this episode to find out how to recognize the above red flags – and manage them.
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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://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 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

Don't forget to invest time each week to increase your self-awareness, celebrate your wins, and learn from mistakes. Your career grows only to the extent that you grow. Grab your Career Journal with leadership exercises and weekly reflections here: www.ramonashaw.com/shop

Love the podcast and haven’t left a review yet? All you have to do is go to https://www.ramonashaw.com/itunes and give your honest review. Thanks for your support of this show!
* 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.
22 min
April 19, 2022How to Handle Criticism at Work
Have you ever been in a situation when you received criticism at work and it was hard to take? Maybe you got defensive or maybe you felt resentful or frustrated. Or maybe it kicked off a spiral of self-doubt and guilt (or even shame!).

I've definitely been there and I definitely have my fair share of regrets about how I reacted in certain feedback situations.

It took me a while to learn how to get good at receiving feedback and to not only respond well at the moment but also to truly soak up the learning opportunity that the feedback provided me with.

If this is something that either you or one of your direct reports struggles with, then this week's episode of The Manager Track podcast is for you.

You will learn how to receive, respond to, and grow from the feedback you receive from others at work... And how to do so in a way that builds (not breaks!) relationships and trust with others.

When you do this well, your growth curve will accelerate and you'll naturally role model vulnerability, openness, and a having a growth & learning mindset for others as well.

— RESOURCES MENTIONED —
Thanks for the Feedback: The science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen

Thanks for the Feedback by Julia Cook

Ramona’s Career Journal
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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://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 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

Don't forget to invest time each week to increase your self-awareness, celebrate your wins, and learn from mistakes. Your career grows only to the extent that you grow. Grab your Career Journal with leadership exercises and weekly reflections here: www.ramonashaw.com/shop

Love the podcast and haven’t left a review yet? All you have to do is go to https://www.ramonashaw.com/itunes and give your honest review. Thanks for your support of this show!
* 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.
21 min
April 12, 2022Become Great at Hiring - With Tatiyana Cure
In this week’s episode of The Manager Track podcast, you’ll hear a conversation with Tatiyana Cure on how to become great at hiring. Tatiyana is an expert coach who helps managers identify, attract, recruit, and onboard top talent. She also recently published a book as a practical guide to helping hiring managers attract and interview top talent.

Having worked across a range of different industries and seniority levels, she shares the following from her personal experiences in this episode:
5 mistakes to avoid when hiring

What to do if you hired the wrong person

How you should approach hiring

Tips on how to increase retention on your team

— RESOURCES MENTIONED —
Hire to Win: Manager’s Practical Guide for Attracting and Interviewing Top Talent by Tatiyana Cure

Learn more about Tatiyana and her work

Tatiyana Cure on LinkedIn

Love ‘Em Or Lose ‘Em by Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans
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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://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 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

Don't forget to invest time each week to increase your self-awareness, celebrate your wins, and learn from mistakes. Your career grows only to the extent that you grow. Grab your Career Journal with leadership exercises and weekly reflections here: www.ramonashaw.com/shop

Love the podcast and haven’t left a review yet? All you have to do is go to https://www.ramonashaw.com/itunes and give your honest review. Thanks for your support of this show!
* 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.
40 min

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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…