Stepping into a leadership role means shifting your focus from completing tasks to creating results with and through others.

It’s normal to feel uneasy about leaving behind the responsibilities that once defined and even created your success. You're supposed to stop doing what you enjoyed and what helped you achieve your current position.

Intuitively, that may just feel wrong. It may actually even seem like a threat to your credibility.

We hear this from the new managers we support all the time.

In this week's episode of The Manager Track, Ramona Shaw explains the real challenges and rewards of moving from a doer to a leader. Drawing from her own experience and from coaching over 200 new managers, she offers practical advice on how to embrace your new role even when you feel inclined to hang on to your IC work.

In this episode, Ramona covers:

- Task Execution vs. People Leadership: Understand the key differences between getting things done and leading people.

- Adapting: Learn why stepping back from hands-on work might feel like a loss and learn ways to overcome that feeling.

- Practical Strategies: Find everyday tips to adjust your mindset from simply doing to truly leading.

If you’ve jumped into tactical work and avoided the leadership-type things on your to-do list or questioned if you’re doing enough as a new leader, this episode is for you.

Learn how accepting a bit of discomfort can help you let go and lead more effectively.

Check it out HERE.

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— RESOURCES MENTIONED —

- 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. Learn more at: https://archova.org/1on1-course

- 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

- Schedule a strategy call with Ramona HERE.

- 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

— OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT LIKE —

- Episode 239 - Delegating: It's actually about managing yourself

- Episode 63 3 Tips to Influence Other People's Decisions

- Episode 61 From IC to Manager - 4 Main Shifts

— 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

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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.archova.org/masterclass

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