Ramona Shaw has 18 years of leadership experience helping capable people become confident, high-performing leaders people love to work with. Ramona is the founder and CEO of Archova Inc. and is recognized for her expertise in the first-time manager transition, executive presence, and leadership measurement (co-founder of the assessment platform LeadMetric). She is the author of The Confident and Competent New Manager, a contributor to Harvard Business Review and the HBR Work Smart series, and the host of The Manager Track podcast, published weekly since 2020. Ramona grew up in Switzerland and now splits her time between the San Francisco Bay Area and Florida. She works with clients across the US, Europe, and Asia.