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By 2025, some 70 percent of the workforce will work remotely at least five days each month. But to succeed, Takako Hirata believes that leaders can't simply transfer what they've been doing in the physical office to the remote environment. It takes new leadership principles. In The Virtual Leader, Takako shares the unique remote work strategies she developed and tested over a decade as Head of International Business Development at ROHTO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. The results? She gained improved efficiency, greater engagement, stronger innovation, and a deeper sense of community from her remote teams. Now Takako can help you evolve your leadership style and core competencies to empower your teams. Her strategies will enable you to conduct productive meetings and support clear, efficient communications. She'll show you how to maximize focus and minimize distractions. You'll discover ways to keep your teams mentally and physically healthy. And you'll learn much more, to get the most - and the best - out of remote work.
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WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER By 2025, an estimated 70 percent of the workforce will work remotely at least five days each month. In The Virtual Leader, Takako Hirata, an experienced leader of large international virtual teams, shares her proven methods for thriving in the remote workplace with the help of new leadership principles.Remote work is here to stay. As a result, remote leadership is now a core competency for most executives and managers. Leaders cannot simply transfer what they’ve been doing in the office to the remote context. While the goals remain the same—efficiency, engagement, community—the means of achieving those are very different. In The Virtual Leader, Takako Hirata shares the proven leadership methods she has developed over nearly a decade coordinating teams across the globe as the head of international business development at ROHTO Pharmaceutical. Hirata has seen firsthand that while the remote environment presents its own set of obstacles, the opportunities for innovation far outweigh the challenges. Because remote work is only advantageous when it’s done right, she offers workers and leaders a comprehensive guide to making the most of the world of remote work through strategies such as: Conserving office rituals in the remote environmentCultivating trustEnabling clear and efficient communicationMaking your company leaner and reinvesting in your teamsMaintaining mental and physical healthConducting productive meetingsMinimizing distractions and maximizing focusManaging new expectations for employees With The Virtual Leader, learn how to evolve your leadership style to empower your teams to thrive wherever they work.
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