Leading Remotely: Achieving Success in a Globally Connected World
- Length: 208 pages
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Business
- Publication Date: 2021-09-07
- ISBN-10: 1472991192
- ISBN-13: 9781472991195
- Sales Rank: #5360075 (See Top 100 Books)
“Rich and impactful” – Ideas for Leaders
More than ever before, business leaders are responsible for teams spread across regions, countries, and the entire globe. As a result of the pandemic, they’ve also been increasingly challenged by managing employees working from home. Leading a remote team is a unique challenge, and many leaders struggle by relying upon the skills and approaches that served them well when leading immediate, onsite teams.
Leading Remotely features practical examples and insights from leaders across the globe, and draws upon over 15 years of empirical research to provide essential advice on how to successfully lead remote teams. This is a ground-breaking guide on how to overcome the unique obstacles faced when leading a remote team, featuring key insights and advice drawn from experiences of leadership throughout the pandemic.
Title Page Copyright Page About the author Mike Parkes, Chartered MCIPD Contents Acknowledgements Foreword Chapter 1: Leading Remotely – The Fundamental Questions Introduction Context Past success isn’t necessarily an indicator of future success Engendering ownership and responsibility Being inquisitive and diagnostic Influencing rather than directing Prioritizing and leading themselves What they enjoyed doing in the past as a single-site leader isn’t necessarily a key component of the remote leadership role Chapter 2: The Dilemmas and Behaviours Differentiating the Outstanding from the Average from the Poorer Remote Leader The research Direction Direction Achieving v. doing KPIs Commerciality and breadth of thinking Commerciality and breadth of thinking Managing performance Managing performance (cont.) Managing performance Virtual communication Virtual communication (cont.) Virtual communication Lack of stated purpose Overly ambitious in what the leader wants to achieve Problem solving and decision-making Problem solving and decision-making Delivery and execution Delivery and execution Working with directors/senior players/head office Working with directors/senior players/head office Working outside of their core responsibilities Working outside of their core responsibilities Chapter 3: Measuring Success So, does this mean that target-setting and measurement is a waste of time? Measuring success Choosing the right measure – why is measuring customer satisfaction misleading? Chapter 4: Senior Leaders’ Insights – Remote Leadership in Practice Stuart Dale, Chief Commercial Officer, Bakuun.com Stuart’s top tips Debbie Edwards, Vice President and General Manager Europe, Gap Debbie’s top tips Vanessa Evans, Global HR Director, Rentokil Initial Vanessa’s top tips Steve Finlan, Chief Executive Officer, The Wine Society Steve’s top tips Jon France, General Manager Operations and Property, Big W, Australia Jon’s top tips Mike Hawes, Senior Vice President, International Human Resources, Avis Budget Group Mike’s top tips Ian Herrett, former Chief Executive Officer, Bathstore Ian’s top tips Ravindra (Ravi) Patel, former Managing Director Middle East and Eastern Europe, Kodak Ravi’s top tips Sohail Shaikh, Chief Executive Officer Global Franchise, Hamleys Sohail’s top tips Michelle Wald, US Country Manager, Tony’s Chocolonely Communication channels and ground rules Michelle’s top tips Senior leaders’ insights – a summary Chapter 5: Leading Through the Coronavirus Pandemic Featured leaders Martyn Brett-Lee, Commercial Director, Welcome Break Shona Cronley, Global Director of Talent & Engagement, Hotelbeds Group Debbie Edwards, Vice President, Europe, Gap Steve Finlan, Chief Executive Officer, The Wine Society Mike Hawes, Senior Vice President, HR International, Avis Budget Group Patrick McGillycuddy, Sales Director, Volkswagen Group UK Gill Palfrey-Hill, Director of Global Talent & People Development, Specsavers Anil Patel, Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Manager Jeremy Phillips-Powell, Group Talent Director, Rentokil Initial Richard Walgate, Director, North Division, B&Q Penny Weatherup, Human Resources Director, Volkswagen Group UK Axel Zeltner, Director, Deloitte Deutschland Leading remote teams during the coronavirus pandemic: a summary Chapter 6: Conclusions and Reflections Sources Index
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