Overview

Remote working is here to stay. But 65% of remote workers say they feel isolated, and many managers struggle to know how to support them. In Your Resource is Human award-winning marketer and global remote business leader Melissa Romo explores the five unspoken remote work emotions, and identifies the five remote-ready leadership behaviors that can help all teams, large or small, rise above the sometimes emotional undertow of working apart. This book aims to give remote leaders the counsel and courage to embrace empathy, adapt their communication and inspire optimism that will drive culture, build connection and help their people do their best work. Melissa Romo has more than 20 years' experience as a business leader for FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies around the world and has spent more than a decade building, leading and working in globally dispersed teams. She earned an MBA from the Yale School of Management, where she studied organizational behavior and leadership, has been recognized as a marketing and advertising industry ""40 Over 40,"" and is a regular speaker on communication, content and community for business events around the world. https://www.melissaromoauthor.com/

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Author:   Melissa Romo
Publisher:   Practical Inspiration Publishing
Imprint:   Practical Inspiration Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.270kg
ISBN:  

9781788603942

ISBN 10:   178860394
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   04 April 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Your Resource is Human: Remote work’s emotional pitfalls and how courageous leadership can help teams rise above Foreword - Jay Shetty, bestselling author of “Think Like a Monk” and host of the podcast “On Purpose” Introduction - Who this book is for Section I - Identifying the 5 emotional pitfalls of remote work While your people might love the flexibility and independence of remote work, more challenging emotions are at play on some level all of the time. A good leader has a clear-eyed understanding of these and is on the lookout for them at all times. Diagnostic: How well do you read emotional signals Chapter 1 - Isolation How remote work contradicts our human need for connection Chapter 2 - Guilt How we punish ourselves for unproductive days Chapter 3 - Boredom When the empty room does not inspire motivation Chapter 4 - Paranoia Career progression, politics and wondering if ‘out of sight means out of mind’ Chapter 5 - Depression The devil’s workshop: Being alone during personal crises, existential dread, blues and fatigue Section II - Behavior blueprints: mastering your remote-ready leadership Empathetic leadership while remote is different than empathetic leadership in person. This section will help you apply 5 leadership behaviors to help you manage effectively in a remote context, confidently embracing the emotional realities your team are navigating every day. Diagnostic: How ready are you for remote-ready leadership? Chapter 6 - Checking in Questions to ask and how to know when to ask them + 5 conversation starters Chapter 7 - Building trust Creating a safe place to confide, and what to say when they do + 5 conversation starters Chapter 8 - Setting boundaries How to show care and compassion without being a pushover + 5 conversation starters Chapter 9 - Managing performance Balancing high expectations with personal constraints + 5 conversation starters Chapter 10 - Communicating with optimism Remote-ready leadership and how the leader is every remote team’s North Star + 5 conversation starters Conclusion Further Reading About the Author

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This brand-new, brilliantly written book, based on revealing interviews, allows CEO’s to understand the work-at-home phenomenon with more clarity and sensitivity to create a better workforce..a riveting business book, written by a skillful and intelligent executive. * LinkedIn * This is an important topic. Everyone leading a team - or who wants to ultimately lead a team - should read this book. * LinkedIn * If you are looking for straightforward tools and specific actions you can take to support your team and create the conditions for them to thrive in hybrid work, this book is for you. It's carefully researched and filled with relatable stories that make it an enjoyable and quick read. * LinkedIn * I highly recommend leaders furnish this book to their managers and teams. The thing that sets this book apart from the many articles, blogs and books written about remote work is how Romo shares actionable knowledge and information. She gives leaders the “how” to improve as remote leaders rather than just detailing the current challenges and theories. * Amazon *

This brand-new, brilliantly written book, based on revealing interviews, allows CEO's to understand the work-at-home phenomenon with more clarity and sensitivity to create a better workforce..a riveting business book, written by a skillful and intelligent executive. * LinkedIn * This is an important topic. Everyone leading a team - or who wants to ultimately lead a team - should read this book. * LinkedIn *

Author Information

Melissa Romo earned an MBA from the Yale School of Management, where she studied organizational behavior and leadership. She has worked as a remote leader for more than ten years and is most recently VP of Global Marketing for a leading B2B cloud software firm, where she leads a globally dispersed team. https://www.melissaromoauthor.com/

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