How Managers Can Make a Difference in Hybrid and Remote Teams (ft. Renee Kida, ex-Global Head of People & Culture, Goto, Google, IKEA)

On this episode of Future Work, we welcome Renee Kida, a high-impact human resource leader with over 20 years of corporate experience in Japan and APEC at companies like Google, Goto, and Ikea.

Some of Renee's many areas of expertise include project management, change management, diversity and inclusion initiatives, client relationship management, team leadership, talent management initiatives, and organizational development.

Join us as we hear about:

• Renee’s journey from the US to Asia, and into HR
• Cultural differences in markets like Japan, Singapore, and Indonesia
• Why HR needs to understand the broader context they are working in
• High-context versus low-context cultures in communication styles
• The challenges of managing people
• Why and how managers should tap into HR for guidance, programs, and frameworks
• The importance of building relationships for remote managers
• The need for open communication, understanding of working preferences, setting expectations, and providing accountability
• Why and how senior teams need to model proactive behavior
• How to prioritize people management alongside the manager’s own work
• The difficulty and importance of transitioning from an Individual Contributor to a People Manager

Ensure you listen to the end to hear about Renee’s mantra of ‘Consider, act, reflect, reiterate” as a framework for a better work-life.

Find Renee on LinkedIn.

Future Work is the bi-weekly podcast from Daan van Rossum, CEO of FlexOS – the platform that helps hybrid and remote managers level up their leadership game.

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