What steps will you take before and after your departure to ensure that the transition goes smoothly for you, your task force members, and their families?

You have just been named to select and lead a task force of six Americans that is to go to Japan to start manufacturing self-replicating rice cakes. You and your team will be leaving for Japan in six months and will be living there for at least three years. What steps will you take before and after your departure to ensure that the transition goes smoothly for you, your task force members, and their families?