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Remote leadership has been around for awhile but not everyone has been a believer, let alone, a practicer. When the pandemic hit, most of us were not really given a choice about remote leadership. Those of use who have already led teams remotely in the past or who were already leading remotely definitely had a leg up when things went to hell fast in 2020. The pandemic has undoubtedly changed the way we do business and work forever which means it changes our management as well. In my opinion, remote leadership is not going anywhere. In fact, I know that we will see more and more of it.
I am unique in the sense that I have been leading teams and programs remotely since 2010 and I am comfortable doing so. Yes, I did it before Zoom was popular and we used a clunky blackberry to connect. And yes, a text message was not considered a proper “check-in.” As I interview some incredible leaders on MaYapinion, I find that I am not alone and there are more of us out here that have been effectively leading remotely pre-pandemic or pre-covid. However, I know a lot of you did not have that experience prior and it was and maybe still is a challenge. Trust me, I get it. I went from an environment where I saw my employees daily to almost never back in 2010 and I worked from home and an airport instead of a store. It was a shock.
So what are some of the challenges that most of us face with remote leadership? Well, according to you, my readers, these are the top challenges: You aren’t able to supervise your employees face to face, potential distractions with “work from home,” it can be isolating socially for your teams, information may fall through the cracks, and enhanced issues among the team may arise due to the remote work. Can you relate to any of this as a remote leader? Or perhaps you have experienced this over the past year on a remote team? The great news? All of these challenges are totally manageable, and I’ve gone through them as well. Although, in my opinion, navigating a pandemic AND learning to how to lead remotely is a challenge in itself so give yourself some credit.
That’s exactly what we do in this episode… explore the challenges of remote leadership and I share my opinion of how to overcome these challenges from my own personal experiences from over 11 years of remote leadership. Yes, I was leading remotely… before it was a thing. I am super jealous of all the technology at your finger tips now as a remote leader. As I mentioned, I was at the mercy of my trusty Blackberry and email. Wow, times have changed. So, I hope you enjoy this episode and the tips I share to creating a great environment for your remote team through your excellent skills as a remote leader.
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Maya
