An old topic in leadership circles

I’ve been struggling with the idea that a person’s ability to be a great remote leader could be seen as threatening to existing management teams. But I’m starting to see that not only is this an old topic in leadership circles, it’s also been studied extensively. Managers will ostracize subordinates if they feel they are a threat to their position. It shouldn’t be surprising to me that this same thing would happen within a new remote work environment.

I think that I’m going to be spending quite a bit of time exploring this topic.

- In order to land the promotion, is our goal to be a great remote leader, or is our goal to fit in with the management team?

- If my management team isn’t interested in evolving their leadership styles for remote teams, how will this affect the way that I need to present myself virtually?

- How do I cultivate remote leadership development in an environment where there’s serious resistance to go remote?

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