Why leading teams remotely has become an essential skill

The move to online working has meant managers have had to adapt to get the most from their workforces, says Mike Parkes. The pandemic has thrust new practices and ways of working on to individuals across the globe. With the combination of lockdown, homeschooling, competition for wifi and homes that were not designed for working, there is an exotic mix of pressure, stress and challenges for individuals and leaders alike.

But the skill of leading remotely is not new. Many leaders across the globe have become highly skilled at leading from afar; in fact, Momentum Results began researching this more than 15 years ago. Presented with the challenge that so many highly successful, single-site leaders struggled to make the transition to multi-site leadership, we set out to identify what differentiated the outstanding from the average, and from the poor performer.

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