Leaders can be exceptional in a remote setting as long as they do these 3 things, according to a leadership expert, who says great leadership boils down to 'compassionate accountability' — which can be practiced from one cubicle or 5,000 miles away
Compassion can mean understanding when emergencies occur, whether that be sick family members, mental health struggles or having to travel last minute, Gimbel says. It can also mean accounting for people who work in different time zones and ensuring that you schedule meetings at reasonable times for them.
Try scheduling them with other people in your virtual workplace on a regular basis, he recommends: They can help you keep your colleagues accountable without physically staring over their shoulders, and help your employees by regularly giving them an up-to-date sense of your expectations and goals.