{"id":14211,"date":"2020-06-08T15:04:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T15:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-mondaycomblog.kinsta.cloud\/?post_type=remotework&p=14211"},"modified":"2025-09-23T03:13:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T08:13:18","slug":"3-essential-virtual-leadership-skills-that-create-a-thriving-remote-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monday.com\/blog\/remote-work\/3-essential-virtual-leadership-skills-that-create-a-thriving-remote-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Essential virtual leadership skills that create a thriving remote culture"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Businesses around the world are working hard to adapt to a new way of life brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some are struggling to plan for long-term success in a professional landscape riddled with uncertainty. When <\/span>Gallup<\/span><\/a> conducted a survey on COVID-19 and the workplace, they found 54% of respondents believed workplace disruptions will extend beyond 2020. Many companies made the switch to remote work at the start of the global pandemic, and it\u2019s likely remote collaboration<\/a> will continue for the foreseeable future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As such, the demand for good virtual leadership skills is more important than ever, which is why <\/span>we made inclusivity and transparency our top priority<\/span><\/a> when defining our virtual leadership skills.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s why you should, too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this post, we\u2019ll look at how important virtual leadership skills mirror good non-virtual leadership skills (but with a few key differences.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is virtual leadership?<\/h2>\n

The definition of virtual leadership is a form of leadership in which teams are managed via a remote working environment<\/a>. Like traditional leadership roles, virtual leaders focus on inspiring workers and helping teams accomplish their goals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Overall, virtual leaders must take a different management approach than they would with collocated workers, as team communication isn\u2019t done in person. As such, virtual leaders need to have great writing skills that translate important things like empathy and understanding into written words shared within a virtual context (as this is how much of cross-team communication is done.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Virtual leadership focuses heavily on boosting collaboration through regular communication, transparency, and accountability. An effective virtual leader should:<\/span><\/p>\n