This is the Biggest Downfall for Leaders Managing Remote Teams

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It’s the worst possible answer anyone could get when asked why something is the way it is, yet bosses and colleagues say it all the time. And that answer is: “it’s the way we’ve always done it.”

This seemingly innocuous phrase led to the downfall of many companies during the pandemic — arguably a time when change mattered more than ever before.

“Organizations the world over are full of people who are unable to recognize repetitive behavior patterns that have become dysfunctional.” — Manfred Kets de Vries, author of “The Leader on the Couch”

But even for businesses that managed to adjust and survive the initial brunt of the pandemic, it still completely transformed the future of work and increased the rate of change.

As an organizational effectiveness consultant, I work with companies to help them evolve and adapt to these kinds of changes. And the single most important factor for successful change? Leadership.

When major change happens, it’s critical for leaders to be at the forefront of the change, defining the future and modeling what it looks like for their people. So it’s no surprise that when leaders…