The Distance Work Connector™ is a flexible, extensible model developed after a examining real-world employee and leader experiences and a comprehensive review of business research. We developed the Distance Work Connector after trying to make sense of drivers and research questions behind the books, journal articles, and conversations around distance leadership.

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Take a moment to read "Not every leader is created virtual." Think about how how the perception of distance leadership is becoming more normal as more work environments move to virtualized workteams. As you read through the post, consider the different expectations on leadership now to support various in-office and virtual team structures. How would you define your team structure?

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By examining four different connections, we are able to identify, and often correct, the organizational elements that hinder organizational shifts to remote work:

Connections in content, or what resources employees have to succeed
Connections in context, or the cultural drivers in the organization
Connections to colleagues, or communication tools for collaborating
Connections to leadership, or the organizational goal-setting processes

Connect to the idea

Using the Distance Work Connector Organization Description, start developing a "picture" of your organization. This tool provides prompting questions that help you clarify the four connections of context, content, colleagues, and leadership.

If you downloaded the entire participant guide, this activity is on page 9.

The Distance Work Connector (TM) model