What you need to know to be an effective virtual leader

In the world of global business, it's likely you're going to have to learn how to master the art of digital leadership at some point -- whether that's to manage an entire team of displaced freelancers, to communicate with other offices, or to outsource specific roles. The word virtual sounds pretty scary. Speaking to a friend of mine, he said the idea of a virtual workforce made him feel panicked about "a lack of control", in other words, he envisioned an army of computers taking over every aspect of his life. So let's just make something clear here, the virtual employees that I'm talking about are not robots, they're real people who work remotely. That's something important to bear in mind, as on many levels it's not so different from working with regular employees.