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6.2 What are online leadership exchange of information with all those who are

methods part of the company. In this way, ecological
leaders keep their attention on a future, built

through participation and the development of
6.2.1 Conceptual framework of online the maturity necessary to maintain a high level
leadership methods of confrontation and the actions to be taken.
Furthermore, the ability of these leaders to
If smart working has required the development
listen to and value their own and others'
of new skills, a change has also been witnessed
emotions should not be underestimated; in
for the role of the Leader, purely in the way of
this way, value, prominence and importance
working and not in his role. Thus two new
are given to the diversity present within the
definitions of leadership are born: the figure of
organisation, seen no longer as a limit but as
an "intelligent" leader and that of an
an opportunity to enrich the company's
"ecological" leader.
ecosystem.
On the one hand, remote workers must have
The definition "Smart leadership" recalls the
the certainty that their reference figure will
term smart working and highlights how new
support them, also technologically, in carrying
ways of approaching leadership are essential
out the new task with the same quality and
for managing the advent of this working
within the established times. On the other
method. The smart leader is therefore
hand, the need emerges for a visionary leader,
characterised by speed of thought and action;
who considers his team as an evolving
his guidance is based on the authority,
ecosystem and who knows how to identify
autonomy and development of collaborators;
difficulties and value successes, helping his
he has the ability to motivate his team and get
team to face the new remote work scenarios in
the best out of them by shifting the focus to
a way constructive and listening to their needs.
the result. Smart leadership provides for the
The "Ecological" Leadership recalls the concept ability to identify priorities, define an agile and
of ecosystems and the conscious use of immediate work planning, promoting the
resources. This type of distributed leadership is development of curiosity and problem solving.
based on the concept of an ecosystem and

encourages sustainable growth by favouring
opportunities for mutual evolution. The
ecological leader is able to identify and
promptly intervene on the factors that can
slow down and hinder the organisation's ability
to adequately respond to new economic and
social demands that imply the use of new
strategies. Consequently, the manager who
possesses ecological leadership remains in a
position of listening and paying attention to
what is happening inside and outside the
organisation; in this way he is always ready to
act on those processes that can affect the
workflow, collaboration and communication
between team members, information
transmission, and so on. What is the goal?
Ensuring gradual and decisive growth for the
organisation by maintaining a constant

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