The Long-Distance Leader, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

Introduction to the Second Edition

We must adjust to changing times and still hold true to unchanging principles.

—Jimmy Carter, 39th US President

The first edition of this book was conceived in a pre-pandemic world—written in 2017 and released into the world in 2018. In the introduction to the first edition, we said we weren’t worried about the book becoming dated and obsolete, and we still aren’t. Yes, the tools and technologies we have available to us have changed and improved. Yes, the work of work and the global nature of it has changed. And yes, we lived through a pandemic that altered nearly everyone’s conception of what work is and what is possible. The lessons learned from the pandemic supported, more than challenged, our contention ...