I’ve successfully managed tech company teams for many years (including at Expedia and Zillow), and for decades I thought my magic as a manager was an in-person kind of magic. I thought to be effective, my team and peers needed to see and hear me in person. But three years ago I joined eXp Realty — a real estate startup with an entirely remote workforce.  At eXp Realty we use our own virtual workplace called VirBELA. That means not only that my colleagues and team don’t see me in person very often, but they don’t even see me. That’s because…

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