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Due to new technology is being incorporated into a new concept in the daily work practices of organizations. Organizations were seen as geographic entities and are now increasingly<br>understood as a space network. Nowadays many companies have adopted telecommuting work / home office is to save costs on infrastructure and / or to increase the quality of life of its employees. Such changes in business environments ask if there are changes in the attitude of leaders. In this new scenario the role of the leader is of increasing importance, thus becoming a competitive differentiator in the market. Leadership style, defined by the characteristics of the leader, interferes with the performance of followers as well as the success of the organization.<br>The present study aims to map patterns of leadership behavior of virtual teams of companies in<br>the field of Information Technology in Curitiba using theoretical base 3 styles of leadership and Lippit defined by White (1939): Authoritarian, Democratic and Liberal. From this study are sought answers to the following questions: What style of leadership is more assertive for teams managed the distance. The concepts of existing leadership meet this new reality.