In February 2020, the United States faced an unexpected crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic. Without warning, community colleges and universities were mandated to close their facilities and move to online classes and services. With little to no knowledge about how to address the pandemic, community colleges' middle and senior-level leaders developed strategies including adopting requisite changes and technology adoptions required to transform college operations into remote work environments. Moreover, these leaders helped employees navigate change during the initial and ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of middle and senior-level leaders to understand the leadership strategies they used, navigated, and supported their teams' transformation into a remote environment. Change and adapting to change emerged as the main theme in this study. With the college closing and employees working remotely, some employees had changes in responsibilities, technology, and communication. The three main findings of this study are servant leadership, mental health and well-being, and technology adoption. Each of the themes captures servant leaders in the study. Some leaders had to change their leadership style and strategies to help their team navigate the change due to the COVID-19 crisis. All employees had to adjust to the change of transitioning to a remote work environment. The intended audience for this study is administrators, managers, supervisors, and human resource and leadership development professionals. The administrators, managers, and supervisors can gain knowledge from this study about how leaders can help employees to remain productive while working remotely during a crisis or change. The leaders' experience and strategies can be implemented when developing leadership courses for new, aspiring, and seasoned leaders. Professionals can use the leadership strategies in this study as a leadership framework and training resource for leaders. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]