# @udemy on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=f91eYtqwUEI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/72077864-udemy-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2023-09-27T09:00:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Udemy (@udemy) — https://gondola.cc/udemy

## Caption

Distributed teams are here to stay—but are you ready to lead them effectively? In this episode of the Leading Up podcast, Sacha Connor, remote work pioneer and founder & CEO of Virtual Work Insider, shares how to thrive in a hybrid world with a virtual-first mindset. 🌐

Learn how to foster trust, reduce proximity bias, communicate asynchronously, and become an “omnimodal leader” who can flex seamlessly between in-person, hybrid, and remote modes.

Timestamps
00:00 – Meet Sacha Connor & the power of virtual-first leadership
01:20 – The reality behind return-to-office myths
03:00 – What “virtual-first mindset” really means
05:00 – What makes a good distributed team?
06:30 – Creating a location-inclusive environment
08:00 – Sacha’s backstory: from Clorox to remote leadership pioneer
10:00 – Early remote work challenges & learnings
11:00 – Proximity and recency bias: how they undermine hybrid teams
12:00 – Mapping your team’s anatomy
14:30 – The connection between trust and team engagement
16:00 – The assignment brief: staying aligned remotely
18:00 – The real reason employees resist in-office mandates
19:30 – Time flexibility vs. location flexibility
21:00 – Sync vs async communication: finding the balance
23:00 – Meeting overload, permission to decline, and new norms
25:00 – Asynchronous brainstorming & inclusion
27:00 – How to build influence and exposure when remote
29:00 – Mapping your network to grow your visibility
31:00 – Practical ways to extend influence across silos
33:00 – Final advice: strengthen your distant network
34:30 – What Sacha is learning now: parenting teens

🔗 Resources
📌 Featured in this video: Season 4, Episode 3 — “Leading with a Virtual-First Mindset”
Explore more episodes of the Leading Up podcast:
https://business.udemy.com/resources/leading-up-podcast/
📘 Learn more about Udemy Business: https://bit.ly/udemy-business-podcast
🎓 Explore Hybrid Work & Leadership Courses: https://www.udemy.com/topic/leadership/

💬 What’s your biggest takeaway about leading distributed teams? Drop a comment—we’d love to hear from you!

#VirtualFirst #HybridWork #SashaConnor #LeadingUpPodcast #UdemyBusiness #RemoteLeadership #AsyncCommunication #OmnimodalLeadership

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## Tags

sashaconnor, virtualfirst, udemybusiness, asynccommunication, hybridwork, leadinguppodcast, omnimodalleadership, remoteleadership

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