Remote Work Done Right - with Sacha Connor

CEO of Virtual Work Insider, Sacha Connor discusses the challenges of remote work and how distance bias affects professional teams.&nbsp;Marketer turned remote work advocate, Sacha Connor, shares about her journey and insights into leading distributed, hybrid, and remote teams. Sacha shares her experiences from working at advertising agencies to leading teams at Clorox and starting Virtual Work Insider in 2018. They discuss the challenges of remote work, including distance bias, creating team agreements, the importance of flexibility, and the necessity of evolving leadership skills for the modern workplace. The conversation also highlights practical solutions for improving productivity and connection within remote teams.BIOSacha Connor is the CEO of Virtual Work Insider, a consultancy that provides training programs and content on how to lead, communicate, collaborate, and build culture in hybrid, distributed, and remote teams.&nbsp;Sacha has 18 years of business leadership experience in marketing, sales, and new product innovation roles, including over 13 years of experience leading hybrid &amp; distributed teams while working fully remotely.&nbsp;&nbsp;As one of the first remote marketing directors at The Clorox Company, she led brands worth over $250M and was the first fully remote member of the leadership team for a $1 billion business unit.&nbsp;Since the launch of Virtual Work Insider in late 2018, VWI has delivered over 300 skills training workshops, executive team sessions, and speaking engagements about hybrid and remote work to audiences of 10 to 1,000+.&nbsp; VWI has worked with clients that span a range of industries, including Toyota, Sephora, Vanguard, Under Armour, Allstate, Eventbrite, and Optum Health.&nbsp; CHAPTERS05:38&nbsp; Sacha’s remote work story08:18 Sacha’s views on remote vs. in-person work13:10 How leaders reacted to Sacha’s remote work experiment15:43 Becoming an omnimodal leader&nbsp;17:50 Leading remote teams vs. in-person teams19:32 The value of remote work management skills22:24 Leadership skills and managing the abstract nature of people26:47 The importance of communicating preferences31:31 The mindset shift required to embed connection in work34:00 Is it necessary to meet in person?37:10 Building connections continuously38:53 Focusing on goals and roles and creating team agreements42:31 Flexibility in omnimodal environmentsLINKSNarnia WestmountEp. 1 - The Secret Super Powers of HIghly Sensitive People - with Clare KumarVirtual Work InsiderThe Clorox CompanyOrbit ERGDave UlrichInvested Leader ProgramHot Topics PlaylistHappy Space Work Style Profile™<a...