What’s at stake when remote or hybrid work isn’t working?
Six months from now, you might be sitting in a leadership meeting explaining why your retention numbers are down, why projects keep stalling, or why a critical error happened...again.
Or, you might be sharing results that show your distributed team is finally working better than your old office model ever did.
The difference? Whether you keep firefighting or finally build foundations designed for how your distributed team actually operates.
Here's what I know: Many hybrid and remote companies (especially those that pivoted from fully on-site since 2020) aren't designed for distance. They're running old office practices through Zoom and Slack, then wondering why culture feels fragmented, why new hires take forever to onboard, and why leaders are drowning in messages, all the while critical information still falls through the cracks.
You're not failing at remote work. The old infrastructure just wasn't built for this. And as a result, many leaders have been stuck trying to make it up as they go.
What if you didn't have to make it up anymore?
I've been building and leading remote and hybrid teams for over a decade, across wildly different contexts: from a global dining brand to a tech startup to a mission-driven nonprofit. What I've learned is that distance isn't the problem. The problem is trying to retrofit old models onto modern work. And too many talented and caring leaders are getting discouraged and burnt out in the process.
I wanted to do something about it, so I built the Remote + Hybrid Leadership Lab.
It's a 7-session cohort program for senior leaders who are tired of firefighting and ready to shape the operational infrastructure that makes distributed work actually work for them. It’s what I wish I had from Day 1.
We're tackling the real challenges: culture drift, communication chaos, collaboration that requires constant intervention, the challenge of invisible remote workers, and new team members taking far too long to integrate and contribute.
By the end, you'll have a clear path forward: how to strengthen connection, build communication systems and norms that match your reality, enable true collaboration across any distance, and the practical tools to make it stick.
This cohort kicks off January 8, 2026. Early bird pricing ends November 30th.
If you've ever thought, "I wish I could bring back what I loved about our culture, but I don't know what that looks like through a screen," this program is for you.
Hope to see you there!
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Annie Michaels Liao
Annie Michaels Liao has been building and leading remote and hybrid teams for over a decade; since before virtual collaboration was the norm. Her approach is to build sustainable, future-ready infrastructure designed for how modern teams actually operate (not how they used to). She's a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner with a focus on GenAI adoption. And she is committed to helping organizations navigate the rapidly changing terrain of modern work challenges with empathy, clarity, and human-centered foresight.