Lead a distributed team that actually works
Remote teams don't fail for lack of effort. They fail in the gaps – unclear culture, leaky communication, the wrong tools, friction, disconnection. The Remote Readiness Framework turns those gaps into something you can see, measure, and fix.
Diagnose your team ↓
Where is your team on the 5 Cs?
Thriving distributed teams get all five right. Struggling ones usually have one or two quietly holding everything back – and it's rarely the one you'd guess.
Culture
Do people share the same values and expectations when nobody's in the room to reinforce them?
Communication
Does information reach the right people at the right time – or get lost, duplicated, or stuck in one head?
Console
Are your tools and workflows genuinely helping the work, or just accumulating?
Collaboration
Can people work together across time zones without friction or constant oversight?
Connection
Are people engaged and trusted – or slowly drifting into isolation and disengagement?
Three ways to put it to work
Read the book
The practical framework for leading distributed teams – the systems, trust and communication patterns that separate thriving remote teams from struggling ones.
Get the bookBenchmark your team (in development)
A structured diagnostic that scores your team across the 5 Cs and shows you exactly where to focus – with a dashboard to track progress over time.
Register your interestWork with Maya directly
A focused diagnostic session on your specific team, with a clear read on what to strengthen first. Genuinely tailored – which is why it's by application.
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Why work with me
I built my first remote team back in 2001 – when working from home meant a dial-up connection and a lot of persuading. I've been working remotely since 1999, and in the years since I've led, joined, and studied distributed teams through every version of this you can name: scattered early freelancers, the lockdown scramble, the awkward hybrid compromises, and the genuinely brilliant remote-first cultures.
That's the pattern-recognition I bring to your team. Not a generic playbook, but an honest read on what's actually holding yours back – and what to strengthen first. I'm Maya Middlemiss, writer, podcaster, and creator of the Remote Readiness Framework, and I'd rather have one useful conversation with a team I can genuinely help than sell a course to everyone.
Diagnose your team with Maya
Tell me about your team and what you'd like to understand. I read every enquiry personally, and if I can genuinely help, I'll be in touch to arrange a conversation.
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