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When remote work exploded overnight, most leaders scrambled to adapt. Liam Martin helped shape the playbook.
In this conversation, we dig into the realities of scaling distributed teams, what compliance really costs you, why trust is breaking inside hybrid workplaces, how AI is rewriting the rules of work, and the uncomfortable truths leaders need to confront in 2025.
No fluff—just honest stories, clear frameworks, and battle-tested lessons you can put to work immediately.
Key Discussion Points
00:00 – Intro and why remote work isn’t going anywhere
05:12 – The G20 “half a million seats overnight” story
10:48 – What COVID taught leaders about scale and chaos
14:20 – Black swan thinking: how to stay adaptable
18:33 – The 2025 Remote Stack: security, documentation, async
25:10 – The three tools every remote team should start with
30:34 – How Time Doctor is using AI (and what’s coming next)
36:50 – Productivity benchmarks and what leaders really want
41:55 – The truth about SOC 2, compliance, and million-dollar deals
50:02 – Why “secure” and “compliant” are not the same thing
56:28 – Mouse jigglers, overemployment, and the trust crisis
1:05:40 – How accountability should work in remote teams
1:10:30 – Entrepreneurship, failure, and doing hard things
1:18:20 – A challenge for leaders: run an asynchronous week
1:22:05 – Where to find Liam + Running Remote resources
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