Tammy Bjelland (Workplaceless) - Leveling Up Your Company with Remote Work

This week on Outside The Valley we have Tammy Bjelland, CEO and Founder of Workplaceless, a company that helps remote professionals, managers, and organizations to thrive in a remote setting.

Tammy shares about how she got into advocating for remote work, what fascinates her the most about remote work, and why she thinks remote work can improve the education sector.

We also talked about the specifics of how Workplaceless helps companies transform into remote-friendly organizations, and whether it’s possible to “hire for potential” in a remote organization.

We’re taking an end-of-year hiatus after this episode and will be back next year with more cool discussions with other remote leaders! Until then, see you and have a great holiday season!

Topics also covered on the podcast episode: 
04:12 — How Tammy realized that working in an office is not really for her
07:00 — What fascinates Tammy the most about remote work
08:27 — How remote work can improve the education sector
13:30 — How Workplaceless started
16:46 — Why companies and managers need training to successfully become “remote”
21:51 — Why creating a career map is important for remote companies
24:54 — The #1 fear of companies who are trying to go remote
30:24 — The three pillars framework you can start with when proposing a remote initiative to your boss
32:37 — Is it possible to hire for potential?
Mentioned resources:
Running Remote conference
Workplaceless
Zoom
Andreas Klinger
Andreas Klinger: Normalizing Hiring Outside Silicon Valley
Goplaceless Remote Readiness Assessment
Claire Lew
Claire Lew: Building Social Trust in Remote Teams
Why are American companies so bad at re-skilling?
Jason Fried
Asana
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