People Strategy in a Distributed World with Erin Goodey, Global People Director at Oyster

What if the key to better hiring, onboarding, and managing people is just making the complex simple? Erin Goodey shares real-world strategies to strip away unnecessary friction, leverage automation, and build resilient, scalable teams especially in a global context.01:25 - Intro & icebreakers04:45 - Email sign-off culture across countries07:48 - Rapid fire: culture, RTO mandates & the future of work09:28 - From criminology to HR: Erin's career journey13:15 - Joining Oyster and building global HR from scratch16:34 - Advising customers on complex global hiring strategy18:20 - Work from anywhere: risk, maturity & legal exposure20:32 - How Oyster sets standards while adapting to each client25:18 - Heat maps, country selection & avoiding costly mistakes26:45 - Planning for offboarding before you celebrate onboarding29:33 - Pod countries: a smarter approach to global expansion31:31 - Best entry points for companies new to international hiring34:03 - Making the complex simple: automation & human-centered HR37:16 - Lessons for fractional HR leaders41:32 - Universal truths about the people profession45:55 - The power of community & the "Unblock Me" channel48:35 - What's on Erin's mind: geopolitics, complexity & building ahead50:00 - Reimagining HR processes with AI from the ground up51:38 - Pearl Diver: how Oyster saved 420 hours with an AI bot55:56 - AI as a creative opportunity, not just a cost-cutting tool58:37 - Who Erin's watching: companies pioneering AI-driven HR1:00:21 - Final thoughts & close