From A People Perspective

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 & icebreakers

04:45 - Email sign-off culture across countries

07:48 - Rapid fire: culture, RTO mandates & the future of work

09:28 - From criminology to HR: Erin's career journey

13:15 - Joining Oyster and building global HR from scratch

16:34 - Advising customers on complex global hiring strategy

18:20 - Work from anywhere: risk, maturity & legal exposure

20:32 - How Oyster sets standards while adapting to each client

25:18 - Heat maps, country selection & avoiding costly mistakes
26:45 - Planning for offboarding before you celebrate onboarding

29:33 - Pod countries: a smarter approach to global expansion

31:31 - Best entry points for companies new to international hiring

34:03 - Making the complex simple: automation & human-centered HR

37:16 - Lessons for fractional HR leaders

41:32 - Universal truths about the people profession

45:55 - The power of community & the "Unblock Me" channel

48:35 - What's on Erin's mind: geopolitics, complexity & building ahead

50:00 - Reimagining HR processes with AI from the ground up

51:38 - Pearl Diver: how Oyster saved 420 hours with an AI bot

55:56 - AI as a creative opportunity, not just a cost-cutting tool

58:37 - Who Erin's watching: companies pioneering AI-driven HR

1:00:21 - Final thoughts & close