Everything You Need to Know About Remote Teams in 2025

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In today’s episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, we welcome Casey Bailey , Head of People at Deel . Casey shares how Deel’s fully distributed team across 110+ countries thrives on trust, autonomy, and clarity.

She dives into the importance of intentional hiring, hyper-localized compensation, and building a strong company culture in a fully remote environment. Casey also explains how HR leaders can balance global complexity with empathy, empowering teams to work asynchronously while maintaining engagement and high performance.

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“Embrace adaptability. In a global and remote-first world, flexibility and understanding cultural nuances are key. Stay open to change and always prioritize building trust within your team.”

In this episode, Casey discusses:

📍 Building Trust Globally

→ How Deel’s remote team thrives on trust and autonomy

💡 Localized Pay Strategies

→ How Deel ensures fair, data-driven global compensation

🔥 Intentional Remote Hiring

→ Why clear values are key to hiring top talent remotely

🌎 Managing Global Complexity

→ Insights on compliance, onboarding, and cultural nuances

⚡ Avoiding Burnout

→ Embracing asynchronous work and setting boundaries

🔮 What advice Casey had for future HR leaders:

“Find your confidence. Build the right HR tech stack, choose the right partners, and focus on what your business truly needs. Don’t get distracted by the noise, trust yourself and deliver what works for your people.”

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• A recent episode of the HR Leaders podcast covering "How to Build Trust and Connection in Remote Teams"

🙏 We couldn't do it without you!

Thank you to Casey Bailey for sharing her time, expertise, and vision with our listeners.

Also our episode and series sponsor, Deel and their brilliant team Alex Bouaziz , Shuo Wang and Dan Westgarth .

None of this would be possible without Shane Kemp , James Elwell , Rio André , Kenneth Browne and the team at HR Leaders and atlas copilot for bringing the podcast to life.

Thank you to our previous guests: Steve Degnan, Richard Letzelter, Josh Levine, Victoria Klug, Rachel Druckenmiller, Guy Kawasaki, Amy Bouque, Katya Laviolette, Vanessa Iloste, Pat Wadors, Parker Mitchell, Nicole Peace, Bill Agostini, Joelle Emerson, and many more.

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