#238: Chandra Kant on the future of flexibility at work and how employee expectations are changing

'Companies who are able to build a very robust project management framework will survive.'

In this episode, we have  Chandra Kant, Co-Founder and President of Akulmach Technologies, a startup built with all the rich knowledge gained from Chandra Kant and his partner's 30+ years of work experience.

His previous stints include working with organizations like Siemens, Infosys, Datamatics, DXC Technology, and Encore where he has held leadership positions. He is currently helping startups and SMEs across the globe to set up their marketing & sales engine. 

Chandra Kant has won the President’s Club Award at VeriSign, along with many other accolades.

We discuss with him: 

• What defines the new world of work?
• What does he see as the biggest changes in terms of employee expectations?
• What it takes to set up a flexible work model and how to communicate it?
• What tools help set up a better virtual office?
• How can leaders compete with large enterprises in the war for talent?
• What should be an organization's focus as we transition into the new paradigms of working?

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Ramakrishnan Lokanathan 

About Springworks:

Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, on-boarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:

SpringVerify — B2B verification platform

EngageWith — employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture

Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-building

SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and

SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.

Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.