#333: Sujay Seetharaman on the challenges faced in staffing and its working

"The success or accomplishment of a Chief of Staff is mainly tied to the success or accomplishment of the team or organization they are helping."

Today's episode of The Shape of Work podcast features Sujay Seetharaman, Chief of Staff at PipeCandy. Sujay has over six years of work experience and holds a Bachelor’s Degree from SSN College of Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Management from IE Business School. He started his career in PipeCandy and worked in multiple functions such as Outbound Sales, Customer Success, Content Writing, and Market Research before stepping into the Chief of Staff role in 2021.

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In this episode, Sujay sheds light on the various strategies involved in managing staff and the challenges faced in this field.

Episode Highlights:

• Strategies for ensuring progress towards goals
• Sujay's approach to measuring success in his role as Chief of Staff
• Common challenges faced and how to overcome them as Chief of Staff
• Advice for those considering a career as a Chief of Staff

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt

Podcast Host: Hashmita Tarasinghani  

About Springworks:

Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, onboarding, 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.