#447: Sakshi Walia on ensuring diversity and inclusion and maintaining optimism at difficult times

"You need to realise that your experience of doing certain things in a certain way is not necessarily your strength always. Unlearn old techniques, ideas, and thought processes. Be agile and adapt to new perspectives and ways of doing things.”

In today’s episode of The Shape of Work podcast, our guest talks about strategies for diversity and inclusion and staying optimistic during difficult times.

In this episode, we have Sakshi Walia, HR Business Partner at Tietoevry, an IT services and IT Consulting firm which focuses on creating purposeful technology. Sakshi started her career in 2009. She later went on to work for many well-known organisations such as Accenture, Wipro Limited, and Tata Consultancy Services. She did her BTech from RIMT-IET, Mandi Gobindgard, and her MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Management.

Episode Highlights

• How to remain optimistic in the face of a crisis?
• Strategies to ensure employees are inclusive of all their needs
• How to manage work-life balance during peak work days?
• What inspired Sakshi to become an HR professional?

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Aparajeeta Boro

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.