#477: Sougat Nayak on driving cultural change, creating effective LMS, and shaping corporate transformation

"We discovered that incentivizing learning by offering credits and tailoring course content to different skill levels sparked genuine interest among employees. The success of our LMS wasn't just about credits; it was about creating engaging content that employees genuinely enjoyed and benefited from.”

In this episode of The Shape Of Work podcast, strap in for a deep dive into the nitty-gritty of Human Resources as we converse with Sougat Nayak, seasoned Human Resource Business Partner at Omega Healthcare Management Services. Sougat has over a decade of work experience and started his career as an intern at EPCOS. He went on to work for various organisations such as ITC, Aegis Limited, Dilip Buildcon, VBeyond Corporation, etc.

In this episode, Sougat shares his insights into how he maneuvered the challenges of implementing policies and frameworks in multifaceted organizations. He discusses his triumphant venture into creating an effective Learning Management System (LMS) that revolutionized the learning experience for employees, allowing them to earn credits without stepping away from their work.

Episode Highlights

• Differences between working with blue-collar and corporate employees
• The importance of employee engagement
• How to tackle the challenges of retention?
• Advice for HR professionals

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Riddhi Agarwal

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.