#248: Bhavna Asrani on flexible work policies, women in leadership roles and the need for an upskilling revolution

“Organizations must develop their own talent rather than hiring ready resources. This also serves as a retention strategy as we show them the roadmap for growth by upskilling them with the skills required to reach the next level of growth option.”

In this episode of The Shape of Work podcast, our guest is a housewife who woke up from a nap one day with a sudden urge to start her professional journey. We welcome Bhavna Asrani, Head of People Experience at Lifestyle Housing. 

Bhavna is an ambitious HR leader with 16 plus years of experience in strategic planning and organizational development. She is a key note speaker at various seminars, panels and sessions at various colleges and corporates.

Episode Highlights:

• How do flexible policies with regard to formal education impact the processes of HR since the parameters of hiring will change?
• Do you think the pandemic has proven beneficial to women, especially because of the WFH situation? 
• How do you think the percentage of women in senior management in India could be increased & what are the current roadblocks?
• Do you feel the Organisations & Academia can work hand in hand to take the best out of the increase in annual growth in the L&D Industry?
• Bhavna’s take on “The Upskilling Revolution” : Is this a good way to increase the organization's productivity?

Follow Bhavna on LinkedIn 

Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Aashi Jesani 

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.