#292: Manuela Seve on micromanaging, defining company culture and growing managers into leaders

On this episode of The Shape of Work, our guest talks about the things to keep in mind when defining and shaping company culture.

"At the beginning stages of running a startup, it is essential for all team members to be adaptable and willing to take on any task, no matter how large or small it may seem."

We are pleased to introduce Manuela Seve, CEO and Co-Founder of Alphaa.io. Manuela has been working in the tech and art industry for the last 8 years and has founded Alphaa and alphaa.io as a way to bring the physical and digital art worlds together using blockchain certification, licensing, and dropshipping. Before starting her own company, Manuela worked as an equity analyst at Gávea Investments, a highly regarded investment management firm based in Brazil.

Episode Highlights

• How can managers be grown into leaders?
• Considerations for defining company culture
• Key areas for employee retention
• Opinions on instant recognition programs
• What is the first step to take in shaping the culture of an organization?

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Ankita Gupta Kirad

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.