#380: George Verghese on the current challenges and the emerging trends in HR

“HR is a function that sits on tons of data. There is a big scope for using this data to predict the future into making better decisions. So I think this area of data analytics within HR is an area where I see a lot of focus and effort from companies”

In today’s episode of The Shape of Work podcast, our guest talks about the various challenges HR is facing today and how to stay up to date with the latest trends in HR. We have George Verghese, Vice President, Group HR and CHRO at Kirloskar Group.

George has an overall work experience of eighteen years. He did his B. Tech from the College of Engineering, Munnar, and his PGDBM from XLRI Jamshedpur. George has worked in various organisations throughout his career, some of which include Dell, Reliance Communications, Cummins Inc., etc.

Episode Highlights

• What are some of the biggest challenges HR is facing now?
• How to stay up-to-date with the emerging tech trends in HR?
• What are some effective strategies for managing employee performance?
• The difference between a performance-driven culture and time-bound culture

Follow George on Linkedin

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.