#500: Basant Sharma on exploring evolving HR practices and the future of work

"HR has transitioned from being a mere support function to a crucial strategic partner. We've earned our seat at the table, and examples like HR professionals becoming CEOs highlight this transformation."

In this episode of The Shape Of Work, get ready to be enlightened as we dive into the realm of evolving HR practices with our guest Basant Sharma, Senior Human Resource Business Partner at Amazon. This captivating discourse traverses Basant's incredible journey, starting from humble beginnings to his current role at Amazon. He boasts over a decade of diverse work experience, having contributed his expertise to esteemed organizations such as SRF Ltd and OYO. His educational journey includes a B.Com from St. Xavier's College, an MLL from The University of Pune, and a PGDM from Balaji Institute of Management and Human Resource Development.

In this episode, No stone is left unturned as Basant dissects the metamorphosis of the HR role from a mere administrative function to a strategic partner. He discusses the pressing need for talent acquisition, appreciation of diversity, and the incorporation of technology in the HR domain.

Episode Highlights

• The evolution of HR roles from administrative tasks to strategic partnership
• How has employee engagement shifted from superficial activities to more complex and data-driven approaches?
• Evolving role of HR analytics in the modern workplace
• Importance of AI in talent acquisition, scalability, and quality of work

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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.