Our next guest has been a Learning & Change Specialist for over 29 years now & his one piece of advice for all organizations is to facilitate learning in the flow of work as much as possible and not intervene. 

In this episode of The Shape of Work podcast, we welcome Kavi Arasu, Principal at Flyntrok Consulting. Fun fact: The name Flyntrok was inspired by Flint rock- the rock that man first used to light up a fire. He’s also the Director of Learning & Change at Founding Fuel Publishing Pvt Ltd for 6 plus years now. 

In this 40-minute conversation with Kavi, we got a lot of eye-opening insights on L&D, remote work challenges, managers' roles in implementing a learning culture and more. 

Prior to this, he worked in the corporate world for 2 decades where he held multiple roles such as: 

• Chief Manager - Learning & Development at Asian Paints 
• Visiting Faculty at Symbiosis Institute of International Business where he taught learning & development 
• Chief Manager - Training at MetLife.

Episode highlights:

1. What do companies get wrong with Learning and Development?
2. Challenges faced in remote setup: Learning
3. Managers' role in the learning equation
4. Challenges while working in a hybrid workspace

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Abhash Kumar

About Springworks:

Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organization building tools and products to simplify recruitment, on-boarding, 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 organization focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.