On this latest episode of The Shape of Work Podcast, our guests discuss strategies for motivating employees to reach their performance goals and offer advice for budding HR professionals.

"Periodic reviews help team members stay focused on the goal and reward the right behavior. These are a couple of the strategies I use to motivate my team and track their performance," says Shadman Ahmad, Head of Performance and Talent Assessments at Pidilite Industries Limited, a pioneer in consumer and specialty chemicals in India.

Shadman has 14 years of experience in business partnering and talent management roles across various industries, including FMCG, retail, IT, and mining.

Episode highlights:

• The effectiveness of performance management
• Strategies for motivating employees to reach their performance goals
• Incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion in the organization
• Advice for budding HR professionals"

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Archit Sethi

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.