“I've been inspired by what Simon Sinek says. Start with Why? The more purpose oriented we are, the more we know how our work really helps the big picture, the big project, the big teams and so on. It creates a good pull factor, it helps people work better.”

The newest instalment of the Shape of Work podcast throws light on what inspired him to pursue his career in his area of expertise. Our guest today is Asraar Hyder, AVP Rewards & Performance at Barclays- a British universal bank.

Asraar’s journey to HR and rewards has been a lot of happy coincidences. The first part of his career was working with an IT services firm, and later went on to take an MBA from Management Development Institute, Gurgaon. And has worked with around three IT services or other services companies throughout his post, HR MBA career.

Episode Highlights

• Asraar talks about what inspired him to pursue his career
• Common career mistakes today's Millennials make
• How HR technologies have evolved to meet the ever changing priorities?
• How to ensure that the team is working effectively?

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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.