Vantage Influencers Podcast

Discussions around high-performing teams tend to gravitate toward the end results, the metrics, the milestones, the victories. Yet what often goes unexamined is the journey that leads teams there. Rather than focusing on performance as an outcome, it's far more valuable to explore what lays the groundwork for it. And why things tend to fall apart even when everyone means well.

To shed light on this, we have with us Kanu Priya, Chief People Officer- India & APAC at Credera. Kanu Priya brings rich experience in driving people and culture transformation within high-growth organizations.

In this episode of the Vantage HR Influencers Podcast, Hemdeep Singh, Director of Customer Success at Darwinbox, shares practical insights on how HR transformation impacts business outcomes by connecting people strategy, technology, and operational execution. The conversation explores how organizations can move from fragmented HR processes to more agile, integrated, and data-driven systems that improve decision-making, strengthen employee experience, and drive efficiency. It also highlights how leaders can align HR transformation with business priorities, create measurable value, and build organizations that are more responsive to change.

In this episode of the Vantage HR Influencers Podcast, Amit Thukral, Head of HR Information Systems at Fidelity International, shares practical insights on how AI-enabled HR systems are transforming global workforces through data and automation. The conversation explores how organizations can move from fragmented, manual processes to intelligent, integrated systems that improve decision-making, enhance employee experience, and drive operational efficiency. It also highlights how leaders can leverage AI to make workforce data more actionable, align HR strategies with business goals, and build more agile and future-ready organizations.

We've all been in rooms where the loudest voice seems to take the lead. But if you really think about it, influence doesn't always come from who speaks the most. It often comes from who people choose to listen to.

And that's exactly what we're unpacking today. Because in a world that often rewards visibility and constant presence, there's a quieter kind of leadership that's just as powerful, maybe even more.

To explore this, I'm joined by Hassan Trad, Head of Talent Management at Finance House. Hassan brings a thoughtful perspective on leadership, influence, and what it really takes to make an impact without always being the loudest in the room.

In this episode of the Vantage HR Influencers Podcast, Asrar Mohideen, Associate Director, Global Talent Acquisition at FoodHub, shares practical insights on how analytics is transforming recruitment from intuition-led decisions to measurable hiring impact. The conversation explores how organizations can use data to measure hiring speed, quality, fairness, and business outcomes with greater clarity. It also highlights how recruiters can define quality of hire objectively, identify candidate drop-off points, use AI more effectively, and build stronger data skills for better hiring decisions.

Attrition in the tech industry has almost become a constant conversation. Companies are hiring aggressively, yet they're also losing talent just as quickly. And while market demand is definitely one part of the story, many HR leaders are beginning to realize that the real reasons behind attrition might be much deeper.

To unpack this, we're really excited to welcome Dr. Lakshman Kumar Kodupaka, Global Talent Acquisition Leader for Digital Engineering Services at Sutherland. With his experience working closely with tech talent and global teams, he brings a valuable perspective on what might actually be driving attrition today.

Host of this Episode: Sanjeevani Saikia

In this episode of the Vantage HR Influencers Podcast, Anish Lalchandani , Global Head of Talent Management at A.P. Moller, shares practical insights on how organizations can treat skills as a strategic asset in the age of workforce disruption. The conversation explores how shifting from role-based models to a skills-first approach enables businesses to build agility, close capability gaps, and respond faster to changing market demands. It also highlights how leaders can make skills visible, align them with business priorities, and create a more adaptive and future-ready workforce.

When we talk about rewards at work, the conversation often goes back to familiar territory, pay bands, annual hikes, and benefits packages. But the reality is, the way people work today looks nothing like the systems these rewards were originally designed for. Work has become more fluid. Expectations have shifted.

Which brings us to a question that's hard to ignore: Is the traditional rewards model dead or is it just struggling to keep up?

To help us unpack this, we're joined by Sahiba Vadhera, Director – Total Rewards, APAC at JLL. With her hands-on experience shaping reward strategies across the region, she brings a grounded perspective on what needs to evolve in how organisations think about rewards.

In this episode of the Vantage HR Influencers Podcast, Sarah Eryan, Human Resources Director for the Middle East and Africa, at Fragomen, shares practical insights on how emerging HR leaders can influence organizational culture without relying on formal authority or senior titles. The conversation explores how building credibility, fostering trust, and leading with intent enable HR professionals to shape culture, strengthen engagement, and drive meaningful change from within.

When we talk about high-performing teams, the conversation often jumps straight to results, numbers, outcomes, and wins. But what usually gets missed is how teams actually arrive there. So, instead of starting with performance itself, it feels more useful to unpack what enables performance in the first place and why it often breaks down even when intentions are good.

To help us understand this, we've with us Rajat Bhatia- Senior Vice President & Head- People & Culture at Fareportal. Rajat has been deeply involved in shaping people and culture journeys across fast-growing organizations.