In the second episode of Culture Club, Ketan (Head of People Function, Rentomojo) and Senthil (Founder & CEO, CultureMonkey) e-meet Ramakrishna Vyamajala to engage in a lively and insightful conversation about work, life, and everything in between. Better known as RK, Ramakrishna is the Head of HR at HomeFirst Finance Company.

As a veteran HR professional, RK gives us a first-hand understanding of how organizations have struggled and soared in this time of crisis. One of the key discussions of the podcast revolves around the evolving role of managers in the new e-culture and how they have grown during these past few months. Where he talks about how the sudden call for remote working has decentralized most organizations — CxOs are now more busy battling crucial crises and have no time to engage with mid-level or lower-level managers to sort trivial matters as was the norm before.

Further, he expresses that - Managers were perhaps not as involved with their team members earlier as they are now. They can now understand their team members better having seen them in a new light. The domestic and personal setting, rather than a professional setting, have made managers more empathetic. Unlike before, they have been trying to help their teams whenever possible without any external intervention from the HR or upper-level delegates.

He believes that this change in managers’ perspective has led to increased engagement in teams throughout most organizations. The extended involvement from the manager’s part indicates the possibility of better transmission of company values in the future. RK remarks that if HRs aim to promote their company culture, they must focus on these managerial roles and convert them into the culture champions of their company and he feels that it is the best way to establish trust, empathy, and company values in the truest sense.

Watch the podcast to listen to the conversation between RK, Ketan, and Senthil.

View the videocast here - www.culturemonkey.io/cultureclub/episodes/culture-club-s01-e02-evolving-role-of-managers-in-the-e-culture-2/

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