As the months pass by, the COVID situation seems to be evolving. More and more people are now reconsidering their previous opinions in regards to working from home and eCulture. How MNCs or startups have been handling the situation is quite different from that of MSMEs. The response of MSMEs, especially in the case of essential services, has been unique.

In Episode 3 of Culture Club, we interact with Mr. Rishav Dev, where he shares how the management and the HR department of MSMEs responded to the pandemic while making sure their factories did not stop running.

Rishav, the Vice President Human Resources of Anmol Feeds Private Limited, is a veteran HR who believes relationship building is the core of any organization. With an experience of over 16 years, Rishav has led several companies towards revolutionary changes while also mentoring younger professionals in this arena. Rishav was awarded Sustainable HR Leader (India) in 2020 and 101 Top HR Minds (India) in 2019, by World HRD Congress and CHRO Asia respectively.

In this episode of Culture Club, Rishav talks about the challenges they had to face during the multiple lockdowns in the country and explains how they managed to keep the factories open, while a chunk of the workforce moved to their native lands.

During his conversation with Ketan (Head of People Function, Rentomojo) and Senthil (Founder & CEO, CultureMonkey), Rishav tells about his observations about how the tensions were high when they worked from home. However, according to him, these conflicts reduced to a great extent when people returned to their office. He notes that the absence of physical proximity disturbed most people in ways they had never imagined, and that impacted the relationships they had built over the years.

Rishav emphasizes the importance of the physical presence of people in any setting, be it workplace or otherwise. He understands that the physical presence of their team members empowers people in great ways, and people will no doubt look for ways to come back to the office while making the best of technological advancements during such a crisis.

Watch the video-cast to listen to the conversation between Rishav, Ketan, and Senthil.

View the videocast here -  www.culturemonkey.io/cultureclub/episodes/culture-club-s01-e03-importance-of-physical-presence-in-the-workplace/

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