Podcast

Human at Work

Human at Work is a podcast hosted by Anitta Krishan, exploring the real, often unspoken realities of leading People and Culture in complex, fast-moving organisations.

Through candid conversations with senior People leaders from global companies, the podcast goes beyond theory and frameworks. Guests share honest stories from across their careers. The tough calls, the missteps, the moments of doubt, and the lessons that only come from being in the seat.

Each episode unpacks what it truly means to build culture at scale, navigate change, support leaders, and stay human while balancing commercial pressure. More importantly, listeners walk away with practical insights they can apply in their own organisations.

Because culture isn't built in playbooks. It's built in real life.

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Season 1, Episode 4

Jai Arya

People and Culture Leader in APAC, Golin

In this episode of Human at Work, host Anitta Krishan speaks with Jai Arya, a respected People and Culture leader with more than two decades of experience building high-performing teams across APAC. Reflecting on their time together at during one of tech's fastest periods of growth, they explore the leadership decisions that shaped culture at scale, the challenges of navigating the India ban, and the lessons learned about leading teams through rapid change and uncertainty.

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Season 1, Episode 3

Shweta Shukla

Founder, The CultureGram

In this episode of Human at Work, host Anitta Krishan speaks with Shweta Shukla, founder of The CultureGram and a seasoned people leader. Drawing on her experience at Meta, Netflix, and Lenskart, Shweta shares what it truly takes to build enduring organisational culture. Together, they unpack where people functions succeed and fall short, and why the most impactful culture work often happens behind the scenes—offering a practical perspective on leading with rigour and principle at scale.

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Season 1, Episode 2

Lewis Garrad

Partner, Mercer

In this episode of Human at Work, host Anitta Krishan speaks with Lewis Garrad, Organisational Psychologist and Partner at Mercer. They explore the future of work through a human-centred lens, reframing AI as a leadership and cultural challenge rather than a technical one. Lewis shares insights on future skills, leadership capability, and organisational transformation, highlighting how mindset, ethics, and systems design shape performance in an age of constant disruption.

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Season 1, Episode 1

Vanessa Monsequeira

VP People & AI Transformation

In the first episode of Human at Work, host Anitta Krishan interviews Vanessa Monsequeira, a people and AI transformation leader with experience at Gorilla and Miro. They explore leadership as a deeply human practice rooted in empathy, vulnerability, and psychological safety. Drawing on hypergrowth experience, Vanessa explains how intentional culture-building helps teams thrive and reframes leadership as showing up with presence, courage, and humanity.

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