Human At Work

About Human At Work

Human at Work, hosted by Anitta Krishan, Chief Culture & AI Transformation Officer at Hoogly AI, explores the heart of HR and the future of people at work. Each episode dives into real conversations with leaders, practitioners, and thinkers who are reimagining how organisations build trust, connection, and wellbeing. From tackling burnout and culture to navigating change and performance, Human at Work offers practical insights and inspiring stories to help create workplaces where people and organisations thrive.

Publisher

Anitta Krishan

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Feb 2026

Latest episode

31 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Aug 2026

   Human At Work #8: Jasmine Bahen - Aways Be Curious

   In this episode, Anitta Krishan sits down with Jasmine Bahen, Global Chief People Officer at WPP Media. Jasmine spent 15 years building her expertise across APAC before stepping onto the global stage, and she brings that full arc of experience into a conversation about what it really takes to lead people well. She talks about why talent development has to be a daily discipline and not a once a year exercise, how scrappiness builds real engagement when resources are tight, and why staying curious has been the through line of her entire career. If you want to hear from someone who has led people functions across some of the biggest names in media and is now shaping that work globally, this conversation is for you.

2. 

   25 Aug 2026

   Human At Work # 7: Hassanah Rudd - Leave The Agenda At The Door

   In this episode, Anitta Krishan sits down with Hassanah Rudd, former Global Head of Workforce Planning at Canva, to unpack what it actually takes to build the people function behind one of the fastest growing tech companies in the world. Canva went from a Sydney startup with a big idea to a $42 billion global design powerhouse used by over 260 million people every month, and Hassanah was inside the machine that made that growth possible. She spent several years inside Canva's hypergrowth, helping design the workforce planning systems that supported its headcount explosion while the company scaled. She shares the leadership lessons she picked up along the way, from balancing speed with sustainable culture to what it really means to plan for growth before you can see it coming. If you are building a team, scaling a company, or just curious how a design tool became a global juggernaut without losing its people-first identity, this conversation is for you.

3. 

   27 Jul 2026

   Human At Work # 6: Sunil Setlur - Hypergrowth Doesn't Have to Cost You Your Culture

   600,000 drivers walked away from one IPO as shareholders, and for the first time in Asia's gig economy, equity went to the people actually doing the driving. When GoTo Group listed in 2022, drivers who'd been on the road since day one became shareholders, right alongside the employees. It was a first for the region, and it didn't happen by accident. Sunil Setlur was the person who helped build the people function behind that scale, first at Amazon and Google, then as CPO at GoTo through its multi billion dollar IPO. He currently leads People & Culture at Mindtickle and runs Cognisen. Sunil joins Anitta on Human at Work to talk about scaling culture through hypergrowth.

4. 

   24 Jun 2026

   Human At Work #5 - Upgrading your Human Operating System with Work Futurist Dominic Price

   In this episode, Anitta sits down with Dominic Price, Work Futurist and Partner at BeLuminous, who spent 12 years at Atlassian, one of Australia's most iconic tech companies. Dom joined when Atlassian was 600 people and was there through the IPO and the scale to nearly 16,000 across nine countries, helping build the culture and operating models behind one of the few home-grown Australian unicorns that changed how the world thinks about teamwork. Dom is not here to make you feel good about where things are heading. In this conversation, they challenge performance management systems, explore what it means to upgrade your Human Operating System, and get into Dom's unfiltered take on AI and productivity. Plus, what does it actually mean to be a Work Futurist when the future has arrived faster than anyone expected?

5. 

   28 May 2026

   Human At Work #4 - Jai Arya - "What nobody tells you about hypergrowth: lessons from inside TikTok"

   Anitta and Jai reflect on their time together at TikTok during one of the largest and fastest scale-ups in tech history. Jai Arya, renowned People and Culture Leader in APAC and former HRBP Leader at TikTok, brings over 20 years of experience building high-performing teams and inclusive cultures. In this episode, he and Anitta go behind the scenes on what it took to build and sustain an organisation at breakneck speed, the leadership decisions that shaped the culture, and how they navigated the TikTok ban in India. The conversation covers what hypergrowth and adversity demands of leaders, how to maintain team effectiveness when the ground is constantly shifting, and the lessons that only come from being in the thick of it. A grounded, honest conversation for leaders who have been through change at scale, or know they will be.

6. 

   7 Apr 2026

   Human At Work #3 - Shweta Shukla - "Companies Talk About Culture. Netflix Made You Feel It."

   In this episode of Human at Work, host Anitta Krishan is joined by Shweta Shukla, founder of The CultureGram and one of the most respected people leaders. Shweta brings a rare combination of cultural rigour and operational depth, built across three of the world's most defining companies. She was part of the early team at Meta Asia, helping shape the people function before it became the global giant it is today. She then joined Netflix as VP Talent APAC during an era when the culture wasn't just famous, it was felt. The principles were lived in every conversation. Shweta also served as the Chief People Officer, at Lenskart guiding one of India's most ambitious consumer companies through a critical growth moment. Shweta's work has consistently centred on one question: what does it actually take to build culture that outlasts the people who built it. Together, Shweta and Anitta explore what the people function gets right, what it consistently gets wrong, and why the most important culture work is rarely the most visible. The conversation is a masterclass in what principled, rigorous people leadership looks like at scale. This episode is essential listening for any leader who believes culture is not a communication exercise but the operating system of a great organisation.

7. 

   3 Mar 2026

   Human At Work #2 - Lewis Garrad - “The Human Skills You Need to Thrive in an AI World”

   In this episode of Human at Work, host Anitta Krishan is joined by Lewis Garrad, Organisational Psychologist and Partner at Mercer. Lewis brings a rare combination of scientific rigour and real-world transformation experience, working at the intersection of psychology, leadership, and organisational change across complex global systems. Lewis has spent his career helping organisations navigate large-scale transformation, leadership development, and capability building, with a deep focus on how human behaviour, culture, and systems design shape performance in the age of AI. His work centres on future skills, leadership capability, and designing organisations that are fit for a world of constant disruption. Together, Lewis and Anitta explore the future of work through a human-centred lens, focusing on AI future skills, evolving leadership capabilities, and organisational transformation. The conversation reframes AI not as a technical challenge but as a human one, grounded in mindset, culture, ethics, and leadership maturity. This episode offers a powerful perspective on what it truly takes to build organisations where people and technology can evolve together without losing what makes work human.

8. 

   16 Feb 2026

   Human At Work #1 - Vanessa Monsequeira - "Leadership Starts With Being Human”

   In this first episode of Human at Work, host Anitta Krishan sits down with Vanessa Monsequeira, a seasoned VP People and AI transformation leader. Vanessa has led people, culture, and organisational transformation across high-growth, global companies, formerly serving as VP of People at Gorilla and Head of People Solutions Design at Miro, where she helped scale teams through rapid growth, complexity, and change. Her career spans building people infrastructure from the ground up, shaping employee experience, and designing culture with intention. Vanessa brings a uniquely human lens to leadership, blending lived experience in scaling people systems with a deep commitment to psychological safety, meaningful connection, and reimagining how organisations treat their most important asset: human beings. Together, Vanessa and Anitta explore leadership as a deeply human practice rooted in empathy, trust, and intentional culture-building. Drawing from real-world experience in hypergrowth environments, Vanessa unpacks why leadership demands vulnerability as much as strategy, how psychological safety fuels high-performing teams, and what it truly means to create workplaces where people can do their best work. Whether you’re a seasoned leader or just starting to lead others, this episode offers a powerful reframing of leadership as a practice of presence, courage, and humanity. Leadership isn’t about perfection; it’s about showing up as a human first, and a leader second.

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