Curiosity keeps leading its way. Understanding the roots of transformation, its evolution, the human side, and its relationship with non-negotiable values is what we understand technology's impact on transformation, as well as the drivers of change.

Our guest today is Anastasija Arfanova, creator of Tell Me Your HR Story and Innovation Technology Consultant and Advocate, with whom we discuss the various branches of this vast transformation tree.

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About Anastasija:

With roots in People Operations, Anastasia began her career focused on the fundamentals of HR—driving employee experience, supporting onboarding processes, and building operational excellence. Over time, her curiosity for deeper impact led her to evolve into a strategic people partner and change driver- ligning culture, leadership, and business strategy. With a passion for human-centered design, HR technologies and systems thinking, she helps organizations navigate change with clarity, empathy, and impact.

Connect with her at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasija-arfanova-904435157/

The word curiosity makes it magic, and here we are.

In this newly renovated podcast, we are fully focused on the human aspect of organisational business.

I’m honoured to have a conversation with Karan, who is not here to discuss diversity for its own sake. Instead, he empathetically challenges us to rethink what inclusion truly means, how it connects to diversity, and offers a unique approach to putting these ideas into practice.

About Karan: as CEO of Vividh, he works with global businesses to turn inclusion into action, not just a statement on a website. Having spent years inside large corporations and now advising leaders worldwide, Karan knows how easily inclusion gets deprioritised when times get tough. His mission? Help leaders build cultures people want to stay in, not escape from. Expect challenge, honesty, and a few uncomfortable truths, all in service of creating workplaces that truly work for everyone.

Connect with him here: karan@vividh.co.uk /https://www.linkedin.com/in/karan-kapoor-32626448/

In today's episode, we dive deep into the role that L&D plays in organizational change and its interactions with other fundamental aspects of transformation.

Our conversation aligns with Cristina's experience in the global L&D space for the last 10 years.

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Abour Cristina Perez Muñoz:

Hispanic and English philologist by training. Specialist in training and vocational development after completing a Master of Education at the University of Salamanca, where I saw that professional development goes beyond formal education.

I have work experience in various educational environments (high school, university, and corporate environments) and have always worked in multicultural environments in the UK, Romania, the Netherlands, and Spain.

I am passionate about people development, and my professional goal is to help the people I work for improve their performance and well-being in their work environment and increase their self-confidence through the training initiatives and tools I offer them.

Connect with Cristina on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cperezmunoz/

In today's conversation, we have embarked on the journey of PeopleOps transformation. What is in for PeopleOps? What are the challenges? What are the learnings? What can be used and customised?

Today's guest is Rohit Bagul, from India, who shares his experience in the IT and startup industry and the challenges that come with it.

About Rohit:

Rohit Bagul, People Operations Manager at Pinecliff Technologies (Pinecliff Group of Companies), APF Country Ambassador-India, People Ops (HR) Consultant, APF Certified PeopleOps Scrum Master™ (APF CPSM™), HR Scrum Master, Agile Enthusiast, Design Thinker, HR Business Analyst. I'm a driven, energetic HR professional who has worked in the industry for over seven-plus years. I have successfully executed and supported critical HR initiatives to drive cost efficiencies, enhance employee engagement and effectiveness across operations, and develop and implement innovative policies that enhance efficiency and efficacy across operations.

Connect with Rohit:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohitbagul-hr/

Email: bagulrohit5@gmail.com

WhatsApp Number: 9405196543

Our curiosity led us to talk about a culture of trust and transparency, in particular, when involving global companies, startup companies ready to scale, and M&A, as well as a safe environment for the people together with trustworthy leadership.

Our esteemed guest, Anastasija Arfanova, a PeopleOps leader, shares her insights and full experiences regarding building a culture of trust and the relationship with technology, among other topics.

We hope you learn as much as we did. Happy learning!

About Anastasija:

HR enthusiast with a people-centric approach, adept at steering organizational change and implementing innovative solutions for business success.

Connect with Anastasija:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasija-arfanova-904435157/

anastasijaarfanova@gmail.com

Our curiosity also leads us to talk about OKRs and their impact when performing a transformation.

How do we connect to all levels of the organisation? How do we measure their impact? When is the best moment to implement them? and a lot of questions like this we discussed in our conversation with Polina.

Let's get started!

About Polina:

Digital Domain Expert, Data Science Innovator, and Agile Transformation Leader 

Polina is a seasoned professional with over a decade of experience in the digital domain, specializing in data science, product ownership, and agile methodologies. Her career spans various roles in international companies with employee numbers ranging from 700 to 550,000, in logistics, energy, and SAAS. This diverse background has equipped her with a unique perspective and an extensive skill set.

In her roles as a Digital Analyst, Data Scientist, and Product Owner, she’s excelled in complex environments involving data migration, where she successfully managed projects with over 120 stakeholders and 500+ systems. Her focus on customer impact and strategic road mapping has consistently delivered results in areas like customer satisfaction, bid management, retention, and customer lifecycle management.

Certified as a Professional Product Owner, Scrum Master, and SAFe® 4 Agilist, Polina has extensive experience in leading agile transformations and implementing result-driven management practices, particularly OKR methodologies. Her consultancy, IGNITE, reflects her passion for helping businesses achieve agility and effectiveness through data governance and strategic goal setting.

In summary, Polina’s career is a tapestry of diverse experiences, blending technical mastery with a human-centric approach. She strives for ultimate effectiveness, adding maximum value to customers, and fostering inspired, engaged teams. Polina looks forward to sharing insights from her journey on the podcast, aiming to inspire and ignite a passion for data-driven, agile transformations among the listeners.

Contact Polina here:

http://www.igniteconsultancy.nl/

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/get-to-know-polina/

Let's talk about Self-Care, what it is, its benefits, and the relationship between both worlds, personal and professional.

Our curiosity led us to Jeanette, to understand the power of asking powerful questions to care about and not for others, to include the we instead of me or you.

She shares experiences, some powerful questions, and her framework to make Self-Care and the Culture of Care a habit of continuous improvement, and much more!

Happy learning!

About Jeanette:

Jeanette is rethinking self-care in the workplace as the foundation for peak performance, engagement, and a culture where people belong and work better together. 

She shows us how to shift from a burnout mindset operating in survival mode to a Self-Care Mindset® so that we can harness our human advantage and create a Culture of Care®, where people belong and work better together. 

During her 15 years in the fashion business, she led teams to growth and innovation in Denmark (where she was born) and in the US. But in 2004, after both her parents died of cancer, she decided to leave her career as a burned-out executive and founded Path for Life® to create awareness around how we can do great work, without giving up our health or our joy.  

Integrating her business background in marketing, retail management, and team development with her certifications in mindfulness, health, and wellbeing, she helps people reclaim agency over their work and lives by understanding themselves and having the tools to use their mindset to work better for them. 

She gives us the C.A.R.E.-driven framework to cut through the noise of stress, get unstuck, and take charge of our well-being as the foundation for a growth culture built on Confidence, Agility, Resilience, and Equity. 

An internationally recognized self-care mindset expert, she shares the tools to reclaim agency in our lives and cultivate the human connection that helps us communicate and collaborate with curiosity and care so that we can navigate challenges and grow in times of disruption and change.

She has spoken at the United Nations, delivered TEDx talks and keynotes throughout the US, and spoken to audiences on five continents about how we can facilitate change in our relationship with resilience, mental health, and well-being at work. She shows us that we can be busy and healthy at the same time by cultivating a culture where people create impact, growth, and sustainable success together. Her clients include IBM, BlackRock, Lockheed Martin, Kaiser Permanente, Genentech, Microsoft, Facebook, eBay, Siemens, and more. 

Her new book “The Self-Care Mindset, Rethinking How We Change and Grow, Harness Well-Being and Reclaim Work-Life Quality” is a book of tools to harness our human advantage to grow through adversity.  

When she’s not focusing on helping people cultivate better work-life quality, she’s in the Catskill mountains with her dog Maya_The_Rottweiler_Girl, who has her own Instagram account. 

LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanettebronee

How do Design Thinking, Metaverse, and PeopleOps come together?

Today our curiosity is leading to the metaverse and design thinking, and we ask how those worlds come together to apply the human-centric approach/customer-centricity to different types of companies.

Our guest today is Caro Salazar. She speaks about learning, the success factors, the different stages, the culture, agile and different frameworks and mindsets, metaverse, beliefs, and more!

Happy learning!

About Caro:

She is the CEO of Design Thinking Sweden. She has more than 20 years of experience and implementation of Design Thinking at a global level. She also plays the role of Agile Enterprise Coach VW to help teams and organizations to help them improve their agility and goals. She has been recognized as one of the most influential Women in Latin America 2023.

How to reach out to Caro:

Linkedin profile:https://www.linkedin.com/in/carosalazar/

Company web: www.dtswe.org

Email: info@dtswe.com