ReCast with Saurabh Sardana Saurabh Sardana

Organizations do not change. But people do. And when they do, the organization eventually changes. In this episode, Saurabh is joined by Dr Naomi Stanford, an organisation design practitioner and author. During her earlier UK career, she was a corporate employee of large multinational companies, including Price Waterhouse, British Airways, Marks & Spencer, and Xerox. She then moved to the US working as an organisation design consultant to a range of organizations in the government, non-profit and private sectors. She has now returned to the UK to work in the government sector.
[02:59] Can you describe organization design using an analogy?[11:39] In your experience, is it easier to design a private sector organization vs a public sector organization?[15:31] How has work from home/anywhere impacted the way an organization has to be designed? 
[27:25] Can you share about your upcoming book?[31:44] From a design perspective, how would organizations operate in the future?
Listen to the podcast to discover untold stories and unfiltered content from marketers, researchers, technologists, and artists to share, inspire and reflect on their journeys and plan for the future. Follow Naomi Stanford on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/naomi-stanford-54373b2/
Talk to Saurabh, Chief Operating Officer at Asia's leading insights business, on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/saurabhsardana, on Twitter @saurabh_sardana, and on FB/Instagram @sardana.saurabh. Please send in your feedback at saurabhsardana@gmail.com.

To stay fresh in the game, one has to reinvent every five years. In this episode, Saurabh is joined by Subhash Chandra, Founder, CrowdWisdom360 and Co-Founder, Sprint Studio.ai. Subhash is an ex-political strategist, researcher, author, TV Panellist and columnist based out of Mumbai, India. In the 23 years of helping brands and people with marketing strategies, Subhash is an Insights Specialist in Financial Services, Political Strategy, Telecom, Public Policy and numerous other verticals. With CrowdWisdom360, the company's focus is on delivering accurate insights to consumers at low costs and speed and with Sprint Studio the focus is on delivering high-value insights to companies at unbelievable speeds.
[21:57] What was the pivotal moment in your career that made you take the plunge into starting your own research/gaming platform?[37:35] Can you describe how CrowdWisdom works?[49:27] After CrowdWisdom you are about to launch your next venture Sprint Studio AI? Can you give us a brief overview of what we can expect from this new platform?[53:31] If you had a crystal ball, what would be your prediction for the consumer research industry?[56:11] Apart from consumer research, which skill have you picked up in the last few years?
Listen to the podcast to discover untold stories and unfiltered content from marketers, researchers, technologists, and artists to share, inspire and reflect on their journeys and plan for the future. Follow Subhash Chandra on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/schandra100/
Talk to Saurabh, Chief Operating Officer at Asia's leading insights business, on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/saurabhsardana, on Twitter @saurabh_sardana, and on FB/Instagram @sardana.saurabh. Please send in your feedback at saurabhsardana@gmail.com.

You are a brand. Brew it to make it refreshing, stimulating to leave an indelible impression on others. In this episode, Saurabh is joined by Karthik Srinivasan, an author, communications strategy consultant and LinkedIn influencer. In the twenty years since joining the corporate communications team of an IT company in Delhi, Karthik has worked on both the client-side (Flipkart, Subex) and the agency side (Ogilvy, Edelman, Text 100). He has also steered the introduction of social media in corporate communications, advertising and PR industries in India, besides handling social media for brands like Lenovo India, General Motors India, LinkedIn India, BlackBerry and IBM, among others. He is the author of Be Social: Building Brand YOU Online which covers the entire gamut of the work you can do for yourself online—starting with your specific reasons to be active on social media, how to navigate the online space, how to articulate your objectives consistently and how to build pipelines of content to augment your brand over a period of time.
[02:19] When you started out, did you think that you are a natural fit for a communication role?[14:22] After working on both sides of the aisle, which side do you prefer - Agency or Client?[12:30] When you joined Flipkart, did it feel more like a tech or consumer company?[18:49] How has the marketing landscape changed in the last few years?[22:44] How would you explain the concept of personal branding in one sentence?
[25:31] What is unique about your approach in helping your clients build a strong personal brand?[31:48] What will be your advice to people who are looking to build out their personal brand?
Listen to the podcast to discover untold stories and unfiltered content from marketers, researchers, technologists, and artists to share, inspire and reflect on their journeys and plan for the future. Follow Karthik Srinivasan on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/karts/
Talk to Saurabh, Chief Operating Officer at Asia's leading insights business, on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/saurabhsardana, on Twitter @saurabh_sardana, and on FB/Instagram @sardana.saurabh. Please send in your feedback at saurabhsardana@gmail.com.

Tomorrow's government will be all about foretelling what is going to happen tomorrow and delivering that today to its constituents. In this episode, Saurabh is joined by Jaideep Prabhu, an author, professor and thought leader. Jaideep is currently the Professor of Marketing, Jawaharlal Nehru Professor of Indian Business and Enterprise, and Director of the Centre for India & Global Business at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. He is the co-author of Jugaad Innovation: Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth, described by The Economist as "the most comprehensive book" on the subject of frugal innovation. Jaideep recognises that although innovation is the major strategy for companies worldwide, the current economic climate is suppressing R&D budgets and traditional highly structured innovation processes. Western companies, he says, should look to the frugal and flexible approach to innovation used by countries like India, Brazil and China as they lead the way in economic growth.

[05:18] What is one big trend you've observed post-pandemic for the education industry?
[18:11] How can businesses keep their customers excited and delighted in the post-pandemic era?
[23:51] How would you explain innovation to a non-business audience?
[34:08] What is Jugaad?
[45:46] What is the one piece of advice you offer to bureaucrats?

Listen to the podcast to discover untold stories and unfiltered content from marketers, researchers, technologists, and artists to share, inspire and reflect on their journeys and plan for the future. Follow Jaideep Prabhu on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/jaideep-prabhu-94b3102/

Talk to Saurabh, Chief Operating Officer at Asia's leading insights business, on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/saurabhsardana, on Twitter @saurabh_sardana, and on FB/Instagram @sardana.saurabh. Please send in your feedback at saurabhsardana@gmail.com.

In a content noisy world, stories will be the currencies that will be valued the most. In this episode, Saurabh is joined by Anjali Sharma, a business communications specialist and a business storyteller. Anjali helps corporate professionals become storytellers to drive business outcomes and their personal success. Anjali is currently the Managing Director of Narrative: The Business of Stories. She works with private and government organizations to determine what their individual and unique business challenges are and by incorporating Story Skills, she crafts individualized solutions to help solve those challenges.

[01:08] How did you get into corporate storytelling?
[05:20] How do you look at the business of corporate storytelling?
[08:29] How does the process of storytelling work?
[16:25] What are your guiding principles for crafting a good story?
[29:58] What kind of narratives you prefer for building business stories?
[34:02] Can the impact of stories be measured?
[36:33] Who or which story do you look up to for inspiration?

Listen to the podcast to discover untold stories and unfiltered content from marketers, researchers, technologists, and artists to share, inspire and reflect on their journeys and plan for the future. Follow Anjali Sharma on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anjali-sharma.

Talk to Saurabh, Chief Operating Officer at Asia's leading insights business, on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/saurabhsardana, on Twitter @saurabh_sardana, and on FB/Instagram @sardana.saurabh. Please send in your feedback at saurabhsardana@gmail.com.

Experience is an education in itself. In this episode, Saurabh is joined by Roshan Abbas, one of India's finest orators and storytellers. Roshan founded and led Encompass (now Geometry Encompass) as Managing Director into becoming India's largest, most awarded experiential marketing agency. He is now the founder of Kommune India, which is a collective of artists, performers, and creators looking to create and nurture performance art ideas. Roshan loves to convert ideas to execution, connect people to possibilities, and help tell stories.

[00:53] How would you describe yourself?
[04:40] How different professional experiences helped you become a better communicator?
[08:40] Can you talk about your book "Speechless”?
[16:19] What is the difference between live show and broadcast communication format?
[21:50] What is the journey that experiential/event marketing space evolved over time?
[36:29] How can you enhance your employee experience to achieve a great customer experience?
[48:34] What is the story behind starting Kommune?

Listen to the podcast to discover untold stories and unfiltered content from marketers, researchers, technologists, and artists to share, inspire and reflect on their journeys and plan for the future. Follow Roshan Abbas on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/roshan-abbas.

Talk to Saurabh, Chief Operating Officer at Asia's leading insights business, on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/saurabhsardana, on Twitter @saurabh_sardana, and on FB/Instagram @sardana.saurabh. Please send in your feedback at saurabhsardana@gmail.com.