Episode 2:- The AI-Driven Workforce: How Recognition, Skills, and Engagement are Converging
Streamed on 21st January, 2026
A Few key takeaways
- Listening builds trust: Leaders who listen earn credibility faster than policies do.
- Vulnerability adds strength: Admitting uncertainty makes leadership more human and effective.
- Culture lives in daily moments: Trust is built in conversations, not programs.
- Empathy powers data: Numbers matter, but judgment creates impact.
- Leadership is a learning loop: The best leaders keep evolving with their people.
About the Session
In this episode of Flip the R’s, Partha Neog, Founder and CEO at Vantage Circle, is joined by Sam DeMase, internationally recognized Career Coach and ZipRecruiter’s Career Expert, and Rajamma Krishnamurthy, senior technology leader at Microsoft Digital, to discuss how listening, learning, and vulnerability shape trust in HR leadership. They explore how genuine listening builds credibility, why vulnerability strengthens leadership, and how empathy enhances data-driven decisions. Drawing from their leadership and transformation experience, the session highlights trust as a daily leadership practice and shows how HR leaders can build stronger, more connected cultures.Session Guests
Partha Neog
Founder and CEO, Vantage Circle
Partha Neog, the Founder and CEO is the driving force behind Vantage Circle. With over two decades of experience in Product and Executive Management, Partha has a successful track record of scaling winning businesses.
Partha played a pivotal role in the conceptualization and launch of 99acres.com (India’s number 1 property portal). When he worked for Aricent, Hughes Software Systems, and Bharat Electronics, he gained remarkable expertise in various industrial verticals.
He has gained deep insights into the employee engagement space through his experience with several companies and HR departments.
Sam DeMase
Career Coach, Author, and Speaker
Sam is an internationally recognized Career Coach, author, and speaker with a fast-growing community of 800,000+ on social media. She specializes in teaching women how to navigate and master the antiquated corporate system, cultivate their careers, and command their value.
As ZipRecruiter’s Career Expert, she equips job seekers with practical advice to secure their next opportunity.
Rajamma Krishnamurthy
Senior Director, Leader Enterprise AI at Microsoft
Rajamma Krishnamurthy is a senior technology leader with 22+ years driving enterprise transformation across Fortune 100 organizations. As a product leader in Microsoft Digital, she spearheads the strategy and development of next‑generation Enterprise AI and agentic AI platforms that reimagine how global companies operate autonomously and at scale.
A respected industry voice, she speaks globally on innovation, AI architectures, and responsible AI. Rajamma also advises tech‑focused investment firms and startups, and serves as an adjunct professor at NYU, shaping the future of ethical and agentic AI leadership.
