In this podcast I invited my batchmate, Kaneru Vimantha
Godagama from the Science Faculty of University of Colombo to talk about how a “Great
Place to work” decides on screening the best companies in Sri Lanka. In this
talk I wanted to highlight the science behind evaluating companies. Kaneru is the
Head of Consulting Business Unit at Great Place to Work - Sri Lanka. When he was
an undergraduate, he served as the Local Committee President - AIESEC in
University of Colombo from 2015/16. He has an MBA from Cardiff Metropolitan
University and is reading for his CMI UK Level 7 (Extended diploma is professional
consulting). Kaneru is passionate about new experiences, love s traveling and
roller-coaster rides (both literally and figuratively) and enjoys facilitating
workshops and conducting trainings.
To get intouch with Kaneru you can connect with him on
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaneru-vimantha-godagama
00:00 About Kaneru
02:59 Kaneru as a project manager
03:53 Importance of clubs and societies: AIESEC Club
07:01 Kaneru’s awakening – introvert to extrovert
08:16 Try different clubs
12:44 AIESEC is like a kitchen – not like a restaurant
16:28 Origins of “Great place to work”
23:25 What makes a great place to work? What are the
factors?
26:19 Employees and management is like the neck of the
company
34:11 How important is statistics to your company?
45:27 Statistics is not enough – expert knowledge is needed
52:57 Mistakes Sri Lankan companies make
59:03 Importance of wellbeing
1:00:52 Advice to undergrads who enter the job market
1:10:24 Extracurricular activities and Emotional
intelligence
