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Everything about the business of talent that you don’t learn in business school
Three modules
Nine weeks
Nine emails
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Success =
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autonomy +
accountability
11%
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13%
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bad
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CTI

Learn from the country's most disruptive people leaders

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Achuthanandan
Founder of Kula
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Suman
CHRO, Freshworks
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Ashish
CHRO at Meesho
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Priti
Chief Culture and People Office at WeWork India
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Rahul
Co-founder at Obvious
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Rupali
Human Partner at Matrix Partners
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Anuradha
Ex-VP of People Operations at Razorpay
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Swati
VP Human Capital at Peak XV Partners
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Sanam
Founding partner at MetaMorph
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Harish
Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Axis Bank
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Sameera
Director of People Success at inFeedo
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Andrew
People Operations at Doist
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Chetty
Head of Culture at Razorpay
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Abhash
VP of Marketing at Springworks
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Sukhpreet
Head of HR at Itilite
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Udayan
Founder of GrowthX
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Learn from the country's most disruptive people leaders

Smiling woman with black hair, glasses, and a red patterned blouse with folded arms.
Swati
VP Human Capital at Sequoia
Smiling woman with long black hair wearing black blazer and hoop earrings.
Priti
Chief Culture and People Office at WeWork India
Man wearing glasses and a black polo shirt, smiling slightly.
Ashish
CHRO at Meesho
Smiling woman with short dark hair wearing a dark blue collared shirt.
Suman
CHRO, Freshworks
Man wearing glasses and a black collared shirt smiling against a plain background.
Rahul
Co-founder at Obvious
Smiling woman with long dark hair wearing a red blazer over a black top.
Rupali
Human Partner at Matrix Partners
Smiling woman with shoulder-length dark hair wearing a pearl necklace and patterned saree blouse.
Anuradha
Ex-VP of People Operations at Razorpay
Smiling bald man with glasses and a beard wearing a black shirt.
Udayan
Founder of GrowthX
Young man with glasses smiling and holding a small happy dog with a fluffy white and black coat.
Chetty
Head of Culture at Razorpay
Smiling woman with folded hands under her chin wearing sunglasses on her head and a sleeveless top.
Sameera
Director of People Success at inFeedo
Smiling man with short dark hair wearing a checkered shirt against a transparent background.
Andrew
People Operations at Doist
Portrait of a woman with shoulder-length brown hair, smiling and wearing a white shirt and black blazer.
Sanam
Founding partner at MetaMorph
Headshot of a man with short dark hair wearing a dark jacket and white shirt, facing slightly toward the camera.
Harish
Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Axis Bank
Smiling man with short black hair and beard wearing a dark shirt against a black background.
Achuthanandan
Founder of Kula
Smiling man with short dark hair wearing a gray crew-neck shirt against a transparent background.
Abhash
VP of Marketing at Springworks
Man with dark hair and beard wearing a red shirt, looking at the camera with a slight smile.
Sukhpreet
Head of HR at Itilite
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Position People Success as a value function by

Attributing your work to business metrics that matter
Taking inspiration from the countrys best people frameworks, policies, and playbooks
Learn alongside a community of peers

What to expect from this course

Spend 30 minutes every Tuesday for nine weeks
20 minutes reading time, 10 minutes assignment time
Read some of the best insights from top practitioners and leaders in India.
Apply your learnings in an assignment with problem statements inspired from real life events.
Compare notes with peers
Connect with your peers in our exclusive community of learners.
Get certified
Continue for nine weeks to become a certified People Success practitioner.
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Lesson plan

Week 1-3
Week 4-6
Week 7-9
Module 1
Of Human Capital and People Success
Businesses begin and end with talent – the people you hire defines the company you build. Learn how to hire right, deal with disengagement, and retain your best performers.
Featuring: Achuthanand Ravi, Rupali Sharma, Swati Khanna, Anuradha Bharat, Sameera Khan, and Andrew Gobran.
Module 2
A Culture of Care – and Competence
Culture attracts the best talent, and it exists in your actions. Articulate your org culture, deal with its dilution with scale, and learn from the best org cultures in the business.
Featuring: Anuradha Bharat, Rahul Gonsalves, Suman Gopalan, Arun Chetty and Anand.
Module 3
A Policy of People Success
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Culture attracts the best talent, policies retain them. Build policies that aren’t constrictive, craft comprehensive benefits, and learn where DEI fits in everything that you do.
Featuring: Sanam Rawal, Priti Shetty, Udayan Walvekar, Harish Iyer, Ashish Kumar Singh, and Akshay Golechha.
Week 1-3
Module 1
Of Human Capital and People Success
Businesses begin and end with talent – the people you hire defines the company you build. Learn how to hire right, deal with disengagement, and retain your best performers.
Featuring: Achuthanand Ravi, Rupali Sharma, Swati Khanna, Anuradha Bharat, Sameera Khan, and Andrew Gobran.
Week 4-6
Module 2
A Culture of Care – and Competence
Culture attracts the best talent, and it exists in your actions. Articulate your org culture, deal with its dilution with scale, and learn from the best org cultures in the business.
Featuring: Anuradha Bharat, Rahul Gonsalves, Suman Gopalan, Arun Chetty, and Anand Sinha.
Week 7-9
Module 3
A Policy of People Success
Culture attracts the best talent, policies retain them. Build policies that aren’t constrictive, craft comprehensive benefits, and learn where DEI fits in everything that you do.
Featuring: Sanam Rawal, Priti Shetty, Udayan Walvekar, Harish Iyer, Ashish Kumar Singh, and Akshay Golechha.
Bonus: Access to The Plum Research Hub that hosts all our takeaways from conversations with the most progressive people leaders.
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FAQs

Do I get a certificate for completing the course?

Yes. On completion of the course, you get a certificate, along with and badge that you can add to your LinkedIn profile and email signatures.

Do I get in-person access to the instructors?

As this is an email based course, you will not be interacting with the instructors during the course. However, if there is significant demand, we shall host fortnightly open hours with the instructors for you to clear any and all doubts that you may have.

Does this course come with placements?

No. However, this course will equip you with the knowledge and learnings that you can use when you apply to any people success role.

Is this a paid course?

This is a free course, built with the intention of paying our learnings forward.

Is there a screening process?

There is no screening process. All you have to do is sign up and you shall receive your first lesson over email the coming Monday. 

What does the community look like?

With your consent, you get added to a WhatsApp group of fellow learners. This will comprise of the curators and instructors of the course. This offers you the opportunity to interact with your peers as well as clear doubts with the instructors of the course.

Taught by thought leaders, curated by Plum

Ganapathi Ramanathan
Asked stupid questions, got intelligent answers.
Aishwarya Venkatesan
Interviews, insights, and interpretations.
Shreyas Achar
Vibes.
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Ganapathi Ramanathan
Asked stupid questions, got intelligent answers.
Aishwarya Venkatesan
Interviews, insights, and interpretations.
Shreyas Achar
Interviews, insights, and interpretations.