The Shape of Work

#433: James Metcalf on balancing the organisations priorities and knowledge sharing

May 26, 2023 Springworks Season 1 Episode 433
The Shape of Work
#433: James Metcalf on balancing the organisations priorities and knowledge sharing
Show Notes

“We host conferences and monthly gatherings of individuals centred around these same ideas of knowledge sharing and staying on top of what the current trends are, and what's hype, and what's actually going to drive the real business value for our customers.”

Today’s episode of The Shape of Work podcast features James Metcalf, Campus Evangelist and Administrator at Grace Christian Church, an IT Services and IT Consulting firm. In this episode, James Metcalf talks about balancing priorities and the importance of knowledge sharing and learning.

James completed his BBA from Colorado State University in the year 2009 and also worked as the Admissions Ambassador for the same University. He went on to work as a Student Staff Assistant at Outdoor Adventure Program and as a Campus Evangelist at Grace Christian Church prior to his time at Semantic Arts. He has an overall work experience of sixteen years.

Episode Highlights

  • How to Balance day-to-day activities and long-term strategic initiatives?
  • The importance of knowledge sharing and learning
  • How can the company set itself apart from its competitors?
  • Advice and inspiration for the listeners

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Produced by:
Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host:
Aparajeeta Boro

About Springworks:


Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:

SpringVerify— B2B verification platform

EngageWith— employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture

Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-building

SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and

SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.

Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.