Plum

?? We're one of {{linkedin_mention(urn:li:organization:1337|LinkedIn)}}'s Top Indian Startups. It's been a relatively eventful couple of months, with Plum featuring on the Forbes Asia 100 To Watch list, winning at the Global Fintech Fest (for the 2nd year in a row), and becoming a LinkedIn Top Startup. Our CEO, {{linkedin_mention(urn:li:person:sr4Qk5R92B|Abhishek Poddar)}} reflects: https://lnkd.in/gxSwvUzE #LinkedInTopStartups

If the BCCI can make exceptions, you can too. Give your employees the option to add live-in partners as dependents for health insurance. Some companies who are already doing this: ?? Groww ??? Meesho ?? Fi ?? Chargebee ?? Leap ?? Yubi ?? TATA CLIQ

When you think Swiggy, you think food. We issued 347 Health passports at Swiggy. Here's what was on the menu: ?? Gajar ka Halwa (Eye checkup)? ?? Yogurt bowl (Dental checkup)? ?? Spinach and Chickpea Curry (Blood check)? ?? Grilled fish (Vitals check)? ?? Quinoa Buddha Bowl (Nutrition consultation) All the above dishes are good for your health. Healthy can be delicious too. Thanks to all our perks partners - Nua, ItsHemp, Fast&Up, Blendmeister, Thasya and Plangi. Coincidentally, Swiggy also got listed on the same day. Congratulations ?? We'll send you a celebratory Plum cake. We'll Swiggy it ??

Here's what happens in the world every 2 minutes: ?? 347,222 people call their mothers (approx.) ? Light travels 22 million miles ?? A snail moves 2.8 inches ?? 850,000 tweets get sent? ?? About 120 couples get married worldwide? ?? Roughly 360 babies are born? ?? The International Space Station travels 1,000 miles ?? Maggie obviously? ?? Approx. 200 dosas hit the tawa at restaurants ..and one claim gets processed every 2 minutes at Plum ??

"We need someone who can make decisions fast!"? When teams are struggling, the first instinct is to hire a “strong decision-maker”. Problem solved, right? Wrong. That just solves the symptoms, not the actual disease. If a team needs to make a ton of decisions on a daily basis, you don’t have a decision-making problem. You have a clarity problem. Good orgs move fast because they have clear principles, and clarity makes most decisions obvious.? Want to fix your clarity problem? ?? Define clear principles that eliminate common decisions ?? Question your processes constantly and make sure it doesn’t involve wasting time on unnecessary decisions ?? Reward people who prevent wasting time on unnecessary decisions and not just people who make them Yes, you occasionally need leaders who can make tough calls. But if you are making tough calls all day, you have more root problems than you think. People define culture and culture defines practice. So if you want to solve this, you need to be mindful about the people you’re hiring and the behaviours you reward. So how do you find the right people? Instead of looking for 'decision makers', look for people who:? ?? Have a track record of saying no to ideas that don't raise the bar (no growth mindset if you want me to really say that) + have the capability to guide people to turn it around? ?? Are curious about how things could be different, and question ‘best practices’ and the status quo The interview process needs to change too. Instead of asking candidates about their "decision-making process," maybe ask them:? 1?? “What is one common practice in your industry that you think needs to be challenged? 2?? "Tell me about a time you eliminated a decision rather than made one" 3?? "What's the worst meeting you've ever been in and why did it exist?" Are you looking for people who can and make unnecessary decisions all day, or people who can eliminate it all together so you can grow faster?

Is your manager making you miserable right now?? Not in the dramatic, headline-grabbing way, but in those small moments that pile up: the interrupted lunch breaks, the "quick questions" that spiral into hour-long meetings, the subtle implications that you're not doing enough. It's death by a thousand paper cuts, and each one feels personal. Here's the truth that might not make you feel better, but might help you understand: Two-thirds of managers never get real training. They were probably good at their job, got promoted, and then were left to figure out how to manage humans using nothing but gut instinct and half-remembered advice from their bad managers. They probably got said: Good luck ?? This doesn't excuse the midnight emails or the micromanagement or the way they sometimes make you feel small. Your frustration is real and valid. But knowing they're probably just as lost as you feel might help you navigate the chaos until something changes – whether that's them improving or you finding the exit sign. Ashish Manchanda has written a wonderful piece for our Humanise, please read here:?https://lnkd.in/gDq3V-C2

Like this post if you've considered quitting your job because of a manager — we're trying to see something.

We now process one claim every two minutes. We're pretty proud of it, but what truly matters to us is the quality of care we provide. Because speed should never come at the cost of quality. ?? Shoutout to Meet Gill, Achinta Nandi and Sitara Sridhar and our entire claims teams for making us proud ??

474 Meesho-ites took a break from their screens to check in on their health last week. Here's a song for each check-up we did: ?? Eye of the Tiger by Survivor (Eye check-ups) ?? When You're Smiling by Louis Armstrong (Dental consultations) ?? Bad Blood by Taylor Swift (Blood work)? ?? Stayin' Alive by BeeGees (Vitals monitoring) ?? Food, Glorious Food from Oliver the musical (Nutritionist consultations) ?? Hakuna Matata from The Lion King (Relaxing neck and shoulder massages) Special shoutout to our perks partners - Ace Blend, Nua, Blend Meister and Akunka Foods for making this more fun.

In a world where every startup claims to be changing the world, Yubi decided to change the way you care. ?? Top of the class benefits ? Benefits package that is inclusive of everyone regardless of any biases ?? A proud 2% club card holder Have you considered doing it the Yubi way? Abhishek Mehrotra tells you why you should: https://lnkd.in/gvJVgjMp ft. Sayanee Chatterjee's excellent experience with Plum, in her own words.