How can you make employee mental health a priority in fast-paced startups? That's the topic we tackled in the very first edition of L&D Disrupt Live! James Routledge, Lauren Cunningham and Will Beaton joined us to answer questions like:

• Why should startups make mental health a priority?


• Can you spot when efforts are just performative?


• Which metrics should we be looking at?


• What action can you take this week to really make a difference?

Running Order

04:50 Why should startups make mental health a priority?

07:25 Why it’s taken so long for mental health to get on the agenda

08:41 Can you spot when efforts are just performative?

13:19 Bringing a wellbeing team into the business

15:00 How to position a business case for wellbeing initiatives

19:43 Rolling out new measures in a hybrid setting

21:49 Empowering leaders to drive mental wellbeing across teams

23:45 Keeping volunteers engaged and inspired

26:23 The importance of making people feel heard

28:15 Which metrics should we be looking at?

31:27 What to do when you feel like a cultural misfit

37:38 Creating a strategy in a startup vs larger corporate company

40:45 How can you prevent burnout in startups?

46:18 Taking control of your own wellbeing

47:43 Is there a clash between growing revenue and a people-first culture?

53:13 What’s one thing you can do this week to move the needle?

How to connect:

Find James on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdroutledge1/

Find Lauren on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenleacunningham/

Find Will on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-beaton-24228b106/

Find Nelson on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/ 

Find HowNow on: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hownowhq/