Launching an L&D Function with Artheka Sivaharan | Episode 7
Description
You’re the first ever L&D hire in a startup and you have a complete blank slate to work with - but where on earth do you start? Artheka Sivaharan, Learning and Development Lead at MyTutor, was in this exact position just a few months ago. Listen to the episode to hear exactly how Artheka handled the situation as she shares her best tips for growing L&D from the ground up.
Running order:
01:15 How do you know when you should bring in an L&D person?
02:18 Where do you start when you have a blank slate?
03:51 Directing people away from self-prescribing
06:33 Positioning the value of L&D
08:15 Choosing which problems to tackle first
09:58 Using data to build business cases
11:10 Creating a business case proposal
16:22 The benefits of working in sprints
18:48 Getting tangible results
21:30 Supporting your first L&D hire
23:33 Quickfire round
How to connect
Find Artheka on:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/artheka-sivaharan-assoc-cipd-38852714b/
Find Nelson on:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatNelsonDude
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