Launching an L&D Function with Artheka Sivaharan | Episode 7

L&D Disrupt

Jan 11, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 7

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Episode 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