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

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 Find HowNow on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hownowhq/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hownowteam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hownowhq/ Our Website: https://gethownow.com/