#178: Maya Chandrasekaran on the right time to set up the HR function, implement OKRs, and put a rewards and recognition framework in place at your org

Maya Chandrasekaran is the Co-Founder of Green Artha Innovations - a climate venture fund and innovation firm established to make a low-carbon economy possible. She also co-founded and continues to actively run the 200+ member network, Women in Investing.

Prior to being a founder, she held roles such as Senior Executive, Analyst,  Director of Strategic Partnerships, Chief of Talent, and Strategic Advisor. She was also a part of the founding leadership that scaled Babajobs.com into India’s largest tech-enabled livelihoods platform, securing meaningful work for over 10 million people in just 7 years.

Maya is an expert at scaling companies that change lives, both as an investor and leading operations, talent, and growth. She has been a mentor with TechStars India for multiple cohorts now and works with a number of startups in an advisory capacity.

Episode highlights:

• Her role as an HR at Babajobs
• Tips for CHROs to keep culture and values intact as your company grows
• The right time to implement OKRs
• The right time to hire for the HR function
• The best time to start rewards and recognition for your employees
• How should startups implement CSR and communicate it to the organization

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Kartik Mandaville

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