Corporate Services for Neurodiversity
Financial Services, Tech Start Up, Neurodivergent Leadership Coach
From an early career in the financial services industry, to a rather ADHD turn into entrepreneurship by launching a tech start up and a neurodivergent leadership coaching business at the same time, I haven’t walked a typical career path.
But an unusual career path means I have a breadth of experience that not many others do and this experience is highly valuable.
I have three corporate services that I provide to corporations wanting to get the best out of their neurodivergent employees (and whether you know it or not, you have a lot of them - especially in leadership!) and these broadly fit three categories:
Speaking Engagements, see below for topics
Workshops on topics related to neurodiversity
Individual and group coaching for neurodivergent employees
Leigh is open to discussing bespoke requirements in addition to the below offering. Get in touch to discuss.
Quick check: Are you using the term neurodiverse properly?
Many companies use the term “neurodiverse” because it goes nicely with diversity which of course is something that we value in our corporations. However, if you are using “neurodiverse” to refer specifically to individuals with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, Tourette’s Syndrome and other forms of neurodivergence, then you’re actually using the term incorrectly.
Neurodiversity is a collective property of our brains. We are all neurodiverse because our brains all work in unique ways. Our different brains all make up neurodiversity. The term you are looking for instead is “neurodivergent”, those of us who think differently to the majority of the population.
Getting the terminology right will make a big different to your neurodivergent employees in feeling recognised and listened to and that you’re a company that cares.
Neurodiversity Speaking Engagements
I am happy to speak for up to an hour at corporate events about any of the following topics:
Topics include:
Introduction to Neurodiversity: What is neurodivergence, an explanation of different neurotypes and how neurodiversity can benefit our companies.
My AuDHD Story: My story as an adult diagnosed AuDHDer, how this affected my corporate career and the journey of self-discovery that led to my transition into entrepreneurship.
Difficult Conversations and Neurodivergence: How neurodivergent employees can manage difficult conversations, either as a first time leader or new manager or a senior leader honing their skills.
Impostor Syndrome in the Workplace: Neurodivergents are reprimanded more than their neurotypical peers growing up for reasons related to their neurodivergence. As a result, many neurodivergents struggle from impostor syndrome and a lack of self-confidence. We contextualise this experience with neurodivergence to validate the struggle before working through strategies to tackle it.
Other topics can be discussed on request. Get in touch to arrange.
Neurodiversity Workshops
Leigh runs two hour workshops on neurodiversity, difficult conversations and impostor syndrome, explaining the important concepts and terminology surrounding all the different neurotypes, highlighting accommodations that enable better servicing of neurodivergent employees and also emphasizing the strengths neurodivergent individuals bring to the workplace.
These workshops involve approximately one hour of speaking and one hour of group activities.
For more information, get in touch.
Did you know:
“Negative attitudes and lack of supportive relationships in the work environment was the greatest obstacle to employment for adults with ASD”
Leadership Coaching
Did you know that people with ADHD make significantly better decisions when working with a meaningful person to help make those decisions?
Leadership coaching is a valuable tool for all neurotypes to help with their unique, individual leadership challenges. I work with a range of seniorities from individual contributors looking to develop their first leadership role to experienced senior managers and the C-Suite. Find out more about what leadership coaching entails.
For corporate packages, get in touch to discuss requirements.
Group Coaching
Leigh coaches small groups of employees through a structured group coaching program to enhance their leadership development. Programs can be tailored to company requirements and coaching can be provided to both neurotypical and neurodivergent employees.
For more information, get in touch.
