ADHD and its links to entrepreneurship When I started researching ADHD and neurodiversity, I had already discovered content and research online which indicated a high level of neurodiversity amongst entrepreneurs. I also thought about it structurally: because of the rigidity of workplaces, it would make sense that neurodivergent people may get pushed out of the workplace and become entrepreneurs in order to have ownership over their environment. These ideas are supported by research. A UC...

I want to ask coaches something that I think is worth sitting with. If an estimated 15 to 20% of the population is neurodivergent, and the coaching models most of us trained in were built before neurodiversity was even part of the professional conversation, what does that mean for the clients currently sitting in front of us? I am not saying the models are wrong. GROW is a genuinely elegant framework and I use elements of it myself. But it carries assumptions. And when those assumptions do...

This informal CPD article, ‘Is It a Performance Issue or a Neurodivergent Trait? A Guide for Managers‘, was provided by Kim To, founder of Own Your Flair, a coaching and training company supporting neurodivergent individuals and the organisations that work with them. Let me paint you a picture that comes up more than I would like. A manager has a team member who is technically brilliant. They deliver. They are reliable. But they communicate by email rather than picking up the phone, they need...