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Writer's pictureHayley Brackley

Neurodiversity Coaching: Helping People Thrive at Work

Neurodiversity coaching focuses strongly on helping managers and teams to understand each other on a deeper level. It goes beyond supporting individuals and has a deeper impact on an organisational scale too.


Neuroinclusion as a coaching outcome


Neurodiversity at work is something HR, EDI and L&D teams and leaders are paying particularly close attention to and for good reason. Neuroinclusion (creating environments where neurodivergent people and neurotypical people can thrive and feel included) is a great area for your leadership and team coaching plans.


When you create an inclusive environment, the results are huge. From qualitative measures such as reducing employee turnover and sick leave through to quantitative results in your productivity figures.


What’s more, diverse teams hold real value for organisations. In fact research concludes that teams with neurodivergent professionals are often up to 30% more productive than teams without.


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Coaching your way to creativity as a team leader


The fact is, your team will only share their great ideas if they have the right psychologically safe environment to do so.


When you use effective management techniques to transform your team’s creativity, you unlock the right doors. Management coaching is a great way to learn these effective techniques such as Hayley’s coaching services.


Having a neurodiverse team brings out a range of different perspectives and approaches which you can use to level up your business.


You are more likely to find yourself experiencing ‘outside the box’ thinking in your team a nd innovative ways to problem solve too. For example by using more unconventional angles to tackle challenging situations.


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Outcomes of effective neurodiversity coaching


There are several outcomes caused by effective neurodiversity coaching in businesses.


Here’s some of the main ways you’d expect this to impact your team in positive ways.


Increased productivity – Helping neurodivergent teammates to thrive. These techniques may well prove effective for your neurotypical teammates too.


Enhanced collaboration – Neuroinclusivity improves collaborative ways of working


Recovery from burnout – When people work in a company that doesn’t practice inclusion this increases burnout as colleagues use up a lot of energy through masking.


Improved team cohesion and communication – When teammates understand each other on a deeper level this improves cohesion and communication. Ask about Teamscape which can help individual teammates understand themselves and others more deeply. Hayley is a partner with Facet 5 including TeamScape facilitation.


Reduced overwhelm – Improved wellbeing at work and more space for productivity


Enhance workplace culture – Building inclusive cultures and a sense of belonging


Reduced employee turnover – Stop losing great people and increase employee retention


Reduced sick leave - This is another impact effective coaching can have


Overall neurodiversity coaching improves your Employee Value Proposition (EVP) and often your companies reputation by word of mouth too.



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Why inclusive culture effects the whole employee lifecycle


Neuroinclusive organisations create environments where individuals feel empowered, valued and respected. Allowing them to contribute through their unique talents and insights.


To get this right you need to begin at the hiring process, onboarding and getting your exit interviews right too. Working with a neurodiversity coach allows you to explore new ways to attract top talent and foster a sense of true belonging which drives employee engagement and productivity.


A new style of business success


The problem with the traditional ways of measuring business success is they often focus on rigid metrics. These fail to show the underlying effects on culture or even brand credibility. Many organisations are not tapping into the full extent of their people’s talent.


Organisations which embrace neurodiversity and measure success in a broader sense, without losing site of the data, release these constraints. This often leads to greater business success, problem solving abilities and innovation.


Self-Coaching for neurodivergent individuals

Like her clients Hayley engages in coaching herself which she finds greatly useful as a neurodivergent person.


“I find the space for processing, reflecting, and reviewing hugely powerful. Many of the strategies that work for my peers, like motivation, organisation, and communication techniques, haven’t worked for me, so I’ve found that figuring out ND-friendly ways forward is key.” Hayley Brackley – Great Minds Don’t


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Booking the right Neurodiversity coaching session


It can be difficult to know where to start. At Great Minds Don’t, Hayley offers a wide range of blended learning options tailored to the culture you are looking to build.


Hayley’s coaching sessions are flexible and fluid. These usually take place virtually and are typically booked in blocks of 4-8 sessions.


They focus on meaningful, practical ways of working and can include sessions with both the neurodivergent employee and their manager.


Speak with Hayley to get a unique perspective on the best next steps


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