ADHD Managers Need to Use These 5 Strategies to Be Better Leaders

Description: If you are not leading the way you want, it may be you have not yet addressed key ADHD challenges. Ready to see how you can turn that around? Key Takeaways: * Your ADHD can get in the way of leading the way you want. * You can change that by identifying the challenges. * Decide what is essential. * Do enough upfront thinking. * Be consistent in expectations. * Help people you manage solve their own problems. * Delegate work. Resources: Articles: * ADHD Adults Guide to the Weekly Review * How to Stop Fixing Your ADHD and Start Using Your Strengths Books: * Getting Things Done by David Allen * Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown * The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More, and Change The Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier Transcript:  (00:01): You probably have strengths related to your ADHD symptoms that help you in your leadership role of managing people, like being an out-of-the-box thinker and perhaps great in a crisis. It’s important that you make sure you’re leaning into these in other strengths, not losing them. As well as managing your challenges, including those related to your ADHD. You’ve tuned into Scattered, Focused, Done-  Reimagining Productivity with ADHD, a podcast for ADHD adults, like you who want to learn how to adopt the best strategies, tools, and skills to get your essential work done in a way that works with the way your brain is wired. I’m Marla Cummins and I’m glad you’re joining me today on this journey to reimagining productivity with ADHD. So you can get what is important to you done without trying to do it like everyone else. (01:04): One of the keys to being an effective leader and managing people well is, as I said in the beginning, leaning into your strengths, no doubt. And you can check out How to Stop Fixing Your ADHD and Start Using Your Strengths, if you’re interested in learning more about how to do this. I’ve included a link to the post with the podcast on my website. At the same time, if you’re not the kind of leader you want to be, it may be some of your ADHD related challenges are getting in your way. The good news is just as you can build on your strengths once you identify them, you can also address your challenges,