Managing Neurodivergent: Strategies for Team Productivity

Managing a team can be challenging—especially when your staff includes neurodivergent individuals, such as those with ADHD or autism. These team members may struggle with time management, focus, or organization but also bring valuable strengths like creativity, problem-solving, and resilience.

In this interactive workshop, led by executive and ADHD coach Kristina Proctor, you'll learn practical strategies to support your team’s productivity without sacrificing your leadership goals.
This is not about diagnosing—it’s about understanding how neurodivergent brains work and tailoring your management approach to empower your entire team.

✅ Tools to reduce misunderstandings and improve communication with staff
✅ Low-cost, effective strategies to support executive function challenges
✅ Techniques to create balance between structure and flexibility
✅ Tips for reducing mental load with better meeting and task structures
✅ A practical plan to foster productivity and well-being for your team

Here's what past attendees have said:
"Kristina helped us...think about what we need as managers, and how we can use low-cost and mostly no-cost tools to support employees in areas of need."
"After attending, I feel like anyone in a management role should take this."

Join us for this Haywood County training opportunity and learn how to lead your team to greater success!

"Kristina makes managing a team with neurodiversity accessible to anyone, while respecting who people are on both ends of the hierarchy. Her program was insightful, customized and refreshing."
"I had the chance to attend Kristina's workshop on managing Neurodivergent staff. Full disclosure, I worked with Kristina in the past and have seen her lead training, so I already had high expectations.

After attending, I feel like anyone in a management role should take this for three reasons:

1. not everyone feels safe enough sharing about their diagnostic,

2. many people are still masking and undiagnosed,

3. it will help your Neurotypical staff too.

Kristina helped us better understand some diagnostics, both weaknesses and strengths, and helped us think about what we need as managers, and how we can use low-cost and mostly no-cost tools to support employees in areas of need.

Cecile, a participant in the Managing Neurodivergent Staff Workshop

Info: Introductions, bathroom location, agenda for the day

Info: Discovery the brain differences between neurodivergent and neurotypical brains and the myths of neurodivergent people.

Info: Review the various flavors of neurodivergent brains including: ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dysgraphia, synesthesia, and more. From there we will discuss how many neurodivergent people have multiple diagnoses.

Info: Discuss the top challenges of managing a neurodivergent staff member. - Create a support plan with an outline, low to zero-cost accommodations for support ing your staff for success. This will give you a roadmap and management tips for working with your staff.

Info: When supporting staff, there can be friction of management styles v. the needs of staff. Let's talk about how you can honor your style through support while also acknowledging your staff's needs. We will discuss accommodations from a manager's POV when "one and done" accommodations are not the end of support. Learn where you are already providing accommodations and explore additional ways to support.

Info: Take this time to create your plan of action for supporting staff and yourself as a leader. Use this time to also connect with Kristina with questions regarding your next steps.

Host or Publisher Kristina Proctor