ADHD Awareness in Leadership & Management
ADHD Awareness in Leadership & Management is an interactive workshop-style PowerPoint that explores what ADHD is, its strengths and challenges in leadership roles, and how managers can create inclusive, legally compliant workplaces that support neurodiverse staff through practical strategies, scenarios, and reflective tasks.
Explains what ADHD is as a neurodevelopmental difference, including common traits, strengths and challenges in professional settings.
Uses NHS and UK data to show ADHD prevalence and waiting lists, encouraging learners to interpret real-world statistics.
Links ADHD to the Equality Act 2010 and protected characteristics, prompting discussion of reasonable adjustments and employer responsibilities.
Highlights strengths such as creativity, hyperfocus, spontaneity and empathy, drawing on recent research to promote a strengths-based view of ADHD in leadership.
Explores barriers in executive functioning (time management, emotional regulation, task completion) and their impact on leadership and team dynamics.
Provides workplace scenarios for students to role-play how managers can adapt communication, introduce changes and support neurodiverse staff.
Includes concrete managerial strategies (structure, flexibility, use of digital tools, psychological safety, coaching and adjustments) that students can link to their T-Level Management and Administration content.
Builds applied skills through tasks such as creating SMART goals, designing an A3 awareness poster, and drafting a professional LinkedIn post for ADHD Awareness Month.
