Neuroinclusive Leadership Course
Reframing and Harnessing Neurodiversity in Teams
Develop the capability of your managers to effectively lead cognitively diverse groups, through this interactive, engaging, and practical 3-hour workshop. Designed for Team Leaders, Line Managers, and Project Managers, who play a key role in shaping inclusive team cultures, communication norms, and ways of working.
This course improves awareness of neurodiversity and provides best practice advice for neuroinclusive leadership and management. Attendees practice strategies to provide individual support and shape their own team environment so that everyone can contribute to their full potential.
Online or in-person, run publicly or at your organisation.
Workshop content
Reframing neurodiversity
The workshop begins by exploring what neurodiversity means, why neurodivergent conditions are being discussed more often, and the estimated prevalence of neurodivergence in the workforce. Participants consider the ethical, commercial, and future-workforce case for neuroinclusion, including how cognitive diversity can strengthen problem-solving, innovation, decision-making, and team performance.
Using workplace personas, lived-experience examples, discussion, and practical activities, leaders explore the different strengths neurodivergent employees may bring, the barriers they can encounter, and the support that may help them contribute to their full potential. The course covers experiences associated with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and other forms of neurodivergence, while reinforcing that every individual is different and that leaders do not need to become experts in diagnostic conditions.
Supporting individual performance
Participants learn how to focus on the workplace barrier rather than requiring a diagnosis or disclosure to support individuals. The workshop introduces practical principles for discussing and implementing reasonable workplace adjustments, including how to preserve essential performance outcomes while flexing the pathway used to achieve them.
Leaders discuss appropriate responses when an employee shares their neurodivergence, practice preparing
inclusive performance feedback, and work through realistic leadership scenarios where challenges are observed but no diagnosis has been disclosed.
Creating inclusive team ways of working
The workshop then translates this understanding into six areas of neuroinclusive leadership practice:
- Embracing and normalising different ways of thinking, communicating, and working.
- Creating psychological safety so employees can contribute, ask for support, and respectfully challenge ideas.
- Communicating expectations clearly, including what is required, why it matters, when it is needed, and what “done” looks like.
- Designing more inclusive workflows, meetings, and team practices that reduce unnecessary cognitive and sensory load.
- Identifying individual strengths, adapting leadership approaches, providing appropriate scaffolding, and offering constructive feedback.
- Reducing bias in recruitment, onboarding, development, and promotion by focusing on skills and “culture add” rather than conventional ideas of “culture fit.”
Participants leave with practical tools and specific practices they can apply immediately within their own teams.
The course includes:
- Pre-Learning: A pre-work email with a 5-minute reflective task and some optional pre-reading.
- Engaging 3-hour Workshop: Interactive and engaging content delivered by an experienced facilitator.
- Rich Takeaway Guide for Leaders: A comprehensive guide booklet with neuroinclusive practices for colleagues and managers.
+ For organisations
- Internal Advertising: Pre-drafted compelling communications to invite staff to the session, outlining what's in it for them.
- Minor Tailoring: The ability to flex components of the course to fit in with your leadership language and practices.
Here's what our clients have said:
Beca course attendee
"A really engaging, important and informative session. Lots of practical tips in this I can use straight away. Combined with your personal stories, vulnerability and insights this has been a fab session."
Yuliya Schamrel, People & Culture Lead - Morphum Environmental
"Reframing and Harnessing Neurodiversity in Teams’ is a valuable workshop to attend for managers. It’s beneficial for everyone who is passionate about creating spaces where our differences are acknowledged as strengths and harnessed for innovation - and enhanced personal, team, and organisational performance."
Jenni Cronin, Organisational Development Lead - Open Polytechnic
"The content and delivery were excellent, and we really appreciate the expertise and care you brought to these sessions."
Facilitator
Jenny Turner, MBA, B.Sc. Hons
Jenny is an experienced business leader, leadership coach, neurodiversity coach and consultant. She is an engaging and energetic presenter, and a responsive facilitator of modern adult learning. Jenny brings a blend of coaching techniques and insightful advice for participants. She weaves in her own experiences as an ADHD professional throughout her successful career.
For individuals
Next session: TBC
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Why neurodiversity matters for leaders
One in five people are neurodivergent - they think, feel, sense, and process information differently than neurotypical brains. Although they may not be talking openly about their differences in your workplace - at least not yet - neurodivergent people are likely already part of your teams.
They have exceptional strengths and offer cognitive diversity to teams - which is increasingly important to solve today's more complex problems.
Traditional leadership approaches and ways of working often create invisible barriers for neurodivergent people, impacting their performance and wellbeing. At the team level, this results in many of the common challenges that leaders are faced with, and missed opportunities for greater innovation, productivity, team effectiveness.
Do any of these challenges sound familiar?
- Lack of Innovation or Low Productivity: Frustration that the team have been doing things in the same way for so long, and it feels so unproductive.
- Group think: Everyone agreeing with each other, and no real creativity in solving problems.
- Inconsistent Performance Issues: Talented employees sometimes struggling to meet deadlines or expectations.
- Communication Breakdowns: Misunderstandings arising from different processing or communication styles.
- Team Member Differences: Tension between team members who clearly have different ways of working or thinking about things.
- Burnout and Overwhelm: Employees showing stress or mental health issues, but the solution is unclear.
- Retention Challenges: Difficulty retaining skilled talent who potentially feel unsupported or misunderstood.
- Uncertainty After Disclosure: Feeling unsure how to talk about neurodiversity, or provide support effectively after someone shares their neurodivergent condition.
These are the signs that greater awareness and more neuroinclusive leadership practices may be needed at the team level.
The opportunity from more neuroinclusive leadership
This workshop helps you shift your leadership approach to harness the potential of neurodiverse teams, enabling you to:
Boost Innovation and Productivity
Leverage cognitive diversity and tap into unique strengths
Improve Team Cohesion
Create more effective team dynamics and communications
Lift Employee Wellbeing
Foster psychological safety and create more inclusive practices that reduce burnout and enhance morale
Increase Retention and Engagement
Create team evnironments where employees feel seen, understood, and valued - and so they stay.
Develop your leadership skills overall
Become a better leader for everyone with more tailored approaches
Improve your confidence
Build the understanding and strategies to confidently lead all types of minds