Managing an Employee with ADHD: A Manager's Practical Guide

For managers who want to adapt their style to support employees with ADHD without micromanaging.

Format
Live online or in person
Length
30 minutes to full day
Topic
Inclusion, Belonging & Accessibility

About this session

About 15–20% of your people are neurodivergent. Your policies are probably built for the other 80%.

Built specifically for the "Managing an Employee with ADHD" context, this session stays concrete and respects your team's time. You'll finish with specific adjustments you can propose this quarter.

What your people take away

  • Name how to ask a colleague what works without making it an interrogation
  • Design the four most common reasonable adjustments that take under a week to implement
  • Run identity-first vs person-first language — and when each applies
  • Recognize sensory inclusion audit questions for your office and meetings
  • Apply the specific executive-function supports that help across ADHD, autism and dyslexia

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What each length covers

30 minutes

30 Minutes — Key Points: Seeing the Whole Picture

A focused 30-minute session on the essentials of Seeing the Whole Picture: what's actually different.

  • What's actually different

Covers Seeing the Whole Picture, in brief.

60 minutes

Covers 1 of 3 parts: Seeing the Whole Picture.

90 minutes

Covers 2 of 3 parts: Seeing the Whole Picture and The Practical Toolkit.

3 hours

Covers all 3 parts.

Full day

Covers all 3 parts, in more depth, with more time to practice.

What’s covered

Seeing the Whole Picture

Every length
  • What's actually differentLearn why late-diagnosed adults (especially women) are the fastest-growing group

The Practical Toolkit

90 minutes and longer
  • Reasonable adjustments in practiceBreak work into concrete micro-tasks when executive function is the barrier

Disclosure, Support, Management

3 hours and longer

Leadership in practice

  • Champion job crafting — small task renegotiations that hugely shift fit
  • Understand your legal obligations under the Equality Act (UK) or ADA (US) without fearmongering
  • Understand your legal obligations under the Equality Act (UK) or ADA (US) without fearmongering
  • Run performance conversations that separate behavior from neurotype
Live Q&ATime for your people’s questions, answered by the expert.
60 minutes and longer

How booking works

  1. Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
  2. Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later.
  3. Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
  4. We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.

Questions about Managing an Employee with ADHD: A Manager's Practical Guide

How long is Managing an Employee with ADHD: A Manager's Practical Guide?

Managing an Employee with ADHD: A Manager's Practical Guide runs as 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours or full day. You choose the length when you book. A 30-minute session covers the essentials of Seeing the Whole Picture: what's actually different. A 60-minute session covers Seeing the Whole Picture in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds The Practical Toolkit. A 3-hour session adds Disclosure, Support, Management. A full-day session covers everything, in more depth, with more time to practice.

Can Managing an Employee with ADHD: A Manager's Practical Guide be delivered online or in person?

Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.

How do we book Managing an Employee with ADHD: A Manager's Practical Guide?

Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Managing an Employee with ADHD: A Manager's Practical Guide to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later.

Who leads the session?

A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.

Can it be tailored to our company?

Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.