Katie Roemer on Neurodiversity as a Compliance Asset [Podcast]

By Adam Turteltaub Neurodiversity tends to be spoken of as an issue to be recognized and, quite often, as a barrier to overcome. Katie Roemer, Vice President, Compliance & Privacy Officer at Alta Hospital Systems see it differently: as an asset to your compliance team. In this podcast she points out that many neurodivergent people excel at pattern recognition and system level thinking, as well as root cause analysis, all of which are of great value to compliance teams. They can also help us to communicate better. Meeting their needs can help with general workforce training. Some examples include: Avoiding densely packed slides with light fonts that are hard to read Breaking the learning up into discreet pieces Previewing what is going to be learned and the length of training Letting the audience know what is the most important part of the training Giving key takeaways and highlighting key points To leverage the neurodiverse fully, she recommends creating a psychologically  safe environment that encourages everyone to speak up without fear of consequences. This enables the expression of a diverse range of ideas from the entire team. Listen in to learn more about the how the neurodivergent can be an asset to your compliance efforts.