Managing teams in the workplace when you are an adult with ADHD
Nov 8, 2023
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Learn how to manage teams in the workplace when you have ADHD, including time blocking, setting boundaries, and improving communication. Discover the benefits of clear communication, seeking clarity, and working with a mentor. Explore strategies for navigating management and leadership responsibilities with ADHD, including seeking help and implementing systems.
To manage the balance between leading and doing your own job as a manager with ADHD, it is important to claim your own time and communicate effectively with your team.
To work effectively with others as a leader or manager with ADHD, improve delegation skills by recognizing team members' strengths, planning ahead, and providing clear instructions to prevent missed deadlines or rushed work.
Deep dives
Blocking out time for productivity and setting boundaries
As a busy professional with ADHD, it is crucial to block out chunks of time every day for focused work and communicate this with your team. By establishing clear boundaries and expectations, you can ensure uninterrupted time to complete your own tasks and projects. Regularly blocking out time and being unavailable during those periods allows you to prioritize your own work, avoid distractions, and prevent burnout.
Improving delegation and planning ahead
Working effectively with others as a leader or manager with ADHD requires improving delegation skills. Recognize the strengths of your team members and lean on their expertise, while also addressing any weaknesses through training or support. Planning ahead and providing clear instructions well in advance for any tasks or projects involving others is crucial. This reduces last-minute stress and allows them adequate time to fulfill your requirements, preventing a domino effect of missed deadlines or rushed work.
Regular communication and seeking clarity
Maintaining regular and brief check-ins with your team or stakeholders is important for staying on track and minimizing stress. These check-ins can be quick emails or updates, lasting no more than 10 minutes, to ensure progress and address any concerns. Streamlining communication channels and response times is also essential. Seek clarity in all your interactions, ensuring that you fully understand the expectations and requirements of others, and don't hesitate to ask for further clarification when needed.
If you have adult ADHD and you are a manager, working in a leadership role, in the C-Suite, or just working with others on projects, Dave talks about some of the core must-haves for managing the balance between leading and doing your own job.
Dave talks about how important it is to claim your own time, communicate effectively, get what you need from others as well as one of Dave's favorite words, clarity!
There's a lot more to managing teams and others in the workplace but Dave talks about the core elements that adults with ADHD need to have in place in the workplace.
**Do you want to work with Dave one-on-one? Go to www.overcomingdistractions.com and book an introductory Zoom chat. Or go directly to Dave’s calendar; https://calendly.com/davidgreenwood1/15min
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