Rebecca de Reht: Autism, Simplicity, and Navigating Neurodivergence

My guest today is Rebecca de Reht.

Rebecca designs and facilitates coaching and learning solutions that adapt organisational, systemic, team and national cultures. She has more than 20 years experience, has worked in more than 55 countries; and is a mentor, accreditor and trainer of other coaches and facilitators. 

Rebecca began her corporate career in IT, holding a variety of global roles and managing large teams. 

Rebecca is passionate about the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion space and trains Facilitators for a global roll-out whose aim is to touch more 190,000 employees over 210 countries. She loves Customer Experience Journey design and looks forward to integrating customer journeys with environmentally conscious strategy in a post COVID world. 

Rebecca has worked for McKinsey & Company as a coach and facilitator, internally and with clients. She has worked in all major industries and sectors and has deep experience in the IT; financial; telco; hospitality & tourism; oil & gas sectors.

I had the pleasure of working with Rebecca on virtual workshops initially, she in Sydney, Australia, and me in Sri Lanka.  Her energy, her authenticity, her forthrightness, all stood out to me and I felt an immediate connection with her even though we didn’t have a lot of one on one interaction.  A couple months ago, we had the opportunity to work in person together and the connection grew 

Rebecca has so many interesting parts of her life and we truly on begin to touch on the very beginning in this conversation.  During our conversation today we explore Rebecca’s journey to understanding that she’s on the Autism Spectrum, what that means, and how it has helped explain so many nuances about her life and relationships.  

More and more is being discovered about what is termed “neurodivergence” and it is often misunderstood or under identified in women.  Neurodivergence can manifest in a variety of ways, but in general the neurodivergent brain processes information differently than the general population.  Sensory information may be disorganized and difficult to sort through, emotional information might have a deep intensity to it, and focusing could be a challenge.  

Rebecca, thank you for your willingness to share these pieces of your journey and story.  Your willingness to share and describe who you are and what you have learned and continue to learn is both inspiring and also incredibly helpful to others who may experience similarities but have not yet added the context of neurodiversity.

Without further delay, please enjoy my conversation with Rebecca de Reht.



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