Join Samphire members and guests for a Leadership, Neurodiversity and Decision-Making workshop session brought to you by Lucy Smith, founder of Inclusive Change and specialist in leadership, neurodiversity and organisational change.
Taking place at The Courtyard Exeter Sandy Park this morning event will include breakfast and networking alongside the main event: an honest, straight-talking session on what it actually means to lead people with ADHD and autism in today`s workplace – and what happens when leaders aren`t ready for the conversation that`s coming.
The itinerary for the morning is as follows:
- 8.30am Arrival and breakfast
- 9–11am Leadership, Neurodiversity and Decision-Making Under Pressure including an interactive workshop
- 11–11.30am Networking
We`re at a moment where neurodivergent diagnoses, in particular ADHD and autism, are becoming part of very public conversations about behaviour, accountability and performance in boardrooms, tribunals and in the media. Leaders are being asked to respond to situations they haven’t been prepared for, make decisions they don`t have a framework for and do it quickly, under pressure, and on the record.
The session will run in two parts:
First, a grounded and balanced conversation about what ADHD and autism actually look like in a leadership context. Not the clinical version, not the social media version, but the real one. What it means for performance, for decision-making, for team dynamics, and for the moments when it becomes a formal issue for employers and employees.
Then, a live decision simulation built on the National Decision Model from UK policing. You will work through a real workplace neurodiversity scenario – making decisions as the situation unfolds, seeing the consequences, and debriefing on what those decisions reveal about how you lead when the pressure is on.
You`ll leave with a clearer picture of how neurodiversity is becoming part of our leadership challenge and a framework you can use to make workforce decisions and support your teams and colleagues.
About Lucy:
Lucy Smith has spent many years working in law enforcement, neurodiversity and leadership, and she’s even done a stint as a stand-up comedian. In this session, she’ll be focused on the conversation most organisations are quietly avoiding and giving you the practical framework you need for navigating it successfully.
