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How many workplaces are truly aware of the best practices for recognising and supporting the strengths of individuals with ADHD or autism? How can organisations bring out the best in their talent? How can teams genuinely value diverse ways of being? That's this month's community focus. Join Jonathan Cannon and Mireille Watanabe Handover with guest panellists Melissa Chester and Kelly Bristow for a practical discussion that will challenge stereotypes about ADHD and autism. Across the call we'll explore our research findings on the hugely undervalued strengths that emerge when neurodivergent people are properly valued and supported at work. We'll investigate how we can all can create a more psychologically safe environment where everyone feels empowered to express the best of their personal style. Come along and learn how to tackle negative judgements, break the bias, and get some practical top tips to help bring out the best in everyone’s performance at work 👇 You'll also be first to get our updated neurodivergence top tip guide and also our new best practices for neuro-inclusive coaching guide too! Grab your seat for our next community session 📆 #UnboxingNeurodivergentTalent

What are some of the behaviours commonly associated with ADHD and autism often going overlooked in the workplace? And why going even further to value individual talent is key to a creating a high performing culture 👇 #UnboxingNeurodivergentTalent

We want to walk the walk beyond talking the talk on supporting women's leadership after last month's community exploration. So Mireille Watanabe Handover has created a ready-to-use Women In Leadership workshop template and workbook for bringing Lumina Spark into your solutions for all you lovely Lumina Learning Practitioners out there. And in next week's Global Practitioner Call, Mireille will give a breakdown of how Practitioners can use it in leadership and inclusivity solutions. Grab a seat to get the best practices, tips and all the handy information for bringing Lumina Spark to life with your new template. Link to sign up in the comments! #WomenLeadingTheWay

How prevalent is neurodivergence in the workplace, really? 🤔 Business Psychologist Jonathan Cannon on diagnoses and recognising self-identification in the workplace👇 #UnboxingNeurodivergentTalent

Here’s a truth worth remembering: the strengths you admire in others are also in you. It’s often easier to see someone else’s brilliance than your own, especially if you haven’t had the chance to nurture those qualities in yourself yet. That’s where the power of a diverse team comes in: 🤝 Learn from teammates who are similar to you. 🤝 Grow with teammates who are opposite to you. 🤝 Embrace the personal strengths of each person. 🤝 Combine your strengths to achieve more, together. Take time to recognise what makes you and your teammates uniquely brilliant and work alongside them to develop, refine, and elevate those strengths in each other. #WorkBetterTogether

On Friday we celebrate our Global Practitioner Community 💜 Thank you Albie Liddiard Assoc CIPD 🟡🔴🟢🔵 for reminding us of the real change that comes from a precise and practical growth of self-awareness in the workplace - growing into your full potential and truly valuing different ways of being. And for being part of this supportive, growing community of change-makers 🙌

Until recently most research on neurodivergence has been centred around the deficits. Business psychologist Jonathan Cannon on how we're flipping the script to help organisations avoid the stereotypes and instead value individual talent👇 #UnboxingNeurodivergentTalent

CEO Dr Stewart Desson's recent travel reflections have got him opening up on his original motivation to create Lumina Spark. If you've got two minutes, it's a lovely heartfelt read 🥺👇

What happens when you overplay your introversion and how do you find balance?🧐 If you're highly Introverted you'll likely resonate with being all or any of: 🔵 Observing in meetings, taking your time to consider all perspectives before sharing your ideas 🔵 Measured in your approach to work, keeping calm with your emotions in check 🔵 Intimate, preferring to listen first and engage in one-to-ones with teammates When you're effective these qualities make you a thoughtful team player who’s deep reflection supports relationships and decision making. You’re a role model for the powerful aspect of introversion and the qualities that come with it. But sometimes teammates may experience a different side to your usual strengths. When you overplay those Introverted Qualities, you can come across as: ⚠️ Detached and aloof, contemplating ideas too much and not contributing to group discussions ⚠️ Serious and withdrawn, making it seem like you're disinterested when you contain your emotions ⚠️ Passive, losing sight of your own ideas when influenced by what others say Instead of seeing your brilliant side teammates may find it difficult to connect with you and miss your voice in meetings. Knowing that there may be a gap between how you intend to show up and how your teammates perceive you is key to improving communication and becoming a more effective teammate. To act on your full potential. This is a great time to lean into your your self-awareness to understand how you can close this gap: ➡️ what does good like? What behaviours/ words do others see on a good day? ➡️ Where could you be overextending these strengths? What does overplaying those behaviours look like to others? ➡️ What other strengths can balance out your more introverted side to adapt your self when you do overextend your introversion? ➡️ How can your team support you? Seek feedback from a trusted teammate to help you better understand the line between your effective strengths and when you might be overextending them. It's all about knowing that thin line between effective and overextended and learning how to read the needs of your teammates. The same goes for any aspect or quality of behaviour, not just introversion. That self-awareness is a huge skill to have in adjusting your behaviour to show your brilliant side more often✨

CEO Dr Stewart Desson is in Japan speaking on the power of self-awareness for high performing leadership, why tuning up empathy is key to innovation and engagement, and tackling the challenges for women's leadership being undervalued. Keep it coming Stew 🥳