Respecting workplace differences is just the beginning.
The term ‘neurodiversity’ is a critical subject I teach a lot about when coaching leaders on how to motivate their teams.
Every single brain on this planet is different.
That’s because, while our genes determine how our brain is largely organized and where our neurons should be placed, environments, experiences, and a long list of interactions throughout life shapes us differently.
What motivates one person has little effect on another.
Take onboarding, for example.
Just because your organization has a manual with all of the relevant details documented doesn’t mean it is an effective use of time for a new employee who learns better by listening - or watching instead of reading.
Rewarding successful team members should also account for neurodiversity. Someone may prefer money.
Another might want to take a course out of town.
Another desires public recognition.
We’re all different, and we need to be designing our workplaces better, planning for and allowing these differences instead of having the excuse - ‘oh, that’s an HR issue and we have a policy for that’.
There is strength in differences.
Let’s make the most of them and watch how more engaged and effective our teams become.
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