Leading Neuro-Inclusive Teams Programme – CMI Level 7

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Leading Neuro-Inclusive Teams Programme – CMI Level 7

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Promotes neuro-inclusive leadership by leveraging the strengths of neurodivergent individuals for team success.

DELIVERY:

3 Days

LOCATION:

Virtual / In House

QUALIFICATION:

Level 7 Award in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice - Included in course fee

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The course gives you a fantastic opportunity to learn more, to embed your learning, and to create a network of people who have a passion around neurodiversity and have experiences that you can share and that you can learn from.

Clare Mullane, Director - Clare Mullane Coaching

The Neurodiversity Leadership Programme is designed to help professionals become neuro-inclusive leaders, empowering neurodivergent team members to fully recognise and harness their creativity, skills, and knowledge. With an estimated 1 in 5 people in the workforce being neurodivergent, understanding how to support and lead these individuals effectively is critical to unlocking innovation and improving overall team performance.

Without appropriate training, leading neurodivergent employees can present challenges, as they may approach problem-solving and information processing in ways that differ from the neuro-majority. This programme provides the insight, understanding, and tools needed to create an environment where diverse cognitive strengths are recognised, valued, and nurtured – leading to improved outcomes for individuals and the organisation.

Through a combination of insightful models, practical strategies, and real-world application, you will gain the confidence to lead with empathy and intention. This transformational course equips you with the knowledge to embrace neurodiversity, strengthen your leadership impact, and develop a more inclusive, high-performing workplace.

On completion of this programme, delegates will:

Be able to define ‘neurodiversity’, recognise different expressions of neurodivergence, and consider diagnostic understandings & non-diagnostic (lived)
Understand the characteristics and barriers experienced in the workplace by neurodivergent individuals and learn how to effectively lead, inspire and manage them
Evaluate changes in leadership style at both a systemic and individual level to better support and empower neurodivergent colleagues
Explore strategies to create a neuro-inclusive workplace culture to enhance retention and performance of neurodiverse individuals
Identify potential barriers that neurodivergent individuals may face in the workplace and develop strategies to overcome them

Session 1: Neurodiversity in the Workplace

Key themes include:

Define neurodiversity and neuro-diverse leadership
Understand characteristics often associated with different neurotypes, and potential challenges experienced in workplace and societal contexts
Highlight the strengths, talents, and unique perspectives that neurodivergent individuals can bring to a team
Explore the challenges and strengths associated with each profile
‘Double empathy’ and the importance of effective communication techniques to foster understanding and reduce misinterpretation from all parties
Understanding regulation to support effective working and decision-making in your neurodivergent employees
Explore the concept of an inclusive workplace culture its benefits including cultivating empathy and understanding among team members
Evaluate strategies for creating an inclusive environment, including promoting diversity, adapting workspaces for different sensory processing profiles, understanding burnout and implementing reasonable accommodations
Identify strategies to overcome: misconceptions, stereotypes, and biases surrounding disability and neurodivergence (including current controversy surrounding ADHD)

Session 2: Coaching and Developing Neurodivergent Colleagues

Key themes include:

Evaluate strategies for providing appropriate support, such as mentoring and coaching
How Coaching is very different for Neurodivergent individuals
Harnessing the power of neurodivergent thinking
Using psychometric tools to create better self-awareness
Building empathy and understanding to support coaching
Contracting considerations
Adaptive coaching for neurodivergent individuals
Role plays to practice GROW, empathy and communication skills

Session 3: Creating a plan for the Organisation

Key themes include:

Understanding legal frameworks and regulations related to neurodiversity, such as The Equality Act, The Autism Act and other discrimination laws
Addressing ethical considerations around privacy, disclosure, and confidentiality
Ensuring compliance and promote a fair and inclusive work environment
Psychological Safety
Examine an approach to developing a neuro-inclusive organisational strategy
In peer groups, develop a real-world organisational strategy to create a Neurodiverse culture in your organisation

*Content may vary and can be tailored to the cohort.

CMI Level 7 Award in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice

Following completion of the Leading Neurodiversity in the Workplace Programme, learners can opt to continue their studies by completing a CMI Level 7 Award in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice. This qualification is designed for practising middle managers and leaders at operations, division, departmental or specialist level, who are typically accountable to a senior manager or business owner.

Learners are required to complete one 4,000-4,500 word written assignment. Units to be completed include:

702: Leading and Developing People to Optimise Performance

Benefits of completing the qualification include:

For learners:

Enables learners to develop the professionalism to deliver impact and behave ethically.
Enables learners to develop an in-depth understanding of how to effectively lead and develop people.
Provides the opportunity to demonstrate a commitment to continual learning and development.
Accredited management and leadership qualification and certificate on completion.

For organisations:

Learners will build on their strategic management and leadership skills to focus on the requirements of embedding the organisation’s strategy.
Provides skills and behaviours to drive core business activities.
Delivers skills to optimise organisational performance through the effective leadership and development of people.

Learners also receive:

Targeted tutorials run by our CMI-qualified tutors, to help learners complete the assignment writing phase.
Dedicated support from the Quality Assurance Team here at In Professional Development, including regular CMI learner drop-in sessions.
Access to a wealth of CMI online learning resources through their CMI Thrive website.

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Sean Riley

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Zara Sloane

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Sean Riley

Sean Riley is Associate Principal Consultant at InPD, specialising in Leadership and Management Development, Wellbeing and Resilience, Neurodiversity, and Coaching and Mentoring.

With a MSc in Occupational Psychology, CMI Level 7 diploma in Strategic Leadership and Management, and ILM Level 7 in Coaching and Mentoring, Sean is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.

Sean, a qualified Occupational Psychologist and seasoned consultant, excels in administering and analysing psychometric tests for impactful leadership and management development programmes. With extensive experience, he designs and implements training, development, and change initiatives in various cross-cultural settings. A highly effective executive coach, Sean provides support for personal and professional development, resilience, and leadership in high-pressure situations.

Having served as an Army Officer, Sean brings a wealth of leadership and management experience as both a practitioner and trainer. His contributions to introducing coaching and mentoring in the Army involved training needs analysis, program design, and delivery. Sean’s military career alternated between training roles and leadership positions, concluding with a role in influence and engagement in the 4th Infantry Brigade.

In the corporate realm, Sean seamlessly transitioned to become a highly regarded Occupational Psychologist and consultant over the past six years. His leadership development projects are tailored to specific organisational needs, incorporating the latest psychological theories. Recent projects include enhancing emotional intelligence, addressing mental health, and designing training for diagnostic assessments related to neurodiverse conditions. Sean’s diverse thinking and extensive consulting techniques make him a trusted professional, seamlessly blending military leadership experience with psychological insights.

Zara Sloane

Zara is a certified Executive Coach and has worked globally with a range of businesses and senior leaders, as well as emerging and young leaders. Her energetic, professional, and results-oriented approach – paired with her passion for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – has been critical to her diverse portfolio of roles and projects on which she has worked. Her 20 years corporate experience prior to consulting, includes having operated and led in global commercial roles as well as functional specialist roles in Talent, leadership, Diversity & Inclusion, Organisational Development and Organisational Effectiveness.

Zara has worked across both the public and private sector and has supported organisations in their development of more inclusive cultures through discovery, strategy, education, and coaching. One of her defining approaches is to work with managers and leaders as key levers of change with a view to creating the systemic conditions for success.

She is passionate about the extraordinary benefits that DEI bring to business and society. Zara seeks to provide leaders with a deeper understanding of inclusion with respect to the personal and business benefits, and to help them develop strategies on how to avoid potential pitfalls, ultimately incentivising action.

Alongside her client work Zara volunteers as a coach and mentor for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, supporting them with the knowledge, network, skills, and confidence to support their success and happiness.

Her areas of expertise include Organisational Development, Talent Management, Equity Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership Development, Coaching, Performance Enablement, Early Careers and Mentoring.

Qualifications and tools:

Certified Executive Coach 2008 AoEC
Neuro Linguistic Practitioner 2009 Pegasus NLP
Be Talent Strengths Insights and decision Styles Accreditation, Zircon
Motivational Map Practitioner
Hogan Certified
Gateway to Team Coaching 2020 – Clutterbuck & Hawkins

Is This Course Right for You?

Who attends our Leading Neurodiversity in the Workplace Course:

Job Seniority

Senior Leaders, Managers, Team Leaders, Head of Departments, C-Suite, Coach, Directors, Consultant

Time in Role

4 years Senior Leadership experience on average

Sector

Cross-sector

Key Objective

Build your understanding of how to develop and execute effective neuro inclusive strategy

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