Human Fabric

We look forward to welcoming your presenters, attendees and event partners to #NZHRleaders. Thank you for the opportunity to collaborate. 2024 New Zealand HR Leadership Summit 26th & 27th November Grand Millennium Auckland #NZHRleaders info@biapac.com About the Summit: https://lnkd.in/gHuGKFy6

This is a remarkable turning point in my journey... This is me about to go on stage in front of about 300 people at the NZ ADHD conference this weekend... surprisingly calm, given what I am about to share... You see, for the first time in such a large and public setting, I talked about my own ADHD brain wiring. I shared personal stories from throughout my life and career that demonstrated how ADHD has provided both exceptional strengths that have propelled my success, and frustrating challenges that have caused inner turmoil and confusion. A key theme with the benefit of hindsight, is how situationally variable my experience of ADHD has been. I can now see how different life demands (hello children I'm looking at you 😚), work types, physical and social environments, hormone changes, and stress levels, have really changed how ADHD traits have surfaced for me over time. Check out Smith & Kirby (2021) for more on this concept if you're interested. There are so many other learnings and anecdotes from my life through an ADHD lens to share with you all - but more than can fit in one post. But I'll share more over the next few months. For now, I hope that by vulnerably sharing my own life journey at the conference and other presentations I offer, alongside some key concepts about ADHD and practical strategies that I have found useful, I can help ADHDers, their teams, managers, and organisations to: - Understand and appreciate different ways of thinking; - Gain a greater awareness and acceptance of themselves or their colleagues; and - Create the environment to harness those exceptional strengths, mitigate the challenges when they need to, unmask and thrive! If you're interested in having me speak to your organisation or event, about team leadership, ways of working, neurodiversity, ADHD, fostering innovation, and everything in between, then please get in touch - jenny@humanfabric.co.nz. A huge thank you to Bex O'Malley for her practical and emotional support on the day, and the wonderful people at Goldmind who have developed and delivered the life-changing ADHD Coach training I've been doing - Alex Campbell, Katie Friedman, and Laura Fair.

I'm excited to bring Human Fabric to the HR Changemakers Festival for the next two days and contribute to the discussion around what progressive organisations are doing to improve employee experience!

Are you interested in learning about how to harness neurodiversity in the workplace? How to create the environment for your whole team to thrive? Tomorrow I am presenting at the Auckland University Business School Diversity Equity & Inclusion Week on the topic of 'Neurodiversity at Work: Opportunities, Strategies, & Evidence'. The session runs from 9.30am - 1pm, and I understand that tickets are still available (https://lnkd.in/gc5ZUaPq). If you're in Auckland, it's a great chance to catch the presentation for free, that I normally offer as part of Human Fabric's services to create "neuroinclusive" workplaces. If you can't make it tomorrow, but you'd like to discuss all things neurodiversity at work, then get in touch anytime: jenny@humanfabric.co.nz. Or, check out the website for more details of how we can help optimise performance in your organisation: https://lnkd.in/gRXWDGYZ.

What are neurodivergent biases and why is it important to consider them when trying to be more neuroinclusive and equitable? Here is a document to help with this. We can help your organisation and have a Neuroinclusive toolkits,a range of training options and Cloud based Profiling tools developed for different contexts including education, justice and employment. Please contact us today at info@doitprofiler.com

💡 What makes some teams more successful than others? It's not just individual talent or intelligence that drives high performance—it's the social glue that holds teams together. I recently read 'The Social Brain: The Psychology of Successful Groups', by Camilleri, Rockey, and Dunbar, and it offers some interesting insights into how human connection impacts group success. 🔑 Key takeaways: 🤝 "The strength of a group lies not just in the intelligence of its members, but in the social glue that holds them together." Trust, shared goals, and mutual understanding are what turn a collection of individuals into a truly successful team. 🧠 Humans are wired for connection. It’s in our biology to seek belonging and cooperation, which is why groups that foster inclusion and trust tend to thrive. 💭 When individuals feel supported and valued, they’re more likely to innovate, take risks, and contribute to collective success. This is why creating inclusive environments where people feel valued and connected is critical for team and organisational performance. So how are you creating that social glue in your teams? How are you fostering trust and building connections? #Human Fabric #Leadership #Teamwork #Psychology #GroupDynamics #Innovation #Collaboration #TheSocialBrain