Being neurodiverse in the workplace with Michelle Kershaw, Culture Lead at Kiwibank Workplace Makers

What is neurodiversity and how does it relate to the workplace? Michelle Kershaw is an independent and neurodiverse consultant currently working with Kiwibank as their Culture Lead. Michelle helps workplaces be more attractive to neurodiverse people, including through a collaboration with Remarkable Minds and CCS Cards that will result in a neurodiversity playbook. Michelle discovered her own neurodiversity when she failed a psychometric test for a job and researched dyslexia. That's when she realised that, despite being able to read and write well, dyslexia explained a lot of her life experiences. She has a combination of dyslexia and ADHD, and her experience of them is different every dayDyslexia affects Michelle in timed and pressure tests, in her sensitivity to sound and light and in her experience of the office. She has also found neurodiversity to have some surprising benefits in her career.Michelle explains neurodiversity using the analogy of a tree with different branches - one concept with a variety of expressions.This conversation will interest you if you or someone you work with is dyslexic or neurodiverse and you're looking to better understand their experience in the workplace.— Nina—•Resources: —•Diversity Works: https://diversityworksnz.org.nz/•Remarkable Minds: https://remarkableminds.org/•CCS Cards: https://ccs.cards/•Richard Branson on his dyslexia: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/richard-branson-talks-dyslexia-and-what-kids-like-him-really-need/7AJUKGXFBIROC3Z73NOWFCUUIY/ •World Economic Forum skills for the futurehttps://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/10/top-10-work-skills-of-tomorrow-how-long-it-takes-to-learn-them/•Book: This is Dyxlexia by Kate Griggs - https://www.penguin.co.nz/books/this-is-dyslexia-9781529191844•Book: The Gift of Dyslexia by Ronald D Davis - https://www.dyslexia.com/book/the-gift-of-dyslexia/—Workplace Makers is hosted and produced by Nina Fountain and team. Nina is the Founder and Workplace Strategist at The Workspace Connection. To contact us, email info@theworkspaceconnection.com —Find more episodes here: https://theworkspaceconnection.com/podcast—Social media: —•Nina Fountain: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ninafountain/•Michelle Kershaw: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-kershaw-a6345313/—Apply for an Information Call here - https://theworkspaceconnection/information-callFind more episodes here: https://theworkspaceconnection.com/podcast

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