Neurodiversity at Work: Drive Innovation, Performance and Productivity with a Neurodiverse Workforce

ISBN-13: 9781398600249 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 328 str.

Amanda Kirby; Theo Smith

Opis

Achieve the productivity, performance and financial benefits of a neurodiverse workforce by optimizing your HR policies and processes.

Recenzje

"A book that will enable you to think differently about people who.... think differently. An incredibly insightful read that perfectly brings together why organizations should value neurodiverse talent and how they can best provide an environment for that talent to shine. It takes you on an incredible journey from understanding why neurodiversity is important, all the way to the successes that organizations can hope for - stopping off on the way to deliver impactful, practical and real-life advice for anyone whose role it is to hire, develop or retain talent." Alan Walker, Co-founder of Udder & ChatTalent. #HRTech Consulting and Advisory - the Udder way

Spis treści

• • Chapter - 00: Introduction;
  • Chapter - 01: Why neurodiversity is important;
  • Chapter - 02: Labels - What do they mean?;
  • Chapter - 03: Categories and spiky profiles;
  • Chapter - 04: Eliminating kryptonite and enabling superheroes;
  • Chapter - 05: Pre-employment - The lost demographics;
  • Chapter - 06: Policies and procedures - What's the legal stuff all about?;
  • Chapter - 07: How can employers attract neurodiverse talent in recruitment?;
  • Chapter - 08: Apprenticeships, internships, work placements and hiring schemes;
  • Chapter - 09: Interviews and assessments;
  • Chapter - 10: Making workplace adjustments;
  • Chapter - 11: Induction and onboarding;
  • Chapter - 12: Line management means having good conversations;
  • Chapter - 13: Everyday meetings, conferences and seminars - Planning to be neuro-inclusive;
  • Chapter - 14: Champions, staff networks and communities - How to succeed in being an inclusive workplace;
  • Chapter - 15: Future workspaces and workplaces;
  • Chapter - 16: Next Steps! Inclusion, equity and diversity = belonging - No one fits into one neat box;
  • Chapter - 17: Appendix;
  • Chapter - 18: Glossary

O autorze

Professor Amanda Kirby is the Founder and CEO of Do-IT Solutions, a tech for good company specialising in neurodiversity screening tools. She has more than 25 years' experience working in the field of neurodiversity, publishing more than 100 research papers, and is internationally recognised for her work with 1000s of families and neurodivergent adults. She is also a medical doctor. Based in the UK, she advises Department of Work and Pensions on Neurodiversity as well as being an emeritus professor at the University of South Wales. She was one of the top 20 Linkedin voices in the UK in 2020 and was listed by Hr Magazine as one of the Most Influential HR Thinkers of 2022. Theo Smith is a VP of a HR tech start-up Zinc.Work, and previously, the Recruitment Manager at NICE (The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence). Based in the UK, he was selected to be part of the Resourcing Leaders 100 (RL100), Europe's leading network of resourcing leaders. Prior to this he was the Resourcing Manager at TMP Worldwide UK, now part of PeopleScout. He is also the host of several podcasts including 'Neurodiversity - Eliminating Kryptonite & Enabling Superheroes'.