How to Communicate Your Needs at Work Without Mentioning ADHD

Communicating your needs in the workplace when you have ADHD can be a challenge. Especially if you are hesitant to disclose your ADHD. However, to thrive in a career and a specific workplace may require you to express your needs to help you do a better job and enjoy your work. Back on the podcast is therapist turn coach Diann Wingert. Diann will discuss with Dave the reasons we hesitate to communicate our needs as well as the reasons why we must. And she will give listeners specific ways to communicate more comfortably in the workplace with ADHD. If you don't feel like you're getting your needs met at work, feel like you are getting walked on, or feel burned out, you’ll need to listen to this advice. Maybe you need a change of pace at work or would like specific accommodations to be more effective at work, Diann has some great tips for moving forward. You may also be an entrepreneur and need to have difficult conversations with clients. Diann and Dave go over the following topics in this podcast: Why confidence and clarity are mission critical. The difference between wants and needs. Why you must advocate for yourself. How to communicate what you do want instead of what you do not want. How to reframe conversations in the positive. How to test your needs with smaller asks. And much more… Find Diann here, including her awesome podcast! WEBSITE: https://www.diannwingertcoaching.com/ PODCAST: https://www.diannwingertcoaching.com/podcast

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Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with Adult ADHD takes a street-smart approach to managing adult ADHD. This is THE podcast for busy professional adults, including business owners, entrepreneurs, CEO's, marketing and creative professionals and even PHD's with demanding workloads. The podcast is an excellent resource for any adult, especially individuals looking for strategies and tactics to create better circumstances in their professional lives. If you're a small business owner with ADHD and other life responsibilities, this is the perfect podcast to help you navigate the ups and downs of business and life with ADHD. Every week host David Greenwood, author of the book by the same name, has experts in the field of adult ADHD as well as other entrepreneurs with ADHD. Every episode is packed with solutions and methodical approaches to having a better life with ADHD. The podcast covers productivity, navigating workloads, how to manage yourself in a chaotic work environment, and burnout. And MUCH more! Entrepreneurs and business owners with ADHD share their insights and approaches with Dave regularly on the podcast. How did they do it and what do they need to have in place to be successful? Those answers can be found in the podcast. There are also many episodes with just Dave, who shares his thoughts as a busy entrepreneur with ADHD. Dave Greenwood has been both an entrepreneur for decades and an executive at one of the most recognized brands in the world, doing it all with ADHD. This is not a Q&A or a stuffy podcast. Every time you hit the download button, you'll feel like you're having a cup of coffee or a pint of your favorite beer with Dave and/for his guests.