#Autism #Leadership #Wellbeing
Recording date: 22nd August 2024
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About this event
"Autism in Leadership: Integrating Neuroscience for Effective Management," a webinar hosted by Exceptional Individuals, features Nat Hawley, a renowned autism expert and leadership coach. This session focuses on applying neuroscience principles to enhance the leadership styles of autistic professionals and understanding how autism impacts management and workplace dynamics.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
01:14 - About this webinar
01:35 - About Nat Hawley, MSc
02:02 - Autism in Leadership
04:03 - Neuroscience for Leadership book (2015)
04:24 - Where's the line between thoughts, feelings and physical sensations?
05:12 - Are you left-brained or right-brained?
06:31 - Are the brain hemispheres connected?
07:11 - The corpus callosum connects the brain hemispheres.
08:07 - Are finance & marketing teams isolated from each other?
09:29 - Everything's connected
11:57 - Which thinking styles resonate with you, considering autistic differences?
14:15 - For autistic individuals, stress signals can appear uniquely.
17:08 - What motivates and demotivates you?
19:17 - Emotional Intelligence
21:06 - Intuition: Unexplainable but right
22:28 - Logic: Technical & analytical skills
25:41- Creativity
27:23 - In a meeting, what percentage of brain resources go to each thinking style?
29:14 - Quote from Alvin Toffler, author of Future Shock
30:41 - Social by Matthew D. Lieberman
32:38 - Why can autistic individuals struggle to balance analytics & empathy?
34:19 - Task-Switching
35:12 - Can you multitask?
35:35 - Blood flows to where the brain needs it.
36:14 - Switching tasks in autism is like a see-saw...
36:40 - How stressed are you currently?
37:04 - Pin the right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex
37:37 - Which of these statements about cortisol are true?
38:47 - How do I know if my cortisol is high?
39:29 - What actions best reduce stress in autism?
40:14 - Rank your emotions by intensity
40:57 - "You get out what you put in."
41:38 - In autism, routines conserve cognitive energy
42:21 - Do you practise mindfulness?
42:43 - Studies on mindfulness in autism
43:05 - Next steps!
43:53 - Library (Pause to read)
44:14 - Workplace Needs Assessments
44:38 - Any Questions?
44:49 - EI on UA-cam/Contact Us
45:09 - End Screen
Some of our other webinars
Do You Have Autism?: ua-cam.com/video/u-FlySTpQQ8/v-deo.html
Neuro-Myths: ua-cam.com/video/_HzPFXICOB4/v-deo.html
Neurodiversity Leadership and Wellbeing: ua-cam.com/video/tZjE5TVHEps/v-deo.html
Spiky Profile: ua-cam.com/video/xc6tmbAt4js/v-deo.html
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Recommended reading
Neuroscience for Leadership (2015, Amazon U.K. link): amzn.to/3N7HO5z
Future Shock by Alvin Toffler (Amazon U.K. link): amzn.to/3XI4mPc
Social by Matthew D. Lieberman (Amazon U.K. link): amzn.to/4gKBBtU
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Music: Feelin Good Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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