ADHDer-Friendly Leadership Coaching and Mentoring
A leader engaged Kinkajou for one-to-one ADHD Coaching for Leaders as they moved from their former career - into entrepreneurship.
The client defined themselves as an ADHDer and was finding the process of setting up a business overwhelming and dysregulating, and as a result, was feeling stuck and losing confidence.
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ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, though not everyone has hyperactivity.
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Client
I was feeling really chaotic and overwhelmed and the coaching was calm and steady
​Working with Kinkajou enabled the client to take practical actions to improve systems, gain clarity over direction and prioritisation, develop new skills and boost confidence.
Industry: Entrepreneurship
Size: Micro Business
Location: United Kingdom - virtual
Services: ADHD Coaching for Leaders
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Increased Confidence
Positive Impact on the Business
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Net Promoter Score
The Challenge
The client had a compelling business proposition but was finding the realities of solo business ownership challenging. They weren’t seeing the progress they wanted.
The Solution
A bespoke ADHD Coaching for Leaders package combining mindset, prioritisation and confidence work with mentoring around systems, processes, branding and communication.
ADHDer-Friendly
Client-led in terms of specific support needed, enabling an individual approach.
Broad
Wide-ranging, with a bespoke blend of coaching, mentoring and workshops.
Strengths-Based
Focus on strengths to put challenges into perspective.
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Agile
A flexible approach to address current issues as well as big-picture outcomes.
Client and context
A senior leader approached Kinkajou for some very specific help on their journey from employment to entrepreneurship after receiving financial support through Access to Work, a UK government scheme that offers a grant for practical work support for neurodivergent individuals or those with disabilities.
They disclosed that they are an ADHDer, and this was making things challenging in terms of the practicalities of setting up and running their business.
They had a clear business proposition and knew there was demand for their services, but were struggling to prioritise tasks and break down projects into manageable actions. They had also created a high-touch client management system that was adding unnecessary pressure. The result was time wasted and reduced progress.
Client
The client’s confidence was waning and they felt “dysregulated and in a lot of overwhelm”
Kinkajou's solution
A finely-tailored one-to-one leadership coaching and mentoring programme, that combined typical client-led coaching conversations about mindset and meaning-making, with workshops and mentoring, i.e. more directive help around business tools and systems.
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Leadership Coaching with ADHD-ers in mind
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The client led on their specific challenges and requirements, including the impact of being an ADHDer in this particular context. Kinkajou created a truly individualised leadership coaching programme that addressed the client’s specific challenges. Desired outcomes were identified at the start, but the coaching was agile, enabling the client to bring live issues to the sessions.
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The Results
The client introduced new tooling and automation to reduce cognitive load and overwhelm. They gained increased clarity and confidence and were able to move forward with renewed purpose.
Client
I would have struggled to do it all by myself - if I’d have done it at all.
The Client Coaching Experience
The systems we set up mean I don’t have so many demands on me that impact executive function and make it harder to manage stress.
I would get frustrated but my coach was unshakeable.
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It took the weight out of the onerous but important stuff.
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