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Managing ADHD Without Micromanaging: Power, Autonomy & Trust

Most managers aren’t trying to micromanage, but when it comes to ADHD, it can easily end up that way. Standard approaches miss the mark, leading to over-checking, inconsistent support, or relying on what works for everyone else.

This session offers a more effective alternative.

Built for HR, EDI and people professionals, as well as managers, this webinar focuses on how to support ADHD colleagues in a way that actually works. By understanding how individuals operate at their best and shaping the conditions around that. It’s also relevant for professionals with ADHD who want clearer language and frameworks for what helps them succeed at work.

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Move beyond one-size-fits-all management

  • Online
  • Thursday, 4th June
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM BST

Managing ADHD effectively isn’t about adding more oversight, it’s about changing how you think about support.

This session introduces a practical framework built around three core principles: power (self-agency), autonomy, and trust.

You’ll explore how to reframe ADHD as a difference rather than a deficit, and why giving individuals a voice in how they work is critical to performance. From there, the focus shifts to co-creating ways of working that support independence without removing structure, moving beyond standardised management approaches that don’t account for how people actually operate.

Finally, we’ll look at how to provide clarity, structure, and the right level of check-in so you can stay aligned and supportive without slipping into micromanagement.

The result: a more consistent, effective approach that builds trust, supports performance, and reduces the need to manage through control.

Key takeaway: Effective management of ADHD colleagues isn’t about control; it’s about collaboration. When you understand how someone works best and co-create the conditions for success, you build trust, unlock performance, and reduce the need to micromanage.

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Lynne Tapper
Neurodiversity Coach and Trainer
Lynne is a UK-based neurodiversity coach and trainer who specialises in supporting autistic and ADHD adults, including those who are self-diagnosed. She helps clients understand how their brains work, recognise their strengths, and develop practical strategies that support confidence, wellbeing, and sustainable success at work and beyond. With over 25 years’ experience as an NHS Speech and Language Therapist, Lynne brings a deep understanding of communication and the importance of understanding neurodivergent communication differences in professional and personal settings. She has particular expertise in supporting employees navigating change, such as stepping into new roles, adjusting to a diagnosis, or managing the demands of leadership. Lynne founded Communication Coaching to help people explore communication differences in a positive, accepting way and to find approaches that reduce overwhelm and improve connection. As a neurodivergent adult herself (ADHD) within a multiply neurodivergent family, Lynne brings lived experience alongside professional knowledge. She creates calm, inclusive spaces where clients feel understood, supported, and able to explore what they need in order to thrive. She welcomes clients seeking a collaborative, neuroaffirming approach to coaching that builds self-trust, clarity, and practical tools they can use immediately.
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Ben Pollard
ADHD Coach and Flourishing founder
Ben started his ADHD Coach training in 2015, becoming one of the first Advanced trained ADHD coaches in the UK. He is the founder, and former CEO of a charity called Local Welcome. During the COVID pandemic, he pivoted the charity's direction to develop an NHS-backed peer support platform called ADHD Together. He loves working with and building diverse teams to turn creative ideas into companies, charities, or even political campaigns. After an ADHD diagnosis in 2014, expert coaching helped him transition from political campaigning, into charity leadership, and then coaching. Today, Ben’s clients include CEOs, lawyers, and NHS execs, all learning to understand their brains, and build on their strengths to flourish in every area of life.

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What to expect?

Understand ADHD as a difference, and how to enable self-agency at work

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Learn how to co-create ways of working that support autonomy without losing consistency

Get practical guidance on structuring check-ins that support rather than control

Apply a clear framework to build trust and reduce reliance on micromanagement

Who is this webinar for?

This webinar is designed for HR, EDI, people professionals, managers, and individuals with lived experience of ADHD who want a more practical, consistent way to approach support at work. It’s for those who recognise that current approaches often feel either too generic or too dependent on individual management style, and who want a clearer framework that balances autonomy with structure without slipping into micromanagement.

You should attend if you want to:

  • Move beyond one-size-fits-all approaches to managing and supporting ADHD at work
  • Build more consistent, confident ways of supporting performance without over-managing
  • Understand how to co-create ways of working that respect individual working styles while maintaining clarity and accountability
  • Improve how ADHD is supported in your organisation in a way that feels practical, not theoretical
  • Better understand or articulate what effective support looks like from both a manager and lived-experience perspective