Gentle Leading and Neurodivergence

Inclusive Leadership Strategies for Embracing Neurodiversity and Driving Workplace Innovation
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-041-15853-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 194 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Moving beyond awareness campaigns, this book redefines leadership through emotional regulation, neuroscience, and radical inclusion, and offers a blueprint for creating psychologically safe environments where neurodivergent talent can thrive.

With growing calls for leadership that goes beyond inclusive to transformative, leaders are often expected to build psychological safety, support cognitive diversity, and regulate their own emotions—often without a roadmap. Now that roadmap is here, filled with practical tools to replace micromanagement with trust, build emotionally regulated communication systems, and leverage neurodivergent strengths in teams. The book includes real-world case studies, self-assessments, printable toolkits, the GENTLE™ Framework, and more, all designed to transform leadership from control to empowerment and burnout to resilience.

Suitable for corporate and startup leaders, HR and DEI professionals, executive coaches, and neurodivergent entrepreneurs, this book is equally valuable for educators, organizational psychologists, and parents of neurodivergent adults entering the workforce.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Robuste, Alexandra

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Personalwesen, Human Resource Management
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Autismus und Asperger-Syndrom
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmenskultur, Corporate Governance
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Psychopathologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Management: Führung & Motivation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures. List of Tables and Framework Overviews. Acknowledgements & Intentions. Introduction. Part I – Rethinking Leadership Through a Neurodivergent Lens. Chapter 1 – Neurodivergence in Leadership. Chapter 2- The Dialects of Divergence. Chapter 3- The Hidden Load — Coping, Masking, and the Cost of Adaptation. Part II – Neurodivergent Profiles in Leadership Contexts. Chapter 4- ADHD. Chapter 5- Autism. Chapter 6- AuDHD. Chapter 7- Dyslexia. Chapter 8- Dyscalculia. Chapter 9- Dyspraxia. Chapter 10- Highly Sensitive Persons (HSP). Chapter 11- Tics and Tourette Syndrome. Chapter 12- Giftedness. Part III – Systemic Integration: Leading Neurodiverse Teams and Self. Chapter 13 – Neurodiversity in Teams. Chapter 14 – Leading While Neurodivergent. Chapter 15- Regulating the Nervous System in Leadership. Chapter 16- The Neuroscience of Gentle Leadership. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Alexandra Robuste is the creator of Gentle Leading, a needs-based, emotionally intelligent leadership approach designed to replace micromanagement with empowerment and burnout with resilience. She is the founder of Apex Growth Academy and brings nearly 20 years of experience as a business growth architect across omnichannel sales and marketing to her consulting work.