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Susan A. Fitzell
Susan A. Fitzell

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Neurodiversity in the Workplace: Things to Consider Before You Jump on the Bandwagon
Neurodiversity in the Workplace: Things to Consider Before You Jump on the Bandwagon

Neurodiverse hiring practices can benefit any company in any industry and in more areas than most people realize.

2023

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Susan Fitzell
Susan Fitzell

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Welcome to My Profile! Scroll Down for My Latest Stories

First some quick links to my most popular stories — What is Neurodiversity in the Workplace (and Why Do I Need to Know?) How to Incentivize Learning in the Workplace Identifying the Missing Piece in Your Employees’ Learning Paths Neurodiversity at Work: How to Promote Inclusivity And Avoid Stigma, Labels and Discrimination Neurodiversity and New People Labels Why being labeled as…

Diversity

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Welcome to My Profile! Scroll Down for My Latest Stories
Welcome to My Profile! Scroll Down for My Latest Stories
Diversity

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Apr 11

How to Design a Dynamic Workplace Environment that Helps Neurodivergent Employees Succeed

Or, how do you make the workplace neurodiverse-friendly? — At the beginning of this century, one of the hottest trends in office design — at least at dot-coms, where companies all vied to look like they were on the cutting edge of trends — was creating a “loosened up” workplace. Companies wanted to attract younger employees with lots of…

Diversity

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How to Design a Dynamic Workplace Environment that Helps Neurodivergent Employees Succeed
How to Design a Dynamic Workplace Environment that Helps Neurodivergent Employees Succeed
Diversity

7 min read


Apr 4

Overcome Writer’s Block With This Productivity Strategy

A few years ago, I looked up from my computer and saw my husband standing at my office door with a look of intense frustration and angst on his face. He appeared as if he was about to rant about something, but he held it together. Not knowing what could…

Writing

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Overcome Writer’s Block With This Productivity Strategy
Overcome Writer’s Block With This Productivity Strategy
Writing

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Mar 28

My Employee is Taking Too Much Time to Learn the Job!

Training employees? Onboarding a new hire? — Need your team to get up to speed fast on new regulations, procedures, protocols, or product features? Are you losing money and time because those instructions you gave to your staff did not sink in? How we learn remains the same even if we are grown up and working in…

Learning

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My Employee is Taking Too Much Time to Learn the Job!
My Employee is Taking Too Much Time to Learn the Job!
Learning

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Mar 21

Communication Barriers in Business Decrease ROI

Excellent communication is critical in the workplace — Communication barriers in business decrease ROI. Why? Excellent communication with coworkers is critical to job success. The ability to effectively collaborate with colleagues is required in most business environments. Unless we only interact with a computer in a cubby, we find ourselves in situations where we must be team players…

Management

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Communication Barriers in Business Decrease ROI
Communication Barriers in Business Decrease ROI
Management

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Mar 14

Group Activities for Neurodiverse Teams at Work

Does your team seem a little unfocused, less productive, or stressed out? Changing the rhythm of the workday can help employees feel recharged and better focused. A team-building exercise or another type of group activity can really help. Team-building is essential, especially for neurodiverse employees who may have difficulty building…

Diversity

4 min read

Group Activities for Neurodiverse Teams at Work
Group Activities for Neurodiverse Teams at Work
Diversity

4 min read


Mar 7

How Major Employers — like Google, SAP and Microsoft — Recruit and Hire Neurodivergent Employees

Currently, unemployment for neurodivergent adults runs as high as 30 to 40 percent. Yet, at least 70 percent of employers worldwide, especially in the STEM and manufacturing fields, are having trouble filling open positions. How do you, as an employer, help move the needle on the hiring rate for neurodivergent employees? The key elements of successful programs can be put in place by employers of any size…

Diversity

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How Major Employers — like Google, SAP and Microsoft — Recruit and Hire Neurodivergent Employees
How Major Employers — like Google, SAP and Microsoft — Recruit and Hire Neurodivergent Employees
Diversity

5 min read


Feb 28

Goal-setting with Neurodivergent Employees

A brief guide for managers: How to help neurodiverse employees set goals — job-related, task-related, and career-related — and follow through on them. — Managing a neurodivergent employee — someone with autism, dyslexia, ADHD or another diagnosis — can be a perplexing challenge. Each neurodivergent employee is an individual with their own unique set of skills and challenges. Some have trouble retaining information, and others have trouble focusing, and so on. …

Neurodiversity

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Goal-setting with Neurodivergent Employees
Goal-setting with Neurodivergent Employees
Neurodiversity

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Feb 21

Gen Z’s Position on Workplace Neurodiversity

How different generations view diversity and neurodiversity — While many of us don’t consider the social striations between the generations relevant, the truth is there are distinct psychological differences between the Baby Boomers and the fresh new crop of Gen-Zs entering the modern workplace. Often, a company will have representatives from all generations working together. How these psyches…

Diversity

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Gen Z’s Position on Workplace Neurodiversity
Gen Z’s Position on Workplace Neurodiversity
Diversity

8 min read


Feb 7

Introducing new material: Seven strategies that won’t overwhelm your employees

Or, how do you present information effectively at work? — Learning new skills and adding to an existing skill set is essential for every employee in your organization. But every individual learns slightly differently and at a different pace. Even more importantly, you need to ensure that employees retain and process new information in a way that enables them to…

Neurodiversity

4 min read

Introducing new material: Seven strategies that won’t overwhelm your employees
Introducing new material: Seven strategies that won’t overwhelm your employees
Neurodiversity

4 min read

Susan A. Fitzell

Susan A. Fitzell

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I write, speak, and coach to foster understanding of neurodiversity in organizations. Top Neurodiversity Writer https://lnk.bio/susanfitzell

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