Refined Leadership - ADHD Lens

Unmasking Leadership: The Quantum Thinkers ADHD Community Review

Join us in a special episode featuring a review of the Quantum Thinkers ADHD community.
Discover how this unique space empowers professionals with ADHD by transforming challenges into leadership strengths.
Learn about the community's structure, coaching methodology, and the wealth of resources available to help members thrive in their careers.
Whether you're seeking enhanced leadership skills or a supportive network, this episode provides an insightful look into how Quantum Thinkers can guide your journey toward success.
Tune in and uncover the potential within you.
We kickoff the community as of April 1 - Join us at QTCommunity.com

Refining Leadership for Professionals with ADHD

In this episode of Refined Leadership ADHD Lens, Coach Cathy Rashidian explores the unique strengths that neurodivergent leaders bring to the table, including innovative thinking, hyperfocus, and resilience. Learn how these leaders drive innovation, build resilient teams, and make a lasting impact on organizations by harnessing their distinctive cognitive wiring.
Discover practical strategies for turning these strengths into sustainable leadership and creating psychologically safe environments for teams to thrive. Embrace self-awareness, intentional pauses, and authentic leadership to elevate your professional approach.
Checkout QTCommunity.com for group coaching for professionals with ADHD. 
 

Flexible Planning for Leaders with ADHD: Thriving on Your Terms

Welcome to Refined Leadership ADHD Lens with Credentialed Coach Cathy Rashidian, where we delve into refining leadership skills through the ADHD perspective. In this episode, Coach Cathy builds on foundational strategies from the previous discussion, offering actionable steps to clarify and sustain progress despite ADHD challenges.
Discover the MATTER framework - Milestones, Attitude, Tasks, Team, Evaluation, and Revision - designed to help you create a flexible planning system that accommodates change and unpredictability. Move away from perfectionism and embrace a mastery orientation for continual growth.
Witness how Jennifer, a tech product manager, transformed her approach using this framework and achieved success by focusing on progress over perfection.
Remember - Join our Quantum Thinkers ADHD community for tailored insights and support, and learn to lead with confidence and clarity. Celebrate each step as you build a life where you thrive, not just survive.

Navigate Your ADHD: Living in Truth and Purpose

In this episode of Refined Leadership ADHD Lens, join Coach Cathy as she explores the power of living in truth and purpose for leaders with ADHD. Discover practical strategies for creating a personal mission statement and setting meaningful visions and missions. These tools go beyond typical productivity hacks, providing a foundation for decision-making, boundary setting, and building self-esteem.
Navigate the complexities of goal setting and time management with an ADHD-focused approach. Learn how aligning your actions with your authentic self can reduce rumination, indecision, and feelings of overwhelm. This episode is a hands-on training session designed to guide you towards intentional success, free from indecision and self-doubt.
Explore the steps to define your purpose, mission, and vision, and learn how to visualize your success effectively. Get ready to take actionable steps towards aligning your professional and personal life with your true values and strengths.
 
Visit ReadySetChoos.com for a free life values assessment and https://proudlyadhd.pro.viasurvey.org/ for a survey on character strengths.
If you’re part of the Quantum Thinkers Community, log in to access an exclusive worksheet for this exercise and share your progress with other members. Let’s grow together!
 
This episode offers a foundational framework that will be expanded into practical execution strategies in part two.
 
00:00 Introduction to Living in Your Truth and Purpose
02:18 Understanding ADHD and Goal Setting
02:52 Creating a Personal Mission Statement
03:24 Four Key Benefits of a Mission Framework
05:38 Addressing Rumination and Overwhelm
09:00 Steps to Align with Your Truth and Authenticity
09:52 Defining Your Purpose, Mission, and Vision
17:00 Actionable Takeaways and Resources
18:40 Conclusion and Next Steps

Navigating Career Transitions with an ADHD Mind

Join Cathy Rashidian on a transformative episode of Refined Leadership ADHD Lens, where we explore the intricate world of career transitions for those with an ADHD brain. Unlock practical strategies to leverage your unique strengths, gain clarity, and set yourself up for success in your professional journey.
Discover how to balance the excitement and overwhelm of career changes, focusing on what truly aligns with your goals and values. Learn to declutter your career experiences and approach new opportunities with confidence and a clear mindset.
Equip yourself with actionable steps, such as identifying core strengths and advocating for your needs strategically to foster a positive and flourishing work environment.
DOWNLOAD WORK BOOK HERE
 
 

We are back: Unveiling Community and Leadership for ADHD Minds

Welcome to the revitalized podcast, where we embrace the unique strengths of ADHD in leadership and professional growth. Host Cathy Rashidian, an executive coach, returns after a two-year hiatus to share her transformative journey from corporate life to specializing in ADHD coaching.
Discover the power of community through the Quantum Thinkers ADHD group, offering support and connection for high-performing professionals.
Join us on this refreshed platform, now named "Refined Leadership, ADHD Lens," where we get into practical strategies, career advancement techniques, and aligning work with core values for ADHD minds.
Tune in for expert insights and real stories from leaders thriving with ADHD. Subscribe to keep up with new episodes and be part of this exciting growth journey.see you at www.readysetchoose.com  

”Yes, you can talk about mental health at work!” | Guest Melissa Doman, MA

In this episode I am speaking with Melissa Doman, MA, Author of Yes, You Can Talk About Mental Health at Work (Here’s Why And How To Do It Really Well).
We talk about mental health in the workplace and why now more than ever this is so important to be talked about in the workplace. 
Her book is a fantastic handbook on how to approach this sensitive conversation in the workplace.  We addressed the approach of self-advocacy in the workplace as an individual contributor and a leader, the “toxic positivity trend”, and so much more. 
This episode is dedicated to all who are in the workplace and managing mental health. I genuinely wish I had Melissa’s book back in the day in my corporate life, her book is a must-have in each team. 
 
From the amazon book listing:
Taking a realistic approach, through research, stories of lived experience and applied techniques that anyone can use, the book includes information on:-
How we bring our beliefs and experiences around mental health and mental illness into the workplace
The importance of understanding how the language we use, consciously or unconsciously, impacts us
Ways to manage the challenges around having mental health conversations at work
‘How-to’ conversation guides
Concrete tips on ways to action this education individually or at a team level
After reading this book, you'll feel empowered and equipped to have constructive, meaningful conversations about mental health in your workplace
 
 
About Melissa:
Melissa Doman, MA is an Organizational Psychologist, Former Clinical Mental Health Therapist, & Author of Yes, You Can Talk About Mental Health at Work (Here’s Why And How To Do It Really Well). Melissa works with companies across industries around the globe – including clients like Google, Dow Jones, Microsoft, Salesforce, Siemens, Estée Lauder, & Janssen.
 
She’s been featured as a subject matter expert in Vogue, the BBC, CNBC, Inc., and in LinkedIn’s 2022 Top 10 Voices on Mental Health. Having lived abroad in South Korea, England, Australia and traveled to 45+ countries, Melissa calls upon her global experiences to inform how she works with companies around the world. She has one core goal: to equip companies, individuals, and leaders to have constructive conversations about mental health in the workplace. Her work and book aim to accomplish just that.

Hormonal Fluctuations & ADHD in Women | Guest Linda Roggli

Discussing the hormonal fluctuation's impact on ADHD and women is one of the most important episodes I have recorded on the Proudly ADHD Podcast.  Conversations on this topic need to continue and be amplified.   
I truly believe so many women diagnosed with ADHD suffer in silence from the negative impacts of, Puberty, Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), PMS (premenstrual syndrome), Perimenopause, and Menopause. As these hormonal changes hugely impact and amplify the negative traits of ADHD.
In this episode, my special guest Linda Roggli gives us a view into hormones and what happens with our ADHD.  
We also share our personal experiences and measures we have taken to manage the impact.  
We hope that you find this episode useful and please do share and increase awareness of hormones and ADHD.
 
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More about Lind Roggli
Linda Roggli is the creator of the ADHD Palooza series, a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), an award-winning author, and founder of the A-D-Diva Network for ADHD women 40-and-better. She is recognized as an expert in midlife and senior ADHD.
The online Palooza series now includes ADHD Women, ADHD Parents, and ADHD Couples. Linda’s book Confessions of an ADDiva-midlife in the non-linear lane won first prize for women’s issues in the prestigious Next Generation Indy Book Awards competition. She regularly hosts workshops, organizing groups, and retreats for ADHD women at http://addiva.net

Managing emotions is key to managing ADHD | Guest Tamara Rosier, PhD

Those with ADHD brain wiring feel emotions intensely, it actually may feel like we are constantly living in a state of emotional flood. In this state, all we can do is be on guard, be defensive and look for ways to survive and push through. No wonder we are not able to get shi%t done! 
In this episode, I am delighted to have Tamara Rosier Ph.D., back with us where she shares an effective tool for managing our big emotions so that we can go from fight or flight to present and calm! 
The Emotional Health Ladder created by Tamara Rosier and Cameron Gott, can be used as a daily checkpoint for quick check-in before you start a task, navigate a difficult conversation and so much more.  I consider this tool foundational to managing ADHD. 
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About Tamara Rosier, Ph.D - is founder of the ADHD Center of West Michigan, where she and her staff work with individuals with ADHD (and their families) to learn strategies and develop new skills to live effectively with ADHD. Dr. Rosier is also the president of the ADHD Coaches Organization. She is a popular conference and keynote speaker a frequent guest on podcasts and has published numerous articles about living with ADHD. She lives in West Michigan. https://www.tamararosier.com
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Check out my previous episode with Dr. Rosier, where we go in-depth on the Solve It Grid and her book, Your Brain's not Broken. 
To see visuals of the Emotional Health Ladder visit her Instagram account @dr.tamararosier
Visual of Level 3 on the Emotional health Ladder 
Visual of Level 4 on the Emotional Health Ladder

Treating Trauma and direct benefits to ADHD management

In this episode, I open up about my personal story about seeking support to further manage my ADHD through Trauma Therapy.  I knew that this method of therapy was going to be effective and I have always been a huge advocate of therapy but what I didn’t expect was the rapid results that I experienced.       
 
“In total, some 20–50% of children with a history of Childhood Trauma have clinical levels of ADHD (Glod and Teicher 1996; McLeer et al.1994).” 
 
Receiving support for mental health is a journey, from long waits to getting the right doctor to finding the right treatment and medication that will work and also the energy that it takes to keep at it.  But once we do get the right support, magic can happen.  I am beyond grateful to have found the right support team to move through this stage of my life.  If you relate to this post and also to this episode, please don’t give up on your healing journey, keep going! I am cheering for your success.