ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction - from Childhood through Adulthood

by Edward M. Hallowell

Low-fear, high-trust, from the top on down through the ranks. • Structured, organized, but not regimented. • Workspace configuration that encourages connecting with others. • Permission to be honest. • An organizational or a corporate policy against gossip and backbiting. • Clear lines of authority and communication. • Clearly stated policies on a range of important topics: vacations, time off, harassment, personal email and texting. • Low use of the human resources department and high use of working things out with colleagues directly and privately (except if there’s harassment—then HR should have your back!). • Permission to be who you are, and the acknowledgment of both your weaknesses and your strengths. • The capacity for everyone to take initiative, exert control over what they do, and get credit for what they do. • Management makes an explicit effort to match workers’ talents with tasks. • Management clearly states and explains expectations.