From Insight to Action: A Trailer on Neurodivergent Leadership

Last time on the Neurodiversity Voices podcast, we sat down with Doctor. Craig Wells to unpack the complexities of neurodivergence, from the power of self discovery to how parenting shapes neurodivergent identity. That conversation laid the foundation for something bigger. What happens when those understandings of identity and communication enter institutions, especially in higher education? In the next episode of the Neurodiversity Voices podcast, we will explore leadership philosophy and informed decision making in higher education.

We'll explore how college and university leaders shape inclusive environments and how values, collaboration, and clarity in decisions impact students and faculty alike.

One thing I learned from working with counselors and government funded agencies for youth transition groups that go into adulthood is the idea of an informed decision. And that I think this works quite well. In terms of leadership, then we have decisions to make. And it's like the word problem we discussed earlier. It's like, okay, that's the problem to be solved.

The question to be answered. There's information and resources used to answer those questions to solve a problem. And then the rules, skills, so forth to make the information work to solve the problem. So in terms of relationally speaking, and in terms of leadership, there are goals to be accomplished, but then how do we come to an informed decision about how we can allocate our resources and ourselves time and effort to accomplish those goals together? And the key here, the secret sauce I think would be to do this together.

So sometimes it's pushing, sometimes it's pulling, but we're in it together.

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