The ADHD Skills Lab
Navigate each day in an ADHD-friendly way – with research-backed strategies, real-life experiences and expert advice. Each week, UO founder Skye Waterson chats with expert guests, reviews the latest ADHD research, takes your questions and offers practical support to help you move past whatever may be holding you back.
Skye Waterson is a former academic turned coach, podcast host, and founder of an international ADHD support service, Unconventional Organisation. After getting a surprise ADHD diagnosis in the first year of her PhD, Skye turned her struggles into research-based strategies. She researched and wrote over 50 articles with a combined readership of 250,000+ and then began her next phase of disseminating these strategies around the world.
After being invited to share her strategies with the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) in 2022, Skye has supported late-diagnosed healthcare professionals, professors, lawyers, reporters, fortune 500 directors, and entrepreneurs. She crafted her vision for Unconventional Organisation after realizing how few personalized ADHD strategies were available for adults following her diagnosis.
The ADHD Skills Lab
Is Your Job Burning You Out or Just Built Wrong for ADHD?
Burnout isn’t always a personal failure—it’s often a mismatch between your brain and your work environment.
Skye and in-house researcher Taylor break down three eye-opening studies that explain why ADHD brains struggle in traditional workplaces—and what actually works better. Spoiler: the research also found ADHD might be a secret strength for entrepreneurs.
This episode covers:
- The top causes of ADHD-related burnout (backed by science)
- Practical changes workplaces can make (and how to ask for them)
- Why leadership built on neuroscience could be the future of work
- How impulsive ADHD traits actually boost business performance
This is the conversation you wish your HR team had already heard.
References:
- How to prevent and combat employee burnout and create healthier workplaces during crises and beyond
- Neuroleadership: a new way for happiness management
- ADHD Symptoms, Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO), and Firm Performance
P.S. If you feel like the bottleneck in your business and life feels like chaos, click here to apply for a call with me. We’ll discuss your struggles and explore systems to support you in growing without the overwhelm.