The ADHD Skills Lab
Navigate ADHD in real life, especially when things get complex.
The ADHD Skills Lab shares research-backed strategies, real-world systems, and honest conversations to help you stay focused, make progress, and reduce chaos as responsibilities grow.|
Hosted by Unconventional Organisation founder Skye Waterson, the show blends ADHD research, expert interviews, listener questions, and practical tools for adults who want support that actually works, not generic productivity advice.
Skye is a former academic turned coach and researcher who was diagnosed with ADHD during her PhD. After experiencing firsthand how poorly traditional strategies translated to real adult responsibilities, she began developing and testing research-based, ADHD-aware systems. She has written over 50 articles read by more than 250,000 people worldwide and now focuses on translating research into strategies adults can actually use.
In 2022, Skye was invited to share her work with the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service. Since then, she has supported late-diagnosed professionals, including academics, senior leaders, and business owners, navigating increasing complexity. Unconventional Organisation was built to meet a gap Skye experienced herself: practical, personalized ADHD support for adults whose lives and work no longer fit simple solutions.
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The ADHD Skills Lab
Is Your Job Burning You Out or Just Built Wrong for ADHD?
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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 your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos—unfinished tasks piling up, revenue stuck, systems that don't stick—it's not you. It's your operating system. We help service business owners unblock their next $50-500k with simple systems that focus their brain. Watch this video to see how we do it, then take the program walkthrough.