Include Me Consulting

18/10/2024

Delighted to be at the Airlines Association of Southern Africa conference.

27/08/2024

Watch this space! Our inaugural training program will be open for registration on Monday!

We're super excited to bring it to you!

It will be a 4-week course live ONLINE so we can be as inclusive as possible.

Covering DEIB, Awareness, Adjustments and Adaptation, it's the Neuroinclusion masterclass you have been waiting for.

09/07/2024

Doodling - who knew - one way to try to stay focused if you are in a meeting. Particularly if you are required to listen but not participate much. "When I was younger, I was often told off for this as it appeared 'rude' or 'not paying attention'." - Kate

In fact the opposite is true - doodling helps many people to stay focused by drawing the eye to the page (not looking at the room, at a screen or at a phone) and lets people listen without having to make eye contact. If you have a team member doodling, it may well be for these reasons. Take it as a compliment!

[A picture of a lined page notebook with lots of squares and interconnecting lines. There are no words on the page. These are the only notes from a one hour meeting.]

24/05/2024

Thank you to Giant Leap Workspace Specialists for hosting Include Me Consulting in Jo'burg this week - discussing workplace inclusion strategies and sharing best practice is such an important and timely piece. It was fantastic to have such an engaged audience.

Raising awareness for employees and clients, fostering environments where every individual’s unique strengths are recognised.

20/05/2024

ND prevarication, procrastination and indecision can be a real challenge. Sometimes it is because I don't know which tools to use to make a good decision. Or all the options are too similar. Or I'm too scared to make a costly mistake.

One of the most useful pieces of theory I learned at the Graduate School of Business was 'locus of control' (thanks Kurt April). This theory helps you understand to what extent you make decisons because you believe you are in charge of your own life (internal locus of control) or to what extent you feel external factors or forces control your life (external locus of control). External factors may be luck, your horoscope, some kind of superstition or higher power. For a long time in my 20s, my locus of control was too externally facing.

Now, I finally see how to take better and healthier control of my life - asking for help being a key step. It doesn't always work. Earlier this year when faced with multiple car options, all the same price, all very similar - I must confess I went with a Honda (familiar, drove one for 12 years) and the fact the number plate started with ND. But fortunately this time, I got my father to do the sums!

Do you think that neurodivergent people, possibly undiagnosed, rely more on external factors to mitigate stress? Let me know!
- Kate

17/05/2024

Are you in Johannesburg on Thursday 23 May and want to find out more about Neurodiversity in the Workplace? Join us in Illovo at 3pm. RSVP to [email protected]

15/05/2024

A favourite image that illustrates the fear that 'if you do something different for one student/employee, everyone will want special treatment'.

In practice, businesses should not make defensive decisions when considering productivity and business profit. The benefits outweight the risks. Consider how your policies and processes can be more inclusive - you can do things differently.

With thanks to the fabulous https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087870753308

02/05/2024

Want to hear the latest research from NiB and Birkbeck, University of London about neurodiversity in business? Sign up below.

The 2024 Neurodiversity in Business and Work Academic Research is complete.

Discuss the initial second research that Prof Almuth McDowell and Dr Nancy Doyle, visiting professor, Birkbeck University have undertaken on our behalf at our Roundtable on 20 May.

This year the research has focused on:

Improved capture of ND strengths and weaknesses

• Better capture of wellbeing and engagement

• Knowledge and support – subtle slights and microaggressions

• Conflicts and resolution – psychological safety

We expect demand to be high. If you would like to attend, please register your expression of interest here: https://bit.ly/NiB-Research-RoundTable-2024

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29/04/2024

Increasing ND awareness in South Africa means more coverage by organisations such as Clicks. These conversations are important and I’m grateful to participate.

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27/04/2024

"Include Me came about from my growing understanding of neurodivergence - a term that includes Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, and Tourette's amongst others. With both my children assessed as neurodivergent, I started to look at my own experience and history - and following assessment found that I too am. AuDHD.

It is not an easy journey reframing your life experiences and looking after ND children but it has been a fantastic opportunity to think through the skills I have and how I can harness these to better the workplace for my children in the future. To that end, I became a volunteer with Neurodiversity in Business 18 months ago and have benefited hugely from this UK-based industry forum that aims to raise awareness and drive inclusion. I have loved meeting more ND people, working with global businesses and running awareness sessions and conferences.

Now it is time to bring this knowledge to South Africa, to change the world of work. As we say at NiB, the time for neuroinclusion is now." - Kate Wardle

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Kate presenting at the Neurodiversity in Business conference held in London on 16 April 2024. Kate is co-facilitating a workshop around workplace design for inclusion.

27/04/2024

We specialise in helping your businesse embed strategic inclusivity practices that help you work better and faster.

From personalised consulting sessions and engaging workshops to enlightening education programmes, thought-provoking talks and meticulously crafted training materials, Include Me provides a holistic approach to empower your organisation. Our assessments and reports deliver valuable insights, laying the foundation for informed, targeted strategies.

Founded in 2024 by Kate Wardle and Alex Pryor, Include Me Consulting believes that the future of work requires a different way of thinking about skills, employee engagement and technology.