78. Turn ADHD Challenges into Career Wins: The Strategies You Need with Skye Waterson 

ADHD —  SECRETS OF THE CAREER GAME — EPISODE 78

Kendall Berg and ADHD coach Skye Waterson break down the hidden challenges of navigating corporate life with ADHD. From performance reviews that spark anxiety to the struggle of prioritizing tasks when everything feels urgent, they reveal practical strategies to turn ADHD traits into career superpowers. Skye shares real-world hacks that help professionals boost productivity, manage executive dysfunction, and advocate for the support they actually need.

ADHD isn’t a career roadblock—it’s a different playbook. Learn how to master time blindness, rewire your motivation system, and harness creative problem-solving for professional success.

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In this episode, we discuss:

• How can professionals with ADHD overcome time blindness and improve task management?
• What are the best strategies for advocating ADHD accommodations at work?
• How does dopamine impact productivity, and how can ADHD professionals boost motivation?
• What are the top executive functioning skills that drive career success?
• How can ADHD employees communicate effectively with neurotypical colleagues?

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Key Takeaways

ADHD in the Workplace (00:00 – 10:55)

• ADHD diagnosis can lead to panic in performance reviews
• Struggle to understand how to be helped when offered support
• ADHD strengths include pattern recognition and creative problem-solving
• Communication challenges between ADHD and neurotypical individuals
• Importance of prioritization and decision-making for ADHD individuals

Career Development with ADHD (10:55 – 23:48)

• Focus on six main areas: prioritizing, decision-making, focus, working memory, time blindness, and transitions
• Resistance to boring tasks due to dopamine deficiency
• Importance of building executive functioning steps into work processes
• Need for tactical solutions beyond mindset coaching
• Goal: provide tools for crisis management and career progression

️ Self-Advocacy and Support (23:48 – 34:57)

• Shift in corporate awareness of mental health struggles
• Importance of understanding personal work style before advocating
• Communication of specific needs to leadership for effective operation
• Setting micro-deadlines and checkpoints for better task management
• Reward for starting tasks, not just finishing, to boost dopamine

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Skye Waterson

She is an ADHD strategist and founder of Unconventional Organisation, a multi-six-figure business helping entrepreneurs turn ADHD into their greatest asset.

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