Leadership for Every Brain: Neurodivergence in the Workplace with Joey Ballantyne | Leading Change Podcast Ep. 27

Welcome back to Leading Change!In this thought-provoking episode, we explore how neurodiversity is reshaping leadership, productivity, and workplace culture, and why it’s time we rethink the way we work.

Our guest is Joey Ballantyne, former executive, business diplomat, and founder of the Grit & Grace Collective. Now a neurodivergent career coach, Joey empowers women to break free from burnout and build careers that work with their brains, not against them.

In this episode:

• What is neurodiversity, really, and how does it show up at work?
• Why neurodivergent people often feel misunderstood (and how to fix that)
• The power of clear briefs, structured environments, and self-awareness
• How leaders can support both neurodivergent and neurotypical team members
• Joey’s concept of the “Personal User Manual”, a tool every team needs
• Practical ways to design environments that energise rather than exhaust

Whether you’re a leader, changemaker, or someone who’s ever felt out of sync with traditional ways of working, this episode will challenge your assumptions and give you tools to lead with empathy, clarity, and purpose.

Connect with Joey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeyballantyne/Learn more about Grit n Grace: https://gritngracecollective.com/

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