Building Neurodivergent-Friendly Work With Focus Bear

Executive functioning challenges are among the most misunderstood, and most impactful, risk factors affecting neurodivergent workers, particularly people with ADHD.

When workplace systems rely heavily on memory, self regulation, time awareness and task initiation without appropriate supports, the result is not improved performance. It is cognitive overload, increased psychosocial risk, burnout and preventable harm.

This webinar, hosted during Neurodiversity Celebration Week on 18 March, brings together lived experience, ADHD coaching expertise and work design principles to explore how organisations can better support executive functioning at work.

Rather than focusing on motivation or discipline, this session will examine how workplace systems can be designed to reduce unnecessary cognitive load and create safer, more sustainable performance conditions.

What You Will Learn

• What executive dysfunction actually looks like in real workplace settings
• Why traditional productivity approaches often increase stress and shame
• How executive functioning relates to psychosocial risk and WHS obligations
• Practical strategies leaders can implement immediately
• How digital supports such as Focus Bear can scaffold initiation, prioritisation and recovery

Speakers

Jeremy Nagel
Creator of the Focus Bear app, sharing insights from lived experience and neurodivergent led design.

Monica Hassall
Founder of Connect ADHD and one of Australia’s first ADHD coaches, bringing decades of coaching expertise.

Catherine Lee
Founder of the Neurodiverse Safe Work Initiative, WHS consultant and session host, providing the systems and duty of care lens.

Who Should Attend

This session is designed for:

• Employers and senior leaders
• WHS and HR professionals
• Managers seeking practical guidance
• Neurodivergent workers and advocates
• Anyone interested in reducing psychosocial risk through better work design

Why This Matters

Executive functioning support is not a “nice to have.”
It is central to safe work.

When organisations understand how people think and function, they can design systems that support performance without relying on constant coping.

This session will provide practical, evidence informed insights to help you move from awareness to action.