Coaching@Henley: Series 2 Episode 6

Neurodiversity and coaching

Professor Rebecca Jones is joined by Jude Fairweather, Sarah Leach and guest speaker Katie Friedman for the sixth and final episode of our latest series of Coaching@Henley podcasts.

In this episode Jude Fairweather, Lecturer in Coaching for Behavioural Change at Henley Business School, interviews Katie Friedman. Katie is an ICF accredited ADHD coach, trainer, educator and speaker with over a decade of experience in coaching and leadership development. She is known for her kind and clear communication style and creating safe spaces for ADHDers to honestly express their needs in order to advocate for themselves. Katie, who now specialises in working with neurodivergent thinkers, discusses what coaches need to take into account and understand about neurodivergence, unpacking and nuancing different psychological models and unpacking our assumptions about how people work.

This segment is followed by a related “You ask us” question we are often asked in the classroom: “how would you handle a coachee that you are coaching online but doesn’t want to have their camera on?” with Sarah Leach, Jude Fairweather and Rebecca Jones.

Connect with us online: you can follow Henley Business School on LinkedIn and Instagram. You can also connect with the hosts of this episode: Rebecca Jones, Sarah Leach and Jude Fairweather.

Dr Rebecca Jones

Dr Rebecca J Jones is an Associate Professor in Coaching at Henley Business School, the Director of the Henley Centre for Coaching and a Chartered Psychologist. Her research interests lie in examining the factors that influence coaching effectiveness. Passionate about evidence-based practice and teaching, she incorporates her research into her teaching practice at Henley’s Centre for Coaching.

Rebecca is the author of the book ‘Coaching with Research in Mind’ and has published her research in leading journals such as Academy of Management Learning & Education, the Journal of Occupational & Organizational Psychology and the European Journal of Work & Organizational Psychology.

Sarah Leach

Sarah Leach is a Lecturer in Coaching at Henley Business School. She is co-editor of Third Wave Cognitive Behavioural Coaching (2022) and contributing author to The Coaches' Handbook (2020), Succeeding as a Coach (2021) and Coaching Tools (2021). Prior to joining Henley Business School's faculty, Sarah spent four years as the lead career coach for executive MBA students and was responsible for the career and professional development module of the MBA.

As an executive coach, Sarah has run her own practise since 2013, providing career and leadership coaching to senior executives from a range of professional backgrounds. She has a decade of experience in the water industry, building a strong reputation in leading and enabling business change by successfully supporting teams and individuals to confidently navigate change.

Jude Fairweather

Jude Fairweather is a Lecturer in Coaching and Behavioural Change at Henley Business School.

Having qualified as a professional coach more than 20 years ago, Jude is energised by the positive ripple effects of coaching in organisations on both the clients and the people and the systems in which they work and live. It is this ripple effect that drives her to both support the growth and development of professional coaches and to play her part in developing coaching as a core capability of leaders in organisations. Her work both as a coach and as a lecturer is fuelled by deep curiosity, respect for the differences in people and a strong desire for inspiring personal and professional growth in individuals and teams.