If employees are falling behind on their work, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re disengaged or wasting their time. It may be that their brains are wired differently.
Executive dysfunction is defined as a behavioral symptom that disrupts a person’s ability to manage their own thoughts, emotions and actions. It’s most commonly associated with attention deficit disorders like ADHD, which affects approximately 6% of the adult population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This means that the majority of workplaces already have a population struggling through challenges that leadership should seek to understand and address.
