Ep 42 – Leading with ADHD, with guest Holly Stanton

Holly is sharing her very personal story, being diagnosed with ADHD in her 40s and it’s impact on her leadership.

Here’s an interesting definition of ADHD:
“ADHD isn’t actually an attention deficit problem – it’s an attention consistency problem.” Dr William Dodson…

And in this episode my guest Holly Stanton, Customer Success Director for Salesforce, is generously sharing her insights and experiences of leading herself with ADHD.

Holly is sharing her own personal story of being diagnosed with ADHD in her 40s and how that has positively impacted her.

• We discuss how ADHD has impacted Holly as a leader
• How getting diagnosed was a massive positive step for Holly and her career
• The value of having a supportive manager and environment when you have ADHD

Holly says:

“After formal diagnosis, you do a lot of reconciling of what’s normal and what’s not and what that label ‘ADHD’ means. But in the corporate environment I’ve had really supportive managers and I have felt fully supported. “ (Holly Stanton, guest on Her Ambitious Career podcast)

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• You might love this other interview: How to Be a More Empathetic Leader, with guest Lorraine Lee
• And this one too: The 5 Pillars of a Healthy Work Culture, with guest Leslie Carver
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About Holly:

Holly has 20+ years experience in the technology industry, working for start-ups, global large-scale companies, and everything in-between. For the last 3 years, Holly has worked as a Customer Success Director for Salesforce, one of the largest SaaS companies worldwide.

About Rebecca:

Hi, I’m Rebecca Allen and I’m an Executive Coach and Personal Brand expert for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. I absolutely LOVE coaching and seeing my fabulous clients exceed their own expectations. I’ve worked for 11 years now as a coach and have helped women at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence and Coles. I live for those phone calls from clients, jumping up and down, telling me they’ve got that promotion, negotiated a seismic pay rise or have moved into a role completely aligned with their mission, values and strengths. I’m a working mum of two wonderful children, adore travel and trying my hand at anything creative. I’d love to connect with you!