What makes certain careers a good fit for adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder? What separates people who feel fulfilled from those who suffer regret?
There are five steps to igniting peak performance in the workplace, which I outline in my latest book, Shine: Using Brain Science to Get the Best from Your People (Harvard Business Review Press; 2011)(#CommissionsEarned).
The first and most important step is “select” — to make sure that you are in a job well-suited to you and your ADHD.Are you in the right job?
You can figure that out by answering the 18 questions below. Your answers will help you think clearly about your career choices, skills and preferences, where you fit best in the organization, and under what circumstances you feel most comfortable and motivated.What do you do best? You should be spending the majority of your workday doing what you do best.