Executive Coaching in an Age of Distraction & ADHD

Join us for this Executive & Leadership Coaching session, Executive Coaching in an Age of Distraction & ADHD, where you’ll explore attention challenges and gain insights into ADHD‑inclusive strategies that support executive success. 

Who Is This For?

• Executive coaches who want to better support clients experiencing distraction and ADHD‑related attention challenges. 
• Professional and newer coaches who are looking to develop neurodiversity‑inclusive coaching approaches grounded in ICF competencies. 
• HR and organizational leaders who want to understand how attention affects executive performance and coaching outcomes. 
• Managers and leaders using coaching skills who are looking to help their teams improve focus and manage information overload. 
• Coach educators and mentor coaches who want to incorporate ADHD‑inclusive frameworks into coach development. 

What You Will Learn:

• Differentiate between the attention challenges of executives generally, people with ADHD, and executives with ADHD, and identify how these differences shape coaching approaches. 
• Apply neurodiversity‑inclusive coaching methods to help clients leverage their unique nervous systems for improved attention management. 
• Use targeted coaching questions and accountability structures to support clients in strengthening focus and managing distractions effectively. 
• Assess when a client may need support beyond coaching and determine appropriate referral options. 

Course Details:

Attention management is an increasing challenge for many executive coaching clients who must stay effective amid constant information flow, nonstop meetings, and competing demands. Executives naturally bring these attention pressures into their coaching sessions, and for those with ADHD, the stakes are even higher. People with ADHD often experience quick shifts in attention due to new stimuli, difficulties returning to task after interruptions, and periods of intense hyperfocus driven by interest rather than environment. 

For executives with ADHD, managing attention requires more than standard productivity solutions. Their learning process must account for the wide variation in unconscious, physiological nervous system responses. A neurodiversity inclusive coaching approach offers models and tools that help coaches support clients in working with their unique nervous systems rather than against them. 

Join the ICF Executive & Leadership Coaching Community of Practice and presenters Kate Arms, MCC, and Tracy Winter, PCC, for a practical and empowering session that brings clarity to attention management across neurotypes. Together, we will explore the distinctions between typical executive attention challenges, ADHD related attention patterns, and what happens when both intersect in leadership contexts. 

In this session, you will learn ADHD friendly tools for coaching executives navigating distraction and attention scarcity. You’ll discover powerful coaching questions, fruitful lines of inquiry, and effective accountability structures that strengthen clients’ ability to stay present, recover focus, and manage the demands of fastmoving environments. You will also receive an assessment tool to help determine when a client may benefit from referral to another professional, supporting ethical and confident decision making. 

Whether you frequently coach neurodivergent leaders or suspect some clients may be navigating ADHD without formal diagnosis, this session equips you with a deeper understanding of attention, practical strategies for transformation, and a coaching lens that honors the full humanity of every executive you serve.