RICK BRENNAN is a retired corporate executive, leadership consultant, new author and podcaster whose lifelong battle with learning disabilities, anxiety, and neurodiverse conditions lends him a unique perspective. Following academic struggles in his early years, Rick began to uncover hidden skills emerging from within his so-called limitations that would ultimately shape his success. He spent 35 years occupying top executive positions in the Canadian healthcare and pharmacy industry, at one time responsible for up to $4 billion in annual sales across 2500 pharmacies. He is recognised as an outstanding leader, known for his out-of-the-box style, expert team building, and unorthodox demeanour. By the end of his corporate career, Rick had secured some of the highest employee engagement scores in the world. He was educated at James M Hill High school, Miramichi, N.B., Saint Thomas University, Fredericton, N.B., and Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. He currently divides his time between Canada and Costa Rica
Is to help mid to high functioning Neurodiverse and Atypical maximize their potential by developing individual success plans that will allow you:
To take confidence in owning who you are
To discover the superpowers that lie within the very cracks of what others see as limitations
Learn how to neutralize any perceived weaknesses
To recognize and maximize your strengths
To find a balance in life
We won’t ask you to act like everyone else, fit into the typical leadership box, or follow the countless leadership rules and principles
We believe in owning what makes you different
We are about real life, no theory, no bullshit!
We believe that you need to take control of your life
It’s all about owning who you are, faults, missteps, and all
If you conform to the typical leadership rules - you lose!
There are four stages to maximize your unique skillset.
Here’s a look at our four-stage process and a few sample questions.
Discovering your neurodiverse self
-What neurodiverse conditions have you been diagnosed with?
-How do they show themselves?
-What neuro conditions do you feel you have but have not been diagnosed with?
-What makes you think so?
-Where do you think you fall on the spectrum for each condition?
-How would other people, friends, and colleagues describe you? Are they right? Do you care?
-Do you understand their perspective?
-Do you suffer from anxiety?
1
Taking inventory
-Understand your strengths and weaknesses
-Recognizing what others might say are your strengths and weaknesses
-What are your alternative skills?
-What is your one superpower?whaty
-What are your core values?
-Do you think you have humility and self-awareness?
-How do you get along with people?
-Do you like people?
-Do people like you?
-What do you like, being on a team or leading one?
-How do you deal with risk?
-Do you like following rules or breaking them?
-How often do you feel anxiety?
2
MAXIMISING
your uniqueNess
-Learning to own who you are!
-Understanding your gaps
-Getting yourself organized
-Understanding the strengths that you’ll be running with?
-Learning how to neutralize your weaknesses
-learning how to create a high-performance team
-Eliminating time wasters
-Balancing your operating style with company expectations
-Tips and tricks
3
Taking action
Together we will:
-Develop an action plan that balances your business, personal and neurodiverse life
-Develop a personalized action plan, starting as soon as we start our coaching sessions
-Develop a long-term action plan, that will allow you to maximize your neurodiverse skill set and drive success!