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That ADHD Trait Empathy in Leadership

July 29, 20251 min read

🧠 That ADHD trait of yours, empathy, is exactly the leadership trait the world needs right now.

 

➡️ Here’s why:

💡 Leaders who are in tune with their teams’ needs can create environments for innovation.
Safe spaces to fail.

 

🌪️ Because the 21st century is marked by constant change—technological, ecological, societal—innovation is a survival skill.

 

And innovation comes best from people who feel safe enough to take a risk.
🔹 To try something weird.
🔹 To speak up when they see a better way.
🔹 To fail without fear of humiliation.

 

🔥 That means leadership today isn’t just about vision or drive,
it’s about creating the conditions where other people can thrive.

 

❤️‍🔥 And when corrections are needed, leaders with empathy can deliver them masterfully,
so team members feel like they’re just getting advice on how to do their job better.
(Even though it is, in fact, a correction).

 

🚫 A boss without empathy shuts creative thinking down.
🚀 A leader with empathy opens it up.

 

And we desperately need more of the latter.

 


 The 21st century needs ADHD Leaders.
If this is you, I want to support you.

 

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I'm a Certified Personal Coach, graduated from Thriving Coach Academy which is an ICF accredited program. I am also an Endorsed Colleague of 500 Rising. I also have a black belt in Okinawan Kenpo and Kobudo. And I used own and operate a popular fine dining Italian restaurant.

Amy Stewart-Cooper

I'm a Certified Personal Coach, graduated from Thriving Coach Academy which is an ICF accredited program. I am also an Endorsed Colleague of 500 Rising. I also have a black belt in Okinawan Kenpo and Kobudo. And I used own and operate a popular fine dining Italian restaurant.

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