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Rob Beevers is chief effectiveness and analytics officer at MG OMD. He’s also an ADHDer and hugely insightful about AI, especially on how it affects neurodivergent people – and how we can best use AI to create inclusive teams.

Rob combines quick-fire thinking with humour and insight, making this a fascinating and non-stop conversation. Rob’s also one of our mentors on NABS’ Walk and Talk event this summer, so sign up and you could chat with Rob in person.

Key takeaways:

• Societal structures often favour neurotypical people, but it’s time to consider that neurodivergence isn’t an accident – it’s evolved on purpose
• Late-diagnosed ADHD’ers, such as Rob, can struggle with complex emotions around diagnosis, especially if their children are also ADHD
• Reasonable adjustments can very much help in the workplace, but workplaces also need to embrace a culture of inclusion where differences are celebrated and built into working practices
• AI can be used to tailor workflows that work with people’s needs to boost productivity and job satisfaction.

Resources:

Rob’s Substack

NABS Advice Line

NABS coaching

NABS workshops

NABS Walk and Talk

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James Cornish is SVP of international sales and partnerships at Vivo. He’s also a fitness enthusiast who turned his passion into a brilliant community fundraiser for NABS, bringing together people from across adland to compete in the ATHX Games fitness challenge to raise much-needed funds.

In this inspirational chat, James – still recovering after undertaking his 24-hour fitness challenge – discusses the brilliant impact of fundraising, not just in terms of money raised, but also on the industry community who come together to take part.

Key takeaways:

• Movement can help you to keep on top of your mental wellness, whether that’s CrossFit or taking a stroll.
• If you have a passion that you can turn into a fundraiser, other adlanders will want to join you.
• Tap into your contacts when you want to organise something – you’ll receive lots of help.

Resources

Got an idea for a community fundraiser for NABS? Email our friendly team at: events@nabs.org.uk

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NABS Stranger than Summer

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Charlotte Coughlan is managing partner at Leo UK and a mum to two young children. Which makes her super busy – yet impressively she’s still found the time and energy to create Parental Guidance, a mentoring scheme for working parents across adland.

Charlotte is passionate about helping other working parents, having been through the mill herself.

During Charlotte’s second maternity leave, she was unexpectedly made redundant when the agency she loved working for shut down. In shock, and robbed of the chance to enjoy her last mat leave, Charlotte spent the time juggling the demands of a newborn baby and a four-year-old with finding a new job.

Happily, Charlotte is now working at Leo’s, where she founded an internal network, Parentland, to support fellow parents. Wanting to take this a step further, Charlotte has created Parental Guidance (love the name) to connect working parents across the industry for support, advice and cheerleading.

In this episode, Charlotte shares:

• The crushing effects of losing a job during maternity leave – an all-too-common experience
• What working parents can bring to their businesses
• How mentoring can support parents’ mental wellness

Resources

Parentland

Parental Guidance

NABS Advice Line

NABS Walk and Talk

Who’s Your Momma

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🌻 Group workshops or in-house training? Sign up to our sessions.

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