Organisational Enablement

Performance Management for Neurodiverse Workplaces course

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Want to strengthen your approach even further? Pair this with our Reasonable Adjustments for Neurodiversity course

Course overview

Develop the confidence and practical skills to manage performance concerns involving neurodivergent employees in a way that is fair, clear and inclusive. This session equips HR professionals and managers with strengths-based approaches to address performance challenges while maintaining accountability, psychological safety and appropriate workplace support. 

Effective performance management is a critical enabler of employee success, wellbeing and organisational outcomes. HR professionals and managers play an important role in ensuring performance concerns are addressed consistently, while supporting neurodivergent employees to meet role expectations. 

In this interactive two-hour online session, you will learn how to: 

Intervene early when performance concerns emerge 

Deliver clear, constructive feedback in a supportive way 

Navigate formal performance management processes with confidence 

Distinguish between adjustment needs and genuine performance concerns 

Approach conversations in a way that supports both fairness and accountability 

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Key learning outcomes

Apply inclusive, strengths-based approaches to early performance conversations to prevent escalation 

Distinguish between adjustment-related needs and genuine performance concerns in a fair and consistent way 

Structure and deliver performance feedback with clarity, empathy, and accountability 

Navigate formal performance management processes in a way that is inclusive, lawful, and aligned with Australian workplace obligations 

Clarify and apply the respective roles of managers and HR in supporting neurodivergent employees through performance processes 

Monitor and review performance improvement over time while maintaining psychological safety and clear performance standards 

Takeaway tools and resources

Participants will receive a set of practical tools and trusted reference resources to support immediate and ongoing implementation of workplace adjustments. 

Participants receive 

  • Managing Performance in Neurodiverse Workplaces guide – practical guidance for managing performance concerns in a neuroaffirming and accountable way 
  • Neuroaffirming Checklist – supporting inclusive decision-making throughout performance conversations and processes 
  • Neuroaffirming Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) Template – a structured, strengths-based approach to supporting performance improvement 

Reference resources 

  • Job Access – Guidelines on reasonable adjustments 
  • Job Access – Employer Toolkit: Reasonable Adjustments 
  • Australian Psychological Society (APS) – Managing a neurodiverse workforce 
  • Everymind at Work – Neuro-Inclusive Workplace Guide 

Meet your Facilitator

This session will be facilitated by David Smith, Co-Founder and Director of Employ for Ability, an Australian organisation specialising in neurodiversity-affirming training, coaching and workplace capability development.

A qualified Developmental Educator, David brings extensive experience supporting neurodivergent individuals and advising managers and HR professionals on practical, strengths-based workplace inclusion. Employ for Ability’s facilitation team also includes practitioners with backgrounds in developmental education, education and workplace training, alongside lived experience of neurodivergence. 

Course Details

Delivery mode

Facilitator-Led (online) 

Learner effort

1 x 2-hour session 

Member course fees

$400 inc. GST 

Non-member course fees

$480 inc. GST 

Member CPD points

2

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Perfect for learners who value structure and interaction, facilitator-led courses provide hands-on learning in an engaging, collaborative environment. Guided by experienced HR practitioners, you’ll join live online workshops where you can ask questions, share ideas and build connections with peers while developing practical HR skills. 

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    Course Overview - Performance Management for Neurodiverse Workplaces Build confidence managing neurodivergent performance conversations Develop the confidence and practical skills to manage performance concerns involving neurodivergent employees in a way that is fair, clear and inclusive. This session equips HR professionals and managers with strengths-based approaches to address performance challenges while maintaining accountability, psychological safety and appropriate […]

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