Embracing Neurodiversity in the Workplace – with guest Paul Graham

As a leader how do you embrace neurodiversity in your workplace?

Or as an employee, do you feel the psychological safety to be open about your own neurodiversity?

My guest Paul Graham has been the Great Britain Managing Director of soft drinks company, Britvic since July 2013. With over 25 years’ experience working with major FMCG companies, Graham leads the business in identifying the right trends and consumer insight to create a broad and relevant soft drinks portfolio that is fit for purpose today and in the years to come.

With his own personal experiences of negotiating neurodiversity, Paul has learned to embrace it and care about developing a culture that creates the psychological safety to be open to and embrace it within the Britvic culture.

Join us as we explore neurodiversity in the workplace and why you too should embrace it as an employer and/or employee.

This episode will be airing live on 17th March 2023 at 8am(PT)/11am(EST)/3pm(GMT). To listen live or later from the archive please visit http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/1959

More about guest Paul Graham:

Following a variety of commercial roles at both United Biscuits and Mars Confectionery, Paul Graham joined Britvic as Great Britain General Manager in September 2012. He was then appointed GB Managing Director in July 2013. With over 25 years’ experience working with major FMCG companies, Graham leads the business in identifying the right trends and consumer insight to create a broad and relevant soft drinks portfolio that is fit for purpose today and in years to come. Paul has a BSc in Management Sciences from Manchester University and is the current President of the British Soft Drinks Association.

This episode will be airing live on 17th March 2023 at 8am(PT)/11am(EST)/3pm(GMT). To listen live or later from the archive please visit http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/1959

More about host Chris Cooper:

Chris Cooper has over a 30 year career worked with major global brands to small entrepreneurial ventures developing exceptional leaders, teams and highly engaged workforces. Chris has hosted since 2011 the Business Elevation show which in 2019 was the most accessed business show on the world’s leading on-line radio platform ‘Voice America’ .

He is co-Author of The Power To Get Things Done (Whether You Feel Like It Or Not) published by Penguin Random House New York and in 2021 contributed to multiple international best seller ‘Play The Game’.

Chris has a reputation as an exceptional coach, consultant, facilitator and speaker. Chris also founded the Elevation Collective where exceptional people are connected to contribute to a better world. He is a fellow of the Professional Speaking Association, lives in Leicestershire in the UK with his wife and two teenage boys and loves adventure and the natural world.

In 2019, during a mid-life crisis, he competed in Scotland’s toughest one day endurance event.

This episode will be airing live on 17th March 2023 at 8am(PT)/11am(EST)/3pm(GMT). To listen live or later from the archive please visit http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/1959