Alex Gilbert (she/her) is a New Yorker, a Mets fan, a yogi, and a brunch enthusiast. She also has dyslexia and ADHD. She grew up in a world where disabilities were not necessarily recognized, but was lucky that her parents had the resources to allowed her to advocate for accommodations at school. But when she entered the workforce, that support ended. She didn’t know how to ask for accommodations at work and didn’t want to be seen as unable to do her job.
Knowing that she had a lot to offer, Alex taught herself how to sell the benefits of accommodations – how small work modifications for an individual could produce huge results. After spending her career working in leadership development, she decided to start a consulting and coaching business, Cape-Able Consulting, to help adults with learning disabilities and/or ADHD like herself who have struggled in their careers.
In this episode, Alex and Ashlee discuss how the need to negotiate accommodations has become commonplace during the Covid pandemic, and how seeing and understanding the whole person both helps us connect, AND be more productive and happier at work.
Connect with Alex:
Instagram @iamcapeable
Facebook and Linkedin @capeableconsultingLLC
Connect with Ashlee:
Instagram: @ashlee.livingstone
Email: ashlee@ourforte.ca
LinkedIn: @Ashlee-Livingstone
