Hishem AzzouzHost Of Recruitment Mentors Podcast

Growing up as a business owner & navigating ADD whilst being an entrepreneur

Name: Growing up as a business owner & navigating ADD whilst being an entrepreneur
Uploaded: 2022-12-21T19:00:06+00:00
Duration: 46 s
Channel: Hishem Azzouz
Description: In this interview excerpt, the speaker reflects on the personal growth required to run a business effectively. He discusses how his neurodivergent…

21 Dec 2022 · 1 min

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In this interview excerpt, the speaker reflects on the personal growth required to run a business effectively. He discusses how his neurodivergent traits—ADD and dyslexia—create ongoing challenges with concentration and susceptibility to distraction, especially in an office setting where he feels he should model focus. He also describes a shift in his management style, moving from a purely task‑oriented approach to one that incorporates greater sympathy and understanding of employees' circumstances. The conversation highlights the need for self‑discipline, awareness of one's own distractions, and the development of empathetic leadership as key components of maturing as a business owner.

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How have you had to like evolve as a business owner? Like what are some of the things that you've really had to be harsh with yourself on and get better at and improve on? Like how have you had to like grow up as a business owner?
A lot, which is, it's also been like just being a bit more mature about certain things as well. And I struggle to keep concentrated on anything. So I've got ADD, dyslexic and everything like that. So for me it's like, that's a bit like an ongoing battle. Like I'll get distracted over anything. And it's not letting myself get distracted with other people and stuff like that. I'd be the easy one to distract in the office and I should be the last one that should be that person. Someone could just say something, I'm there like, "Oh yeah, what's that?" And then, yeah, so that's been one thing. The management side of things have been a bit more having a little sympathy with people and understanding people. That's obviously, it's always a bit of a challenge. I'm like, "Just get on with your work." It's like, "What's wrong?" And learning to understand people a bit.