Figure 1.
The diagram illustrates a conceptual framework linking neurodiversity characteristics, leadership behaviors, and outcomes. At the top, neurodiversity characteristics include sensitivity to detail, pattern recognition, visual thinking, and the need for structure. These are supported by enabling conditions such as complex environments, novel problems, and closed systems. In the center, leadership behaviors are listed as information search, problem-solving, novel thinking, and stewardship, representing how neurodiverse traits shape leadership styles. On the right, outcomes are divided into two categories: leader outcomes include positive self-perception, job engagement, and performance, while follower outcomes include perceived leader effectiveness, moral activation, and creative performance. Arrows connect each stage, showing the flow of influence from neurodiversity through leadership behaviors to leader and follower outcomes.Conceptual model of neurodiversity characteristics, leader behaviours and outcomes
Source:Roberson et al. (2021, p. 149)