Winning the Talent War through Neurodivergence

Recruiting talent from among the disabled population poses unique challenges, which often are not adequately addressed by potential employers. Although job seekers presently enjoy an advantage due to global talent shortages, that situation may not continue. Right now, employers are hard pressed to find anyone to fill positions. At this writing, there are two job openings available for every one job applicant to fill it. In that environment, it makes sense for employers to explore alternative ways to get work done and alternative labor groups to do that work. In Winning the Talent War through Neurodivergence: A Guide for the Neurotypical, William J. Rothwell and Jonathan D. Zion show how employers can overcome talent shortages by tapping into the often-overlooked pool of talent comprising people with disabilities (PWDs).

Few books examine the human resources processes relating to people with disabilities, and this one provides a range of new insights.

This is a book for anyone involved in developing HR strategies or with responsibility for how human resources are utilized in general, who are interested in improving the methods used to recruit and retain people with disabilities.

William J. Rothwell is Distinguished Professor, Workplace Learning and Per-formance, at the College of Education, Department of Learning and Performance Systems, The Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A., where he administers a Master’s and a Doctoral program in Training and Development/Human Resources.

Jonathan D. Zion has extensive experience engaging with many stakeholders on a variety of disability issues in the workplace and in post-secondary institutions. These stakeholders include social service agencies as well as different levels of management. He holds a Master of Adult Education (M.Ed.) from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. He lives in Toronto.