Environment can absolutely influence people’s ability to get things done. That effect may be amplified by ADHD, but it’s not unique to ADHD. Every manager shou

Environment can absolutely influence people’s ability to get things done. That effect may be amplified by ADHD, but it’s not unique to ADHD. Every manager should be sympathetic to their team and try to make a reasonably accommodating environment. However, it’s still up to the employee to take ownership and be accountable for getting things done. You can’t reasonably expect managers to constantly micromanage employees to extract work from them, nor can we expect companies to create perfectly distraction-free environments. At some point, it’s the employee’s responsibility to manage their own output. It’s not just the employer who suffers when a team member is unable to complete tasks. The rest of the team has to step up and fill in the missing pieces or constantly watch over the person who can’t get things done. Eventually you start losing talent because your good employees are tired of doing a job and a half while some other employees are only delivering half of their work, and everyone suffers.