Award-winning leadership consultant Dr. Lisa Colledge shares how Neuro-Inspired Teams™, universal inclusion, and her FIT Framework are reshaping leadership for the future. Discover how cognitive diversity drives innovation, engagement, and high-performing teams, and why culture, not compliance, is the real key to sustainable business success.

Dr. Lisa Colledge is a globally recognized leader in cognitive inclusion and future-ready team design. Through her evidence-based framework, she equips organizations to boost engagement, innovation, resilience, and retention—building workplaces where diverse thinkers thrive and businesses outperform.

Nearly a year after discovering her corporate role was redundant, Lisa reflects on her first six months as a full-time entrepreneur. Transitioning from a corporate environment to her own business focused on enhancing organizational innovation and talent management through a diverse cognitive approach, she shares five key insights: entrepreneurialism can be collaborative, different mindsets serve different goals, authenticity and self-trust are crucial, and past experiences now make sense in her new venture. She emphasizes the importance of continuously finding and nurturing one's Ikigai—purpose and fulfillment.

After 22 years at Elsevier, where Lisa Colledge transitioned from a Junior Publishing Editor to a Vice President, she is excited to embark on a new journey as the founder and CEO of her own company. This venture will focus on enhancing innovation and business performance by fostering a culture that attracts and empowers both neurodivergent and neurotypical talent. Reflecting on her career, Colledge has learned the value of collective expertise, understanding customer perspectives, and integrating human input into evidence-based decisions.

In an insightful interview with Sabine van Ditzhuijzen, part of the What the DEI? film project, the focus is on the strengths neurodivergent individuals—such as those with ADHD, autism, or dyslexia—bring to organizations. Sabine highlights how ADHD fosters innovation, autism enhances pattern recognition, and dyslexia drives visionary thinking. She also shares thought leader Lisa Colledge's belief that neurodivergence may impact up to 30% of the population, much higher than the WHO's 15% estimate. The interview emphasizes the need to reframe conversations about inclusion to unlock the untapped potential of neurodivergent talent.

Launching a neurodiversity-inclusive website with Creative Consultant Merina Burda received positive feedback. Burda emphasizes simplicity, clean design, and continuous iteration to enhance usability for all users. This approach not only improves accessibility for neurodivergent and neurotypical visitors but also boosts user experience and conversion rates. Neurodiversity-inclusive practices benefit everyone.

Lisa Colledge recounts her transition from corporate life to entrepreneurship following redundancy. Viewing this change as an opportunity, she built a supportive community and shifted from a corporate to an entrepreneurial mindset. Despite initial doubts, working with a coach proved transformative, and networking opened valuable opportunities. She emphasizes learning from both successes and setbacks and encourages aspiring entrepreneurs to seize opportunities and pursue their dreams at any stage.

Lisa Colledge appears as a special guest on the podcast, That's Business, and talks about how she helps businesses thrive by harnessing cognitive diversity and transforming organizational cultures.

Drawing inspiration from Frances Maynard’s The Seven Imperfect Rules of Elvira Carr, Lisa highlights how organizations can create cognitively inclusive cultures. It shows how simple strategies, such as clear communication, structured routines, and focusing on individual strengths, can empower neurodivergent employees. By making small adjustments—like aligning roles with passions and providing constructive feedback—organizations can unlock the full potential of all team members, fostering a culture of innovation, resilience, and inclusion.