Burnout isn’t a personal failure, it’s a design flaw. In this episode, energy coach Rich Ellis and Lisa Colledge explore how leaders can manage energy, not time, to prevent burnout and boost team performance. Learn practical steps to build sustainable energy rhythms, reduce stress, and design neuro-inclusive, high-performing teams.

Discover how to turn hidden performance drains into measurable impact with neuro-inspired leadership. In today’s volatile workplace shaped by AI disruption, shifting regulations, and generational change, traditional leadership playbooks fail—slowing innovation, draining employee engagement, and reducing productivity. This blog explores how defensive cultures waste energy, why teams fall into the traps of being too “safe” or too “disconnected,” and how leaders can design neurodiversity-inspired cultures that boost resilience, creativity, and performance. By applying cognitive inclusion strategies rooted in autism, ADHD, and dyslexia research, leaders can build future-ready teams where curiosity and care, courage and connection, creativity and structure coexist. Learn how to identify and fix hidden energy leaks, improve employee engagement, and create a high-performing team culture that thrives under change.

Celebrate 50 episodes of Culture by Neurodesign with award-winning leadership consultant Dr. Lisa Colledge, named Leadership Consultant of the Year 2025. Discover five innovations for building high-performing teams: neurodivergence inclusion, culture over compliance, Neuro-Inspired Teams™, the Future-Ready Pathway™, and the FIT Framework. Learn how neuro-inclusive leadership boosts performance, resilience, and innovation.

Discover how neuro-inclusive leadership transforms team trust, engagement, and performance. In this interview with Kay Suthar, Dr. Lisa Colledge shares real-world strategies, the personal story behind her business, and practical tips leaders can use today without requiring a diagnosis.

Discover how neuroinclusive team design can resolve friction and burnout without relying on diagnosis or labels. When ADHD traits clash with team expectations, the problem is not personality but a lack of shared norms. This blog explores how the FIT Framework—Fair, Intentional, Team-minded—helps teams align communication, manage different neurostyles, and create a high performing inclusive team culture for everyone.

What if leadership and parenting weren’t separate skills—but reflections of the same mindset? In this episode of Culture by Neurodesign, coach Sharon Lim shares how leadership tools like clarity, flexibility, and trust helped her raise three sons and lead high-performing, neuro-inclusive teams. Learn why adaptive leadership, emotional intelligence, and individualised support are essential for building psychological safety, improving team performance, and supporting cognitive diversity at work and at home.

Discover how neurodivergent leadership is reshaping tech culture. In this powerful episode of Culture by Neurodesign, Lee September—Software Engineering Manager and Neurodivergence BRG Lead at Bol.com—shares how embracing his high sensitivity and autistic traits transformed his leadership style. From building psychological safety to preventing BRG burnout, this conversation explores the power of emotional intelligence, authenticity, and neuro-inclusive leadership in engineering. Essential listening for new team leads, BRG/ERG leaders, and inclusive workplace champions looking to turn neurodiversity into a strategic performance edge.

Inclusive design rooted in clarity, predictability, and psychological safety unlocks hidden potential in neurodivergent teams. Drawing from a powerful classroom example, this post explores how high expectations, structured support, and sensory-aware environments lead to engagement, trust, and performance.