AI is changing work faster than most humans can comfortably process, and that speed is colliding with already exhausted nervous systems. We sit down with Marie-Hélène Pelletier (MH), a leadership psychologist, executive coach and author of The Resilience Plan, to unpack what resilience really means when the pressure is constant and the stakes feel personal. The big shift: resilience is not a trait you either have or lack. It’s a state you can grow, and it lives inside a system that includes you, your team and your organisation.

We talk neurodiversity in the workplace through a practical lens: where hidden friction shows up, why “just cope” is not an inclusion strategy, and how rigid performance reviews can overload neurodivergent minds. We also dig into workplace realities many leaders avoid: employee engagement dropping, burnout rising, and the gap between how optimistic leaders feel about AI and how stressed employees may feel. MH shares research-backed insights on isolation risks as work becomes more mediated by AI tools, and why staying connected to humans is a resilience practice, not a soft extra.

You’ll leave with concrete ideas you can use this week: adjust feedback formats, build team-level resilience habits, make space for neurodivergent representation on AI decision groups, and lean on the four core anchors that protect mental health and performance: exercise, nutrition, sleep and relationships. We also address chronic cognitive overload, how it can impair judgment and even nudge ethical drift, plus self-compassionate ways to find your voice when speaking up feels hard.

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