About this episode

Kathy Caprino interviews Kristen Pressner about creating a neurodiversity-friendly workplace and understanding neurodivergent traits.

What if many of the behaviors we dismiss as laziness or "not getting it together" are actually signs that someone's brain works differently? In this episode of Finding Brave , Kathy Caprino welcomes Kristen Pressner , a trailblazing people leader helping reshape conversations around neurodiversity, ADHD, and human potential. As Chief People Officer for prominent multinational, Nokia, Kristen is a sought-after voice on equity and inclusion and regularly appears on international "Top HR Influencer" lists. Following the global impact of her TEDx talk, Are you biased? I am , which challenged audiences to confront unconscious bias with greater honesty and self-awareness, Kristen returned to the TEDx stage with a new question: Why is it that so many people just 'can't get it together'? The talk explores how neurodivergent traits are often misunderstood and has sparked conversations across families, workplaces, and the ADHD community. It also led to Kristen joining the World Economic Forum's Global Brain Economy Initiative , launched at Davos. In this conversation, Kristen shares how her family's experiences with ADHD transformed the way she understands motivation, behavior, and…

People in this episode

Host: Kathy Caprino

Guest: Kristen Pressner

Topics covered

• neurodiversity
• ADHD
• workplace inclusion
• human potential
• equity
• motivation

Keywords

• neurodiversity
• ADHD
• workplace
• inclusion
• motivation
• behavior
• equity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nokia

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