Thrive & Lead is a practical guide for neurodivergent employees and the leaders who want to support them without lowering expectations or resorting to performative inclusion.

Rather than focusing on labels or trends, this book explores how systems, communication, and leadership practices either help people thrive or quietly push them toward burnout. Drawing from real workplace experience, Thrive & Lead offers clear frameworks for self-advocacy, sustainable performance, and inclusive leadership that actually works in day-to-day operations.

Whether you are navigating work as a neurodivergent professional or leading a team with diverse ways of thinking, this book helps you build clarity, reduce unnecessary friction, and lead in ways that are humane, effective, and sustainable.

If you’re the person everyone depends on—the one absorbing stress, solving problems, and smoothing the rough edges—eventually the weight begins to show.

The Exit Interview for Stress is a practical, steadying field guide for leaders and HR professionals who need boundaries, clarity, and space to breathe.

With insights from over a decade of HR leadership, Jason Michaels offers tools and strategies to help you step out of survival mode, release the stress you’ve been holding, and return to work (and life) with a clearer, calmer sense of direction.

The Exit Interview for Stress has been recognized by the International Impact Book Awards in the self-help category and has been submitted for consideration for the Nautilus Book Awards.

“A clear-eyed, compassionate, and refreshingly practical guide for people who quietly carry emotional weight in their professional lives.”
— Liora Ames, Professional Book Marketing Strategist

I’m Jason Michaels, a consultant, speaker, and author who helps organizations and HR leaders fit the pieces together. For more than a decade, I’ve led complex HR, culture, and leadership initiatives that support both organizational performance and human well-being. My work blends practical strategy with genuine human connection, helping leaders reduce friction, navigate stress, and build environments where people can truly thrive.