Brought to you by Michelle McDaid.

Inspiring progressive leadership practices, illuminating your path to success.​

Michelle McDaid

The Leading Place founder, Michelle McDaid brings her vast experience and progressive thinking to bear in supporting businesses in creating workplace environments which empower high performance and great outcomes. ​

  • Trust

    It starts with trust. We recognise that Autonomy is a universal need for motivation. We create environments of high trust, psychological safety and candour. We expect the best of others and ourselves. We are multipliers, rather than diminishers, inspiring greatness in one another.

  • Connection

    We are wired to connect. We value the power of the collective and community. We create opportunities for people to connect with one another authentically. We value open conversations where everyone can contribute.

  • Curiosity

    Our ‘go to’ is Curiosity over Judgement. We value learning over the need to be right. We value life-long learning. We look for the learning opportunities in challenges we face. We value diversity of thought and are intentional about seeking other perspectives.

  • Balance

    We work in a sustainable manner, creating the conditions where employees can make a valuable contribution now and in the future. We aspire to a work environment where employees are productive, healthy and happy. We value progress, celebrate wins and we don't forget to have fun!

  • Integrity

    We act with courage and Integrity. We are trustworthy and trusting. We value fairness and doing the right thing for people, culture and business. We are transparent in how we operate. We strive for wholeheartedness.

Our Services

  • Offering workshops and webinars on topics themes including: ​

    1. High Performing Teams: Team Dynamics, Trust & Psychological Safety, Communication & Collaboration, Maximising Impact​

    2. Inclusive Leadership: Active Allyship, Leading through Change, The Power of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups), Gender Balance in Leadership, and more

  • Speaking at events, on panels, webinars and podcasts on topics including

    1. Inclusive Leadership

    2. Women in Tech/STEM

    3. Gender Equity

    4. Trust and Psychological Safety

    5. High Performing Teams

    6. Communication and Collaboration

    7. Working in a Sustainable manner

    8. Work Wellbeing

    and more.

  • Supporting you in solving key challenges your business is facing including

    1. Attracting & Retaining Top Talent

    2. Scaling your organisation

    3. Leading through Change

    4. Gender Pay Gap strategies ​

    and more.

  • Personal, Leadership & Executive Coaching​

Newsletter

  • There just wasn't enough time in one day to learn everything Michelle has to offer from her many years as a Senior Leader in Tech

    Veronica, NetApp

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  • We are happy to recommend Michelle for her exceptional skills and dedication to professional development

    CDB Aviation 

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  • Michelle skilfully brought people out of their shell, delivering insightful, high-quality content

    Sara Mullally, Network Manager 

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  • Attending Michelle McDaid’s workshop was an incredible experience. I was particularly struck by her advice on career ownership, the power of positive feedback, and the importance of system improvement

    Sharon Lynch, Engineering Manager

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  • I would highly recommend Michelle as an expert in inclusive leadership with a wealth of knowledge and experience

    Ciara O’Hanlon, Technical Services Lead

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  • She truly walks the walk. It was an honor to work with her and learn so much along the way

    Alison Campbell, Founder & CEO, unBurnt 

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  • Her contributions to the engineering function were enormous. They were not at all the full extent of her contributions at Workhuman

    Phil Hourihane, Architect

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  • Michelle’s insights and advice have been utterly invaluable in helping me to think through complex and daunting decisions in my career

    Simon Brown, Ecosystem Advisor, Consensys 

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  • I highly recommend this program to any incredible woman seeking to expand her knowledge and skills in leadership

    Angela Falcas, Software & Delivery Engineer Manager 

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Connect With Us

Get in touch to learn more about how we can support your business to be an employer of choice