Dancing in This Moment: The Heart of Executive & Team Coaching
One of the coaching practices I return to again and again is:
“Dance in this moment.”
Not the next moment.
Not the prepared question.
Not the coaching framework in my head.
This moment.
Stop Managing Generations. Start Managing Behaviour.
It’s understandable why leaders fall back on generational explanations. They are tidy, easy to repeat, and can seem to make sense of complex workplace dynamics quickly.
But they can also quietly undermine performance.
The Feedback Gap – Why Good Intentions Aren’t Enough
Most managers I work with are not avoiding feedback because they don’t care. They are avoiding it because they care too much and don’t quite know how to begin.
The cost of that avoidance is higher than most managers realise.
Rethinking Remote & Hybrid Work: What Should Leaders Be Asking Themselves?
This week, I’m hiring a new assistant but a virtual one as it suited both the candidate and aligned with our own organisational goals so it got me thinking………
At SkyRed Leadership, we know there’s no one‑size‑fits‑all answer to remote or hybrid working. Every organisation has its own culture, operational needs, and customer expectations. But the world of work has shifted — and leaders are being asked to think more intentionally about what flexibility could look like in their context.
Why Bringing Your Whole Self to Work Is a Leadership Strength — Not a Liability
I often say that leadership is not something you learn once — it’s something life teaches you again and again. For me, one of the most career defining lessons arrived in 2003, during a period of profound personal change.
Balance vs. Burnout for Female Leaders
One question we’re hearing more often in Executive Coaching with female leaders — particularly those identified as top talent — is this: “Can you really have it all?”
Leading Through Chaos: Executive Coaching Insights
As an award-winning executive coach, Amanda Cahir-O’Donnell has witnessed first-hand how chaos can either paralyse or propel leaders and their teams.
Leadership in 2025: Adapting to Thrive in a World of Change
Today, amidst uncertainty and rapid transformation, leadership must reclaim its essence: the ability to inspire people to achieve extraordinary things.
The Lost Art of the One-to-One
When Andy Grove, the then CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Intel was asked to find the single most useful management technique that he had learned through his years of managing, his answer was: ‘The practice of regularly scheduled one-on-ones’.