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.
SkyRed Leadership Turns One — Reflections on Our First Year and the Bold Road Ahead
SkyRed Leadership proudly celebrates one year of redefining what brave, human, purpose‑fuelled leadership looks like — alongside our ambitious clients and partners. It has been a year of growth, learning, deep collaboration and powerful leadership moments, and I am immensely proud of what we have achieved together.
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?”
When Expertise Isn’t Enough: Navigating the Leap from Specialist to Leader
A brilliant technical expert — an engineer, accountant, solicitor, IT specialist, HR professional — excels in their role. Naturally, the next step is a leadership position. It’s the expected career path.
Yet this transition is far from straightforward.
Reflections on 20+ Years of SkyRed Leadership
When this journey began, there was no grand plan to become an entrepreneur or build a leadership consultancy; there was simply a very real need to shape work around the demands of raising a child with additional needs, and a deep belief & passion in all things leadership.
Reflections on Time – “The Most Precious Resource of All”
There is a book I often wish I had written myself: Four Thousand Weeks – Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman.