Michelle McDaid is the founder of The Leading Place, a purpose-driven startup helping organisations reimagine leadership and build cultures where both people and performance thrive. With over two decades of experience in technology leadership, most recently as Senior Director of Engineering at Workhuman, she brings deep expertise in leading globally distributed teams, scaling organisations, and navigating complex change. Through The Leading Place, Michelle supports organisations with leadership development, communication, strategy, and culture change. Her approach is grounded in trust, psychological safety, positive psychology, and authentic connection.
Her thought leadership has been featured by CTO Craft, Silicon Republic, The Business Post, and The Irish Examiner, and she is a frequent speaker at conferences, podcasts, and panel discussions. You can check out Michelle’s podcast interviews here.
