<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Dale McDermott: Insights</title><description>Essays on leadership, power and institutional health from Dale McDermott.</description><link>https://dalemcdermott.com/</link><language>en-gb</language><item><title>The Presence Paradox: Why the WFH Debate is a Leadership Failure.</title><link>https://dalemcdermott.com/insights/the-presence-paradox/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dalemcdermott.com/insights/the-presence-paradox/</guid><description>The &apos;Work From Home&apos; war is not about where we sit. It is a referendum on modern leadership, and right now many leaders are failing the test.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Insularity Trap: Why Rolling Back DEI is a Mistake.</title><link>https://dalemcdermott.com/insights/the-insularity-trap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dalemcdermott.com/insights/the-insularity-trap/</guid><description>True DEI was never about exclusion; it is about opening doors. Retreating now doesn&apos;t just weaken an organisation internally; it validates a dangerous new crisis of insularity.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>