Angus McLeod

Services Director @ AMA

PhD., Dip.Coach (Newcastle), MISNS & ‘Expert Coach’ in Meta-Coaching

Prof. Angus McLeod is a trained counsellor, coach and facilitator. Angus invented the internet-based ‘coaching’ service called ‘Ask Max.’ With others, this was launched in 1999 and first went into service with Sainsburys in 2000. Angus designed the two current diploma courses in performance coaching for Newcastle College, attracting over 15,000 students. Angus’ books include ‘Me, Myself, My Team’ (Crown House 2000 & 2nd edition, 2006), ‘Performance Coaching – the Handbook for Managers, HR Professionals and Coaches’ (Crown House 2003) and ‘Self-coaching Leadership – Simple Steps from Manager to Leader’ (John Wiley & Sons 2007) and ‘Performance Coaching Toolkit (McGraw-Hill 2010 – with Will Thomas). He designs and facilitates coaching programmes for managers and his master-classes are widely delivered and enjoyed in many countries. Angus writes papers on coaching and leadership issues in the international press.

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“The world needs as much of Angus McLeod as he can share…  I think what he brings to the table is an alternative to the ‘command and control’ approach to leadership and development, and that caring and concern can be an effective alternative to ‘kicking ass’.” ~   Jim Brush, imarkup.com

Angus is a master-coach, his special coaching qualities include making phenomenally-safe spaces in which people can make major changes (even in a theatre setting during a public master-class), having incredible flexibility to work with the specific needs of the individual and facilitating sustainable change at the highest level. Feedback includes: “incredible insight”,  “I moved to a whole new perspective”, “flabbergasted” and “transforming”.

He is regularly published in journals in the UK and USA. His master-classes have been run numerous times with rave reviews. He has been ‘first-call’ coach at PPP Healthcare and Oracle. He has also coached at Board level in numerous corporations in several countries. Angus often coaches professional coaches. Angus is a regular facilitator of team programs for improved communication, coaching skills for managers, leadership executive development, vision & values – he is featured at international conferences and events, often as a keynote or plenary speaker.

“It was a delight and privilege to observe a masterful coach at work” – ICF National Official

Angus designed the updated Performance Coaching Diploma Course at Newcastle. 15,000 students graduated from the earlier course (in the previous five years) and the new course became available in February 2004, with over 7,000 registrations in its first year. The course was also launched in a web-based format in March 2005 and available for just £395. This course is the most successful web-based course available from Newcastle College. The Advanced Diploma Coaching Course, also designed by Angus, was launched in 2008.

Angus’ academic interests include research and he is both an external supervisor and Visiting Professor at Birmingham City University. Professor McLeod’s interests are in applied research towards the understanding of coaching effectiveness and coachee factors in high-performance coaching. He works with the Business School to develop and build on current applied research in coaching and leadership qualities.

Angus co-founded and continues to co-run The Coaching Foundation,  a group for executive & life coaches, and mentors. Angus has held numerous Directorships following academic and business careers to senior level and he continues to sit on several boards in both training and environmental sectors. He is a competitive rower, an advanced trainer in motorcycling and a passionate cook. Some of his qualifications are listed below.

Qualifications  (samples only)

• Diploma in Performance Coaching
• Certificate in Counselling
• ANLP Certified NLP Practitioner.
• Associate Certified Meta-Coach (ACMC) and invited ‘Expert Coach’ in meta-coaching
• Member International Society of Neuro-Semantics (MISNS)
• PhD

Key Skills

• Coaching & Mentoring
• Senior Management
• Facilitation
• Training and Keynote Presentation
• Management Development
• Leadership Development
• Technology Transfer
• Project Management

Coaching and Mentoring Experience

Angus has coached people in many fields including IT, healthcare, defence, environmental services, leasing, insurance, financial services and Government.

His mentoring experience has been extended, with many others, through our e-mentoring service, ‘Ask Max’.

Appointments

Into Changes Ltd – Director

The Coaching Foundation Ltd  (nfp limited company) – Director

Earlier Corporate Appointments:

Solutions fte Ltd  – Director

Perpetual Environmental Ltd  – CEO

TSO Communications Ltd  – Company Secretary

Best Performance Ltd – Director

Perpetual Environmental Technologies Ltd  – Director

Performance People Ltd  – Director

Training for Success Ltd  – Director

Directorships over Ten Years Ago:

Ferguson & Menzies Ltd  – Managing Director Designate

Permanite Holdings Ltd., Tarmac Group PLC  – Director

BUSU Services Ltd  – Director (non-executive)