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Whitmore & McLeod on the same stage - April 30th, Birmingham

Press Release Dated: 26 Feb, 2009 --

A 1-day conference: 'Coaching & Leadership - Responding to today's economic challenges'

Presented by: The Coaching Foundation West Midlands

9.30am—5.00pm (registration from 9.00am)

Thursday, 30 April 2009

The Black Country Living Museum, Dudley, West Midlands

Ticket Price*: £175

*To include buffet lunch, refreshments and entry to the Black Country Living Museum

“I believe that coaching represents and symbolises the collective societal shift from the hierarchy towards self-development and it is vitally important at this time of environmental, economic and social instability that coaching plays a major role in promoting better forms of leadership”

Sir John Whitmore

"I am waiving my fees for this event to help make it more accessible to people during recession"

Dr Angus McLeod

You can’t escape the impact of the current recession; it affects everyone. Businesses and organisations have seen revenue shrink as demand for goods and services fall, whilst individuals, families and communities find themselves navigating through a plethora of uncertainties. But these challenges offer an ideal opportunity for the coaching profession to demonstrate that it has the solutions; solutions that will help to create future success and bring out positive change.

There can be little doubt that at this time good leadership is essential. But what do we mean by leadership, and what is its relationship with coaching? By bringing together in one event two of the foremost coaches in the United Kingdom, Sir John Whitmore and Angus McLeod, The Coaching Foundation West Midlands aims to answer these and other questions. This event is one not to be missed.

By the end of the day, delegates can expect to:

· Understand the role of coaching in the context of today’s economic recession.

· The relationship between coaching and leadership.

· Learn techniques that can be used to coach leaders and individuals through the particular challenges of today.

· Get a deeper appreciation of coaching; recognising that it is not a tool but a way of being.

· Learn to coach at a deeper psychological level.

Who is the event aimed at?

· Professional and student coaches

· Coach managers

· Organisational and business leaders

The Black Country Living Museum

The venue for the event is the Black Country Living Museum. A perfect backdrop, celebrating the pioneering spirit of our industrial forefathers. In the same way as they embraced change and innovation, similar choices are faced by today’s leaders and individuals alike. As part of the ticket price delegates will have the opportunity to explore the museum and to learn more about the lessons of the past and how these can be applied to the future.

Sir John Whitmore

Sir John is Executive Chairman of Performance Consultants. He is a pre-eminent thinker in leadership and organisational change and works globally with leading multi-national corporations to establish Coaching management cultures and leadership programmes. Sir John is one of the leading figures in the international coaching community and has been honoured with the President’s Award by the International Coach Federation (ICF); rated as the Number One Business Coach by the Independent and as having had the most impact on the coaching profession by the UK Association of Coaching.

He founded Performance Consultants in 1989 with partners, David Hemery CBE and David Whitaker OBE, having studied and worked with Tim Gallwey and Bob Kriegel in the United States and founded The Inner Game in the United Kingdom. They were the first to formulate the coaching processes and create experiential learning to overcome the inner obstacles to human potential and high performance such as fear, doubt and limiting beliefs.

Sir John began his career as a professional racing driver, driving for the highly successful Ford team at Le Mans and won both the British and European Saloon Car Championships in the 1960s. He has written five books on sports, leadership and coaching, of which ‘Coaching for Performance’ is the best known having sold 500,000 copies in 17 languages.

Dr Angus McLeod

Angus is a master-coach and author of ‘Performance Coaching’, ‘Me, Myself, My Team’, and ‘Self-coaching Leadership: Simple Steps - From Manager to Leader’. His books are translated into languages including Russian, Chinese and Polish.

He is regularly published in journals in the UK and USA. His master-classes have been run internationally, many 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 and is a regular facilitator of team programs for improved communication, coaching skills, leadership, vision and values. He is featured at international conferences and events, often as a keynote or plenary speaker.

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 web-based version is now the most successful web-based course available at Newcastle College. He also designed the Advanced Coaching Diploma Course, also with Newcastle College.

About the Coaching Foundation

The Coaching Foundation exists to:

· Create a community for coaches: through meetings and virtually via the Internet.

· Encourage the use of coaching in all walks of life.

· Facilitate continued professional development for coaches.

· Develop the skills and practices associated with coaching through a multi-disciplinary approach to learning.

· Provide coaches with information relating to the coaching profession.

· Educate the general public about coaches and coaching.

· Promote best and ethical practice in coaching.

A not-for-profit organisation, The Coaching Foundation was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in 2002. The Foundation is an inclusive organisation that is not directed at competing with any other in the coaching community.

In the West Midlands workshops are held regularly, providing an opportunity for delegates to explore and practice useful coaching techniques, as well as sharing insights and experiences.

Our web site at www.coachingfoundation.org.uk is a public source of information about our own events as well as others that we consider may be of interest to coaches.

Adrian Smart, 1 to 1 Life Coaching, Harvestlea, Church Lane, Upper Sapey, Worcestershire, WR6 6XR.

For more information call 07803 701403 or email adrian-smart@1to1lifecoaching.co.uk.

Cancellation Policy:

· Requests for cancellations must be sent in writing to Adrian Smart, 1 to 1 Life Coaching, Harvestlea, Church Lane, Upper Sapey, Worcestershire, WR6 6XR.

· Requests for cancellation after 31 March 2009 will be subject to a 100% cancellation charge.

Disclaimer:

Information is correct as at the time of publication. However, Coaching Foundation West Midlands reserves the right to change details about the event without giving notice. Should circumstances arise where the Coaching Foundation West Midlands find it necessary to cancel the event, full refunds of tickets will be given. The views expressed by speakers are their own.