Partner Profile · 2026
Paul S. McLean
EQ-i 2.0 & EQ 360 Certified Coach
The world's most validated EI inventory — 5 composites, 15 subscales.
EI in Leadership — Expert Facilitator
Designs & delivers EI-anchored leadership curricula for senior cohorts.
Certified Executive Coach
1:1 and team coaching for C-suite and high-potential leaders.
CliftonStrengths (STRENGTHS) Certified
Strengths-based development and team calibration.
Insights Discovery Certified
Colour-energy framework for self-awareness & team dynamics.
Everything DiSC Certified
Behavioural-style profiling for communication & collaboration.
Author — The Unarmoured Leader
5 principles, 10 chapters, 50 laws on leading with vulnerability.
Leadership Mastery Practitioner
Architect of the 12-month Prepare → Learn → Perform ecosystem.
Emerging & established leaders
From first-time managers to senior leaders rewiring thirty-year habits.
EQ-i 2.0 & EQ 360 journeys
Debriefs and live application that turn a report into behaviour change.
Sales mastery, the human side
Storytelling, presenting, negotiation and discovery — taught with EI rigour.
Your brand, his craft
Facilitates under your name, materials and program IP — an invisible extension of your delivery team.
In-person & live-virtual
Half-day to multi-day, single sessions or modular cohort series; executive groups to large audiences.
Based Asia & Dubai
Travel-ready across APAC, ANZ, EMEA and the USA for multi-time-zone cohorts.
“Post-Academy, our team is more confident, curious and consultative. IGNITE didn't just train our team — they rewired how we engage.”