Andrew McNeill

Andrew McNeill has spent 20 years in senior leadership, most recently consulting on a £7bn national programme. Throughout his career he has led large teams in high pressure environments. He is also an accredited mindfulness teacher and brought these two worlds together in his book Organisational Mindfulness – a How-to Guide in 2019, which has sold in 4 continents.

By integrating his leadership experience and insights from being a mindfulness teacher Andrew has developed a method to help leaders and their teams embed and implement techniques which improve performance, build psychological safety and support their own and their collective wellbeing.

Andrew co-founded LXLeaders to be able to share these tools with other teams and leaders. He specialises in working with teams enabling them to connect better and listen to each other. Andrew also works directly with leaders, helping them to thrive through the challenges and opportunities of leadership.

Andrew’s most popular keynotes:

Thriving under Pressure:

Andrew has faced numerous high intensity leadership situations, from heading up the UK Government’s assurance of the Olympic and Paralympic torches for London 2012 to being a Director on the Building Safety Programme immediately after the Grenfell Fire tragedy. Here Andrew talks about his own personal journey with pressure. What worked and what didn’t.

• Advancing the way you thrive under pressure.
• From his own experience Andrew will provide life hacks to help you navigate the challenges of leadership.
• Andrew will share his own special techniques which will help you and your team thrive.

Empathetic Leadership:

Andrew believes in the need for leadership to be more fully human and uninhibited. In this talk, Andrew explains what empathetic leadership is and why it is so urgently needed now, especially with the multiple pressures we currently face. Andrew will discuss how attitudes such as being non-judgmental and showing kindness are essential to modern day leadership.

• Why leadership is so urgently needed now and what a leader needs to be effective today.
• How leaders can create the space they need to see if what they’re doing is right for them
• Andrew will share examples of ethical leadership and the benefits it brings.

Finding our Phoenix – Preventing and Recovering from Burnout:

Eleven years ago Andrew realised he was burnt out. He had to step back from work to find techniques that enabled him to move from being overwhelmed, to being able to thrive in high pressure environments. In this talk, Andrew shares his experience of being introduced to mindfulness and other strategies, why he was very sceptical in the beginning and how they have helped transform his life, his leadership and his career.

• Interesting neuro-scientific findings and insights.
• An introduction to mindfulness.
• Tools to help you integrate these into your life.

Psychological Safety – Why it Matters to You and Your Team:

When employees feel comfortable asking for help, sharing suggestions informally or challenging the status quo without fear, organizations are more likely to innovate quickly, unlock the benefits of diversity and adapt well to change! In this engaging keynote, Andrew uses evidence based examples to give leaders reasons to want this transformative team mindset!

• Andrew will share powerful examples of how psychological safety can avert risks to your business and enable opportunities to be grabbed.
• The key indicators that show whether the workplace is psychologically safe or not.
• He will explain the impact it has on team culture and how it can enable teams to thrive.
• Andrew will give practical tips on how to achieve psychological safety.

Practice Workplace Mindfulness:

Andrew talks about the practical application of mindfulness for people in today’s workplace. He explains how this down to earth toolkit of techniques can help you manage stress, improve your communication skills and support your decision making.

• Techniques to help you perform in high stress moments.
• Ideas to help you communicate more effectively.
• Ways to give you more choice in your decision making.