Andrew McNeill

Drawing on his extensive background of leading teams under intense pressure and the stress that comes with it, Andrew brings and applies 20 years of senior leadership experience, most recently serving as a Regional Director in the Private Sector and Director in the UK Civil Service where he led multi-billion pound programmes.

Andrew is the author of Organisational Mindfulness: A How-to Guide (2019), a globally recognised book that has reached readers across four continents. Building on the principles within the book, he has developed a practical and accessible methodology that equips individuals and organisations with tools to strengthen self-awareness, increase personal agency and foster high-performing, resilient teams.

As co-founder of Lx Leaders, a leadership consultancy, Andrew partners with organisations to deliver tailored solutions that enhance performance, psychological safety and employee wellbeing. He is particularly known for enabling teams to collaborate more effectively, communicate with clarity and empathy, and manage conflict constructively. His approach provides leaders with a practical toolkit to reduce stress, prevent burnout and create environments where people can thrive.

Andrew’s engaging keynote presentations explore themes such as collaboration and teamwork, leadership and self-agency, psychological safety, burnout prevention and conflict resolution, all through the lens of self-leadership.

His clients include Barts Hospital Trust, Greater London Authority, SOHA, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, Leeds Building Society and Krystal Alliance. Speaker clients include Dell Technologies, Experian, RSM US, the UK’s National Health Service, the UK’s Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, NFU Mutual, LexisNexis, Bookiply, Allianz Technology and Ferrero International.

Andrew’s Most Popular Keynotes

Empathic Leadership:

The key to leadership is connecting with the people we lead. In this talk, Andrew explains how skilful communication, clarity and empathy can make a significant difference.  With the pressures people are facing in the workplace both internally and externally, and for those different generations trying to navigate a rapidly changing world, Andrew firmly believes that this style of leadership is critical if organisations are going to achieve success.

 Collaboration is Key:

Andrew has led complex, multi-disciplinary and multi-organisational teams. He successfully created and implemented a ‘One-Team’ culture in a £5bn national programme which involved ten delivery organisations. Andrew has coached leadership teams from traditionally rival businesses to become a single team in readiness for assessment centres. He has facilitated workshops with teams in highly conflicted situations, resulting in a shared sense of purpose, vision and values. In this talk Andrew discusses his experience of building a collaboration culture with teams, what worked as well as why some things didn’t and shares strategies to create connections, build a shared vision and maintain a “one-team” ethos.

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, organisations 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!

Burnout – How to recognise and how to recover from burnout

Eleven years ago Andrew realised he was suffering from burnout. 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.

Workshops

Collaboration – Enabling Teams to Succeed Together

Effective teams need people with a wide range of skills and preferably a similarly wide range of working styles and backgrounds. But when we see the world differently from our colleagues, ensuring the whole team works smoothly can be challenging. This workshop is about finding the common humanity beneath all our stories and learning how to build lasting connections that overcome communication barriers, enabling teams to succeed.

Overcoming Barriers: Moving from Team Conflict to Delivery

Even the most effective teams hit bumps in the road. Misunderstandings, miscommunications and stress can create conflict, making it hard for the team to deliver and creating a difficult environment for people. Using tried-and-tested techniques, Andrew shares how to create a safe environment where people can face and constructively resolve team challenges enabling them to move from conflict to successful delivery.

Psychological Safety – What Works and How to Implement It

Successful organisations recognise the value of psychological safety for their teams’ effectiveness, as well as their well-being. But creating psychological safety requires self-awareness from leaders, honesty from colleagues and real change. In this practical workshop Andrew facilitates the creation of a safe framework of behaviours and attitudes that can be implemented, ensuring psychological safety isn’t just a buzzword.