More About Andrew McNeill

As co-founder of Lx Leaders, a leadership consultancy, Andrew McNeill 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 has enjoyed a long and varied career in leadership, during which he has held a number of high-pressure and prestigious roles including being the Workplace and Policy Lead and Projects Advisor for the Mindfulness Initiative, a charity which emerged from the work of the UK Parliament’s All Party Parliamentary Group on Mindfulness, is Co-Director of BAMBA, the UK’s mindfulness accreditation body, helped establish the Building Safety programme after the Grenfell Fire tragedy, was Change Director for the Ministry of Justice and was Lead for the UK Government for the Olympic and Paralympic Torches in 2012.

A Chat with Burnout Speaker Andrew McNeill. 

As part of our ‘Chat with…’ series at Great British Speakers, our director Jane Farnham, sat down with Andrew to discuss his work, from mindfulness to leadership, stress, wellbeing and more… watch the full interview HERE.

Andrew is a skilled presenter and keynote speaker who has captivated audiences with his insights on leadership, collaboration and thriving under pressure. His ability to connect with and instruct listeners on these vital elements of professional growth and organisational culture is significant.

Andrew McNeill | Speaking Topics 

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. Andrew will discuss how attitudes, such as being non-judgemental and showing kindness, can unlock modern leadership and drive performance.

Key Takeaways:

– Practical tools to support modern leaders

– Ways to create the space leaders need to make informed choices

– Techniques to support connection by leaders and teams

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 and why some things didn’t work.

Key Takeaways

– Creating a connection

– Building a shared vision

– Maintaining the ‘one-team’ ethos

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 of working under pressure.

Key Takeaways

– Advanced tools to enable you to thrive under pressure

– Life hacks to help you navigate the challenges of leadership

– Techniques to help your team perform

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!

Key Takeaways

– Powerful examples of how psychological safety reduces risk and builds opportunities

– Key indicators that show whether the workplace is psychologically safe or not

– Practical tips on how to achieve psychological safety

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.

Key Takeaways

– Interesting neuro-scientific findings and insights

– An introduction to mindfulness

– Tools to help you integrate these into your life

Andrew McNeill | Speaking and Workshop Packages

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.

Why Should You Book Andrew McNeill?

– Andrew believes that leadership needs to become more human

– Andrew is a man full of experience

– Andrew’s keynotes are grounded in research and evidence

Andrew McNeill | Clients

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