Coaching and Consultancy
We offer a range of bespoke personal and professional development opportunities, in addition to our Core Programme.
Senior Leadership Coaching and Mentoring
We have a track record working with senior leaders to help them navigate their leadership successfully. We offer individual (online or in person) executive coaching or mentoring programmes to support leaders identify and achieve their goals, excel in their roles while maintaining their wellbeing in high pressure environments.
Areas of support have included:
Transition e.g. preparing for a future role, creating or adapting to change
Leadership e.g. becoming more effective or more strategic as a leader, working with team dynamics
Skills and performance e.g. decision making, navigating complex team scenarios
grow a capability, making behavioural change
Personal development e.g. developing Emotional Intelligence, developing confidence, making life choices, finding greater balance, stress management
We both have many years of experience in coaching and mentoring at senior levels in a variety of organisations. Additionally Annika holds an ILM7 (Institute of Leaders and Managers) executive coach qualification.
“‘Annika’s non-judgemental style is appreciated and makes me feel like I can open up more in a session. I found myself becoming more excited by the work as a result of the conversation with my coach”
COO for COVID testing lab
“I feel that I have made very good progress in clarifying what actions I need to take. In fact, having regular sessions has encouraged me to actually take actions rather than just think about them! I find the sessions of great value.”
Head of customer services, LFH Association
Mindfulness Coaching for Leaders
Many leaders now engage with mindfulness to some degree but struggle to apply mindfulness skills, tools or qualities directly to their leadership, their deliverables, their interactions with others and to the wider organisational values. It remains an intrapersonal skill for them. While valuable, there is so much more that can be gained and we have great experience in coaching individual leaders to develop and apply their mindfulness in the context of their leadership; developing their application of mindfulness tools, skills and qualities at an interpersonal and even an organisational level.
“It was a really wonderful opportunity, which I would encourage other leaders to take up as the impact on my work and home life has been profound. It was a confirmation of how mindfulness can support and enhance my leadership, which has enabled me to create a more effective and supported team. I feel that other team members have noticed a change in how I respond which has in turn had a positive effect on them.”
Consultancy, Keynote Speaking, Team Facilitation
Facilitation and Team Coaching
With two decades of experience of designing and leading workshops and team events, these are always designed around the specific clients’ needs and their goals for the event. The range of subjects has been enormous and has included: Ways of Working, Goal Centred Design, Wellbeing, Team Culture and EDI. We have designed and led events with a small leadership team through to large events with several hundred delegates.
“I enjoyed the sessions and working with LxLeaders. The wider group provided good support and learning and together these were really positive in supporting progress.”
Member of Leadership Team, Leeds Building Society
Consultancy
Working with leaders and teams to identify and implement ways of working; including wellbeing and EDI initiatives to enhance organisations’ performance, wellbeing and alignment with their core values. This work can include: values identification and implementation, organisational design, embedding organisational mindfulness and designing wellbeing and EDI programmes.
Andrew is a fantastic facilitator. Always learning from these sessions.
Keynote Speaking
We offer keynote speaking engagements. Established clients include Dell Technologies, GSK, the UK Civil Service and many more. The range of topics to date include: How to Lead under Pressure, Psychological Safety, Organisational Mindfulness, Kindness in Leadership. Keynote speaker sessions have been successfully delivered sessions online and in person with audiences of up to several thousand delegates around the globe.
Andrew McNeill had been highly recommended to me as a potential guest-speaker. After chatting to Andrew and hearing what he had to say, it became apparent that our HR Leaders network really needed to hear from him! He spoke on the subject of ‘Compassion in Leadership’ and he really didn’t disappoint. Andrew delivered his session with an easy style and it was full of engaging subject material. Andrew ably demonstrated that there is nothing ‘soft’ about kindness.” Jane Barry, Managing Director of Liberty HR
Coaching and Training for Aspiring Leaders
Aspiring Leaders
The Lxleaders Core Programme can be adapted to the leaders you are developing in your organisation to provide practical and pragmatic coaching in the ‘soft skills’ that are so crucial to effectiveness, performance and maintaining wellbeing through a part of their career with a steep growth curve, high pressure and challenges. Aspiring leaders can also benefit from individual coaching and/or mentoring.
Postgraduate Professional Resilience Programmes
Are you a higher education provider wanting to ensure your postgraduates (PhD/Masters) leave with professional resilience and performance skills to enhance their employability, alongside their specialist subject expertise. LxLeaders provides individual coaching and/or group training programmes to support a more rounded and employable postgraduate.
