ARTICLES BY DR. ANDY NEILLIE, CSP
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The Bigger Picture: What Leaders See That Managers Often Miss
There’s a moment in leadership when you realize the difference between getting things done and seeing what must be done. It’s the chasm between managing the day-to-day and lifting your eyes to the horizon. Between executing tasks and carrying vision. Between reacting to what’s now and leading toward what’s next.
That moment, for many leaders, is the beginning of Conviction.
Vision Begins Where the Task List Ends
If you’re like most effective managers, you’re competent.…
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“Memento Mori” – Remember, You Will Die – A Leadership Wake-Up Call
There’s a small Latin phrase that has quietly guided wise leaders for almost two thousand years: memento mori — “remember that you will die.”
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Gratitude Is the Secret Leadership Multiplier: The Best Leaders Start with Appreciation
My team gave me the “Sunglasses Award” last year
In giving me this plaque, they shared that I was always upbeat and appreciative of their efforts. What they don’t see are my early-morning preparation exercises where I address the hard things and prepare myself to appreciate the good things.
Gratitude isn’t just a nice sentiment; it’s a decision to use it as a transformational force. It shifts our mindset, strengthens our relationships,
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What Kind of Leader Are You? Embracing Summum Bonum for Purpose-Driven Leadership
Am I a Good Leader?
This question haunts me regularly. While I never aspired to build a multi-million-dollar business, today I find myself leading an enterprise of more than 175 team members who look to me for leadership.
Fellow leader: you and I both know that great leadership is more than driving profits, hitting targets, or climbing the corporate ladder. The best leaders—the ones who build lasting impact, strong teams, and meaningful organizations—orient their leadership around a higher purpose.
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Spring Leadership Check: Are You Growing or Just Going Through the Motions?
Spring is a season of renewal—a time when nature reminds us that growth is not just possible, but inevitable. Trees that once stood bare now bud with fresh life, flowers push through the thawed ground, and the world around us transforms. Yet, in leadership, growth is not automatic
There’s a stark difference between having 10 years of experience as a leader and repeating the same experience 10 times. One leads to wisdom, adaptability,
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Delegation Is Not Abdication: Empowering Without Disengaging
I was at a business development conference last week, focused on the future of our company, when my phone wouldn’t stop buzzing. A newer manager kept texting me about a tactical issue.
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The Wisdom of Leaders Who Value Their Time
For leaders, time is one of the most precious resources available to leaders. Moses, the founding leader of the nation of Israel, recognized this truth deeply, capturing its essence in Psalm 90:12. (Yes, for those of us who thought David wrote all the Psalms in the Hebrew scriptures, Moses wrote a Psalm!) Psalm 90:12 shares, “So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.”
Scholars believe Moses wrote this Psalm after leading for more than forty years;
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Keep It Simple: Navigating Leadership Through Three Foundational Questions
Inspired by Good to Great by Jim Collins, leadership boils down to focusing on three essential questions that drive purpose and success.
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Leading Through Change: Guiding Your Team with Purpose and Resilience
Do you remember the last time you played “Bop the Gopher?” One of our teams did last year’s holiday celebration at a pizza parlor/arcade game center. Before I knew what was happening, one of my employees armed me with a plastic mallet, and I found myself trying to hit “gophers” that kept popping up faster and faster while all our team members gathered round, laughing at my slow hand/eye coordination. Change can often feel like a game of “Bop the Gopher.” As soon as you think you’ve managed one challenge,
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