EPISODE · Jun 18, 2025 · 26 MIN
Become the Leader People Want to Follow | Dr. Andy Neillie
from Parents Making Time with Anthony & Jennifer Craiker | Intentional Parenting for Busy Parents · host Anthony Craiker | Fulfilling Work, Meaningful Life
Discover how to grow into the kind of leader people trust and remember in this inspiring conversation with Dr. Andy Neillie. Anthony and Andy break down the four leadership necessities — conviction, competence, character, and covenant — and reveal how these principles can help you lead with integrity, build stronger teams, and find deeper purpose in your work and life. If you’re navigating mid-career growth, managing people, or simply striving for more meaningful work and authentic leadership, this episode offers practical insights to guide your journey. Tune in to learn how to lead yourself first, handle hard conversations, and make your workplace better for everyone who’s part of it.-------------------------------About Dr. Andy Neillie:Business owner, best-selling leadership author, and award-winning speaker, Andy Neillie knows what it takes to become a high-performing leader. Speaking, training and leading teams have characterized the past 20 years of Andy's career. In addition to owning a $3M local retail business, he currently serves as a keynote speaker, corporate trainer, coach and consultant, presenting workshops on leadership topics for numerous Fortune 500 firms as well as small and mid-sized companies, trade groups and associations. By combining his background in management and sales with strong speaking and training abilities, he is able to motivate clients and audiences to take actions that benefit them and their organizations.Perhaps just as importantly, he's passionate about the personal side of leading well, and writes and speaks regularly about building trust as a leader. In addition to teaching leadership principles for Concordia University’s MBA program, he published his first book, The Golden Principles: Life and Leadership Lessons from a Rescued Dog, which uses simple lessons learned from a Golden Retriever about living well and leading well. In 2015, The Golden Principles was honored by Amazon.com with a “Top 100 Best Books of the Year” award. Clients hire Andy to help them develop their leaders because he is one: he owns several businesses, manages a team of key leaders and owns ultimate P&L responsibilities for several million dollars of annual revenues. He has managed an operational team as well as a sales team, and has spent more than fifteen years honing his craft as a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator on all things pertaining to leadership.Connect with Andy: LinkedIn, X, YouTubeDownload: The Three Imperative Leadership ConversationsEasily improve your intentional parenting efforts at mealtime with our FREE resource, Dinner Conversation Starters.Download our FREE resource, 30-Second Micro Moments of Intention with Your Kids, created for busy parents like you who need easy, actionable ways to have daily meaningful connections with their kids in less than a minute!Parenting Questions? Email us at [email protected] (Please note, your question may be featured on the show).For parenting inspiration, time management ideas, and encouragement for families, follow the hosts' individual accounts:Anthony Craiker: Instagram | LinkedInJennifer Craiker: InstagramInterested in joining our free online parenting community? Send us a DM to receive an invite!VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://www.parentsmakingtime.com/Enjoy the show? Leave a rating & review: Apple | Spotify...
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Discover how to grow into the kind of leader people trust and remember in this inspiring conversation with Dr. Andy Neillie. Anthony and Andy break down the four leadership necessities — conviction, competence, character, and covenant — and reveal how these principles can help you lead with integrity, build stronger teams, and find deeper purpose in your work and life. If you’re navigating mid-career growth, managing people, or simply striving for more meaningful work and authentic leadership...
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