Become Inspiring: How to Get the Best out of those around you
This episode is about how to become someone who is inspiring to those around you. There are 4 key ingredients of the people that get the best out of the teams around them. Conor Neill shared this talk with over 800 school heads, teaching leaders and educational leaders at the Global Forum on Girls Education in Washington.
13 Mar 2026
Life rewards Action not Intelligence
Conor Neill argues that consistent, imperfect, and immediate action, rather than high intelligence or planning, is the primary driver of success and progress. He emphasizes that smart individuals often use their intellect to justify inaction, whereas taking one step after another creates momentum, builds confidence, and generates opportunities.
Key Principles from Conor Neill on Action:
Action > Intelligence: Intelligence is overvalued, while the ability to “show up” and execute, even with poor initial efforts, is what leads to learning and growth.
Momentum Over Perfection: Life rewards the act of moving, as progress comes from doing “one thing and another” rather than waiting for the perfect moment.
Overcoming the “Intelligence Trap”: Highly intelligent people often talk themselves out of acting by overanalyzing or believing their efforts are too small.
Consistency and Discipline: True discipline is demonstrated by consistent action that is measured.
Execute, Don’t Just Plan: Success is not about motivation, but rather the speed of action and execution.
Neill’s philosophy focuses on breaking down tasks, eliminating excuses, and focusing on immediate execution.
6 Mar 2026
4 Ways to Stop Self-Sabotaging Your Success
Take control of your life and end self-sabotaging behaviour. The world will put countless obstacles in your path but none will be as big as your own self-sabotage.
The 4 Destructive Self-Sabotage Mindsets:
Distraction
Emotional Impulsiveness
Arrogance and sense of Entitlement
Fixed Mindset
5 May 2018
Conor Neill – Developing Leaders of 2050: Mass Cooperation Networks
Conor Neill, entrepreneur and Professor of Leadership Communications at IESE Business School gave this speech at the Leadership Concert in Bucharest, Romania in 2014. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/podcast-mpta/20180505-Toastmasters-D59-speech.mp3
Conor Neill, entrepreneur and Professor of Leadership Communications at IESE Business School gave this speech at the Leadership Concert in Bucharest, Romania in 2014. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/podcast-mpta/MPTA-Romania-LeadershipConcert-4.m4a
Conor Neill, entrepreneur and Professor of Leadership Communications at IESE Business School gave this speech at the Leadership Concert in Bucharest, Romania in 2014. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/podcast-mpta/MPTA-Romania-LeadershipConcert-3.m4a
Conor Neill, entrepreneur and Professor of Leadership Communications at IESE Business School gave this speech at the Leadership Concert in Bucharest, Romania in 2014. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/podcast-mpta/MPTA-Romania-LeadershipConcert-2.m4a
Conor Neill, entrepreneur and Professor of Leadership Communications at IESE Business School gave this speech at the Leadership Concert in Bucharest, Romania in 2014. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/podcast-mpta/MPTA-Romania-LeadershipConcert-1.m4a
21 Nov 2013
MPTA #2 Life Story Conor Neill
Conor Neill, founder of Taxijet & lecturer at IESE Business School shares his entrepreneurship story with the Barcelona Internet Startups meetup on 19th November 2013. This event was part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2013. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/podcast-mpta/MPTA-GEW13-ConorNeill.m4a
21 Nov 2013
MPTA #1 Life Story Andre Vanyi-Robin
Andre Vanyi-Robin, founder of Param24-7XS shares his entrepreneurship story with the Barcelona Internet Startups meetup on 19th November 2013. This event was part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2013. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/podcast-mpta/MPTA-GEW13-Andre-Vanyi-Robin.mp3
15 Dec 2012
The Power of Focus
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates were speaking. A member of the audience asked “What is the key to your success?” Without hesitation, both Bill and Warren responded “Focus”. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/podcast-mpta/MoveToAction-001-Focus.m4a
15 Dec 2012
How to do things with Words, Speech Act Theory
Words that Change the World One difference between gods and men is that a god’s words directly change the world, whereas the words of men depend on action of others to cause the change. A god might say “let there be light”, and the sun appears. A man might say “can you turn on the […]
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