Parker Houston

14 Behaviors That Will Radically Increase Trust When Leading Your Team, Your Business, and Your Family

by Parker Houston | Jun 17, 2021 | Killer Teams Made Simple, Leading During COVID19

“All things being equal, people work with people they like and trust. All things not being equal, people still work with people they like and trust.” –John Maxwell There is...

Leaders Must Be Willing To Have Difficult Conversations

by Parker Houston | Jun 10, 2021 | Killer Teams Made Simple

There is nothing more important to creating a strong team than hiring the right people. But unless you start a team from scratch, building a strong team will usually involve...

Leaders Need To Ask Their Teams These 12 Questions

by Parker Houston | Jun 3, 2021 | Killer Teams Made Simple

Today’s Big Idea— What do the most talented employees need from their workplace? If you knew the answer to this question, you could attract the most talented players...

The Ultimate Test of Leadership—Do You Create More Leaders?

by Parker Houston | May 27, 2021 | Killer Teams Made Simple

“The best measure of leadership is whether you create more leaders.”—John Maxwell The BIG Idea—You place a very low ceiling on your leadership potential if you don’t take...

10 Tips for Leading Remote Teams

by Parker Houston | May 20, 2021 | Killer Teams Made Simple

Did you know that a recent global study, cited in a story by CNBC in 2018, showed that 70% of the worldwide workforce works remotely at least once per week? And certainly a...

Strong Teams Must Engage In Productive Conflict

by Parker Houston | May 13, 2021 | Killer Teams Made Simple

“While profit may be the ultimate measure of any corporation, the goals and objectives the team unites to achieve, ultimately drives the success of the organization— which...

Great Leaders Put People in Their Strength Zones

by Parker Houston | May 6, 2021 | Killer Teams Made Simple

Leadership expert John Maxwell tells an illuminating story about his high school basketball team. One typical afternoon, Maxwell showed up to basketball practice. The coach...

The 5 Science-Based Practices of a Thriving Organization

by Parker Houston | Apr 29, 2021 | Killer Teams Made Simple

If you have been in the workplace for a while, chances are good that you’ve had a job you didn’t love. The research we discuss today will help you understand what was...

Great Leaders Paint a Compelling Picture of the Future

by Parker Houston | Apr 22, 2021 | Killer Teams Made Simple

The photo in this post is one I took several years ago. For many years I arranged most of our travel plans based on top shark-diving locations around the world. When we...

Get the Right People on Your Bus

by Parker Houston | Apr 15, 2021 | Killer Teams Made Simple

This series will give you simple strategies for killer teams. Today’s BIG IDEA—Research shows there is absolutely nothing more vital to building a high-performance team than...

Seven Practices for Leading Your Marriage

by Parker Houston | Apr 8, 2021 | The Pillars of Family Leadership, The Practices of Personal Leadership

“It’s not lack of love, but lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”—Nietzsche In western cultures, about 90% of people get married by age 50. And according to the...

Parenting Skills Need to Be Part of Your Leadership Toolkit

by Parker Houston | Apr 1, 2021 | The Pillars of Family Leadership, The Practices of Personal Leadership

Photo by Daiga Ellaby on Unsplash Your greatest impact on the world may not be something you do, but someone you raise. In fact, leadership author and pastor of the largest...

Mentors Help You Climb Higher and Go Faster

by Parker Houston | Mar 25, 2021 | Optimal Performance Series, The Practices of Personal Leadership

“The first law of leadership is that people do what people see.” –John Maxwell The older I get, the more I realize how simple human behavior can be. To a huge extent—people...

You Become Like Those You Spend Time With

by Parker Houston | Mar 18, 2021 | The Practices of Personal Leadership

*This post has been updated for the practices of personal leadership series. Several years ago, while biking with my close friend, he casually mentioned the following quote...

Confront Your Weaknesses: A Sobering Tale and Ideas For Action

by Parker Houston | Mar 11, 2021 | The Practices of Personal Leadership

Years ago, I heard John Maxwell says something I’ve never forgotten. To paraphrase—A great leadership legacy can take decades to build, but can be lost in an instant. An...

Harness the Awesome Power of Morning Routines

by Parker Houston | Mar 4, 2021 | 10x Your Productivity, The Practices of Personal Leadership

Morning routines are consistently cited by some of the world’s most successful people—elite entrepreneurs, Navy SEALs, Olympic athletes, bestselling authors, and US...

All Great Thinking Begins With a Growth Mindset

by Parker Houston | Feb 25, 2021 | The Practices of Personal Leadership, The Science of Mindset

“Failure is the opportunity to begin again, only this time more wisely.” –Henry Ford Regarding core principles of personal leadership, few things are more important than...

Money Is An Essential Personal Leadership Skill

by Parker Houston | Feb 18, 2021 | The Pillars of Family Leadership, The Practices of Personal Leadership

Today’s BIG IDEA—“You either learn to manage money, or the lack of that skill will manage you for the rest of your life.” –Dave Ramsey Since the pandemic has already...

Become a Great Steward of Your Health

by Parker Houston | Feb 11, 2021 | The Practices of Personal Leadership

“Take care of your body, it’s the only place you have to live.” –Jim Rohn One of the most important things you can do in leading yourself with excellence is being a great...

GRIT—Why Everyone Needs to Grow This Character Trait

by Parker Houston | Feb 4, 2021 | The Practices of Personal Leadership

“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” –Babe Ruth Today we will be talking about one of the most important character traits you can ever develop for...

Your Habits–Over Time–Will Make or Break You

by Parker Houston | Jan 28, 2021 | The Practices of Personal Leadership

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” –Aristotle It would be impossible to talk about personal leadership without talking about...

Great Leaders Know Their Strengths, and Place Others in Their Strength Zones

by Parker Houston | Jan 21, 2021 | The Practices of Personal Leadership

You cannot have great personal leadership without knowing your personal strengths, and leveraging them for maximum impact at work, and at home. In this post, I will...

The 3P Foundation for Personal Leadership—Purpose, Priorities, and Plan

by Parker Houston | Jan 14, 2021 | The Practices of Personal Leadership

“No one accidentally arrives at the top of Mount Everest.” –John Maxwell The sum total of your life is your Mount Everest ascent. It’s a long journey, it’s easy to get...

The Pillars of Personal Leadership

by Parker Houston | Jan 7, 2021 | The Practices of Personal Leadership

I read my first leadership book in 2009 and quickly became obsessed with the subject. The Big Idea: As I read, I kept coming across a central theme from the authors and...

Looking Forward—6 Questions to Inspire Hope and Intention

by Parker Houston | Dec 30, 2020 | Uncategorized

“Some people live 80 years; most people live one year 80 times.” –Zig Ziglar One of the great mentors of my life has been Bud Lamb—my former pastor and wise-guy. I’ve...