In today’s episode of To The Point, we talk to Daryl Bingham, President of Parker & Sons. With decades of leadership experience and culture-building, he’s led multiple organizations to extremely high levels of success. From how to create a culture of growth to building up leaders that succeed in your organization, this is an episode you don’t want to miss. Listen now!
Building Winning Cultures
Daryl moved into the president seat at Parker & Sons in 2020, just as the pandemic was rolling in. There was a lot of uncertainty about the future, and many tough decisions had to be made, but he led the organization to continued year-over-year growth. Now, the company is at roughly 250M in gross revenue and about 600 trucks on the road every day!
He credits a great management team for navigating the organizational challenges, and points to a culture of trust, safety, and accountability for promoting the 13+ years of sustained growth the company has had.
- The three leadership buckets explained
- Why people don’t do what they’re supposed to
- The cost of poor leadership
- How to grow people through belief and coaching
- Why trust is the foundation of a high-performing culture
- Daryl’s career journey from technician to VP, and the mentors that shaped his path
- Actionable strategies for training field leaders, creating safe environments, and multiplying leadership capacity
- How smaller companies can compete with the giants
- How to develop your people through coaching, feedback, and belief
- Greenfielding vs. acquisitions as growth strategies
- And more!
Is Your Team Positioned for Growth?
Even if you’re a smaller company, there are still plenty of opportunities you have to push your team in the right direction. Ensuring you’re doing everything you can as a leader to create a culture where your team trusts the vision, feels comfortable, and is held accountable, is imperative. Keep things simple, and remember that implementation is the key. It doesn’t matter how much you learn if you aren’t putting things into action. And that’s what it’s all about!
Until next episode…NO. ZERO. DAYS.