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Why Leaders Need To Discover Their Story with Dr. Johnny Parker [Podcast]

Written by Vanderbloemen | 11/14/17 1:00 PM

The Vanderbloemen Leadership Podcast brings you interviews from leaders across the theological spectrum of the global Church. Our goal is to bring you thought-provoking interviews that encourage you, challenge you, and help you build, run, and keep great teams.

In today's episode of the Vanderbloemen Leadership Podcast, William talks with Dr. Johnny Parker, founder of The Parker Group LLC, a consulting firm that specializes in executive coaching, leadership, and relationship development. 

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Dr. Johnny Parker is the founder of The Parker Group LLC and works as an executive coach and relationship architect. He helps men and women achieve success by viewing their lives as a story. Through his “Turn the Page” system, numerous CEOs, professional athletes and coaches and other high-impact men and women have gained high-definition clarity and discovered the story they were born to live.

Johnny is an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University where he teaches Introduction to Positive Psychology, an evidence-based approach that focuses on conditions leading to happiness and flourishing. Recognizing that families and organizations share similar relational dynamics, Johnny uses his clinical background and research in positive psychology to help people revolutionize their relationships, work and lives. His work on developing healthy, fulfilling lives and strong relationships has been featured on CNN International and national media outlets. 

He has authored several books, including Turn the Page: Unlocking the Story Within You, Exceptional Living: 31 Exercises for Enriching Your Life, Work and Relationships, Renovating Your Marriage Room by Room and Faith Like a Child. 

Johnny talks with William about:

  • How to coach someone that’s the best at what they do
  • How essential intentionality is to success
  • Strategies for leaders to find confidence in their identities
  • Key mistakes of high performers that can harm teamwork
  • The right way to have a confrontation conversation with a boss

 

 

Dr. Johnny Parker

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Quotes from Johnny: 

Great team leadership doesn’t happen automatically. It happens intentionally.

You don’t drift toward a winning culture.  

If you don’t know your story, other people will give you a script.

Teams have to decide what story they want to tell.

Focus more on 'be' than 'do'.