Actionable Leadership Advice From $250M Parker & Sons President Daryl Bingham

In this episode of To The Point Home Services, we sit down with Daryl Bingham, President of Parker & Sons, to unpack the transformative power of trust, accountability, and people development in the trades. With decades of leadership experience, Daryl shares how intentional culture-building leads to higher-performing teams and sustainable growth.

 

🔑 Key Takeaways:

• Why trust is the foundation of a high-performing culture.
• The three leadership buckets: visionary, relational, and operational—and how great leaders leverage all three.
• Why accountability isn’t punitive, but a form of support.
• How to develop your people through coaching, feedback, and belief.
• 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.

 

⏱️ Timecodes:

00:00 – Intro to Daryl Bingham

02:45 – Daryl's early career and lessons from the field

06:20 – Defining accountability as support

09:50 – The three leadership buckets explained

13:15 – Why people don't do what they're supposed to

16:40 – Culture-building at Service Champions

20:30 – Training field leaders effectively

25:10 – Creating psychological safety

29:45 – The cost of poor leadership

33:00 – From technician to organizational leader

37:20 – How to grow people through belief and coaching

41:50 – Final thoughts and leadership wisdom

 

📚 Resources & Mentions:

• The Path Less Traveled Newsletter: https://thepathlesstraveled.beehiiv.com
• Book mentioned: The Speed of Trust by Stephen M. R. Covey
• Connect with Daryl Bingham on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryl-bingham-0b44aa36/

 

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