Impact Leadership

Questions | Encouragement Welcome back to the Impact Leadership Podcast. In today's episode, we'll be continuing our series, “Summer Reads.” Chip Parker will be discussing another book: A Tale of Three Kings by Gene Edwards. We become better leaders when we trust God's timing, and lead with character and integrity throughout every stage of our career. Let’s dive in! Thanks for liste...

Questions | Encouragement Welcome back to the Impact Leadership Podcast. In today's episode, we'll be continuing our series, “Summer Reads.” Chip Parker will be discussing two more books: Hero Maker by Dave Ferguson and Warren Bird, and The Trellis and the Vine by Colin Marshall and Tony Payne. We become better leaders when we stop being heros, start creating heros, and give our teams a...

Questions | Encouragement Welcome back to the Impact Leadership Podcast. In today's episode, we'll be returning to our series, “Summer Reads.” Chip Parker will be discussing two books: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and The Ideal Team Player , both by Patrick Lencioni. As leaders, it is a top priority for us to create teams that are humble, hungry, and people-smart. Let’s dive in! Thank...

Questions | Encouragement Welcome back to the Impact Leadership Podcast. In today's episode, we'll be kicking off our new series, “Summer Reads.” Chip Parker will be discussing two books: The Motive by Patrick Lencioni, as well as Start With Why by Simon Sinek. It's important to frequently evaluate why we lead, not just for clarity, but also for conviction. Let’s dive in! Thanks for...

Questions | Encouragement We’re back today with the final episode of our series all about leadership tensions, and today we’re looking at feeling good vs. doing good. Listen in as Chip Parker explores how to build a leadership, life and organization centered on our calling instead of comfort. Let’s jump right in! Thanks for listening to the Impact Leadership podcast! We are so glad that you'r...

Questions | Encouragement Welcome back to our “Tensions” series. In this episode, Chip Parker unpacks the next tension in our series: important vs. urgent. Listen in as we look at how to balance the things we know we need to get done and the things that demand our immediate attention. Let’s dive in! Thanks for listening to the Impact Leadership podcast! We are so glad that you're here. If you...

Questions | Encouragement Welcome back to the Impact Leadership Podcast! In today’s episode, Chip Parker is shedding light on another tension that leaders face: Fruitfulness vs. Faithfulness. Listen in as he discusses how faithfulness is our posture, but fruitfulness is our expectation. Let’s dive in! Thanks for listening to the Impact Leadership podcast! We are so glad that you're here. If y...

Questions | Encouragement Today we’re diving into part 7 of our Leadership Tensions series focused on control vs. empowerment. Listen in as Chip Parker discusses the importance of empowering your team and delegating, instead of controlling every situation. Let’s jump in! Thanks for listening to the Impact Leadership podcast! We are so glad that you're here. If you're looking to connect w...

Questions | Encouragement We’re back today with episode 6 of our series all about leadership tensions, and today we’re looking at clarity vs. complexity. Listen in as Chip Parker explores the decision of clarity and what it looks like to model that for your team. Let’s jump right in! Thanks for listening to the Impact Leadership podcast! We are so glad that you're here. If you're looking...

Questions | Encouragement Welcome back to our conversation all about leadership tensions. Today Chip Parker is discussing the tension of accessibility vs boundaries (a hot topic!). Boundaries are necessary in leadership, so listen in as Chip explores some ways to be accessible to your team but still clear on your boundaries and personal needs. Let’s dive in! Thanks for listening to the Impact Lead...

Questions | Encouragement Welcome back to our “Tensions” series. In this episode, Chip Parker unpacks the next tension in our series: grace vs. accountability. Listen in as we look at the importance of holding both grace and accountability in leadership, and how we can effectively balance the two in our organizations. Thanks for listening to the Impact Leadership podcast! We are so glad that you&a...

Questions | Encouragement Welcome back to the Impact Leadership Podcast! In today’s episode, Chip Parker is exploring yet another tension that we must find balance in as leaders: Humility vs. Confidence. Listen in as he shares how to be confident enough to move first, but also humble enough to hear feedback. Let’s dive in! Thanks for listening to the Impact Leadership podcast! We are so glad that...

Questions | Encouragement In today’s episode, Chip Parker is diving into another tension that we face as leaders: identity vs. performance. Listen in as he discusses the danger of placing our identity into our performance and actions, and how you can combat that in your life. Let’s dive in! Thanks for listening to the Impact Leadership podcast! We are so glad that you're here. If you're...

Questions | Encouragement Welcome to a new series we’re calling “Leadership Tensions.” In today’s episode, Chip Parker shares about the importance of managing certain tensions and how crucial it is for some tensions to prompt us to make a decision. Let’s dive in! Thanks for listening to the Impact Leadership podcast! We are so glad that you're here. If you're looking to connect with Chip...

Questions | Encouragement Today we’re wrapping up a series all about team culture, and it’s been amazing to walk through this topic with you. In this episode, Chip Parker provides some final thoughts on team culture and gives insight on how you can find clarity in your team’s culture. Let’s dive in! Thanks for listening to the Impact Leadership podcast! We are so glad that you're here. If you...

Questions | Encouragement We’re back today for week 4 of our series all about Team Culture! In today’s episode, Chip Parker discusses the importance of setting the culture as leaders. Listen in as he discusses how to reinforce your team culture through your actions, consistency and habits. Let’s jump in! Thanks for listening to the Impact Leadership podcast! We are so glad that you're here. I...

Questions | Encouragement As we continue our series on team culture, this week’s episode is all about alignment! Listen in as Chip Parker shares the importance of alignment within our team cultures, and the necessity to ask questions like “What are we counting?” and “What are we celebrating?” in your organization. Alignment brings clarity, so let’s align our words and actions for our team culture....

Questions | Encouragement Today we’re diving into part 2 of our series all about team culture by looking at the idea of drifting. Now that we’ve defined what culture is, we have to look at how culture can drift from those shared values and shared behaviors. Listen in as Chip Parker shares some questions to ask yourself when the drifts come, and how we can forge a good pace in the current for our o...

Questions | Encouragement Today we’re excited to jump into a brand new series on one of the most important aspects of leadership: team culture. Team culture is so important, and many people are familiar with the term, but how do we achieve that great team culture we all dream about? In this five part series, our host Chip Parker is going to deep dive into all things team culture, starting with def...

Questions | Encouragement In this final part of this series, Chip Parker is sharing one of the most difficult words for a leader to say: I’m not okay. This may be a phrase that you have shared with your team before, or maybe it’s a phrase you know you need to say to them now. Either way, we hope this conversation helps give you the confidence and clarity to have that conversation. Let’s dive in! T...

Questions | Encouragement Today we’re diving into part 2 of this 3 part series featuring the hardest words for leaders to say. Listen in as Chip Parker covers “we need to talk” conversations, as well as “you take the lead” conversations. As leaders, these can be two difficult phrases to share with members of your team, but your organization will be much healthier if you do. Let’s dive in together!...

Questions | Encouragement Welcome back to the Impact Leadership podcast! Today, Chip Parker is starting a brand new series focused on the hardest words for leaders to say. In this episode, he’s diving into a really difficult phrase: I was wrong. Listen in as he shares the importance of this statement, and how it can impact your team culture. Thanks for listening to the Impact Leadership podcast! W...

Questions | Encouragement If you’re a leader in any context, you may be familiar with feelings of loneliness, or believing that no one really understands what you are going through. The journey of leadership can be lonely… But it doesn’t need to be. In this standalone podcast, Chip Parker walks you through the four people that every leader needs: a coach/mentor, a teammate/partner, a counterpart/p...

Questions | Encouragement Today we’re closing out our “Asking the Right Questions” series with a simple question that can have a big impact on our lives: Where Should I Say No? Listen in as Chip Parker shares the importance of knowing your capacity as a leader and saving that room for what is important. Effective leaders do not always say yes, they know where they should say no, too. Let’s unpack...

Questions | Encouragement In today’s podcast episode, we’re diving into part 3 of 4 in our “Asking the Right Questions” series and looking at the impact that we have as leaders and for our organizations. Listen in as Chip Parker walks you through this week’s questions and reflects on the idea of actually doing good versus doing something that just feels good. Thanks for listening to the Impact Lea...