CEO Advisor · Leadership Facilitator · Speaker
Leadership isn’t about knowing more. It isn’t about being in charge. And it isn’t about personality or charisma.
Leadership is:
Vision
Seeing clearly.
Mindset
Bringing calm to chaos.
Purpose
Giving people a reason not to hit snooze.
Built. Led.
Built Shamrock Home Loans from startup to a nationally recognized company, culminating in its final year with Dean as CEO being ranked the #1 Best Mortgage Company to Work For in America by National Mortgage News.
#1
Experience earned.
Not theorized.
Menu of Offerings
Identify what matters. Align the right people. Move the work forward.
Purpose · Vision · Values
Get to the finish line with a written Core Purpose, Vision Statement and Core Values that actually guide the organization.
Alignment · Execution
Actionable quarterly and annual planning sessions, plus the execution principles needed to deliver on them.
Meetings
Build meetings that save time, produce decisions and that people actually look forward to attending.
Leadership Coaching
Help leaders strengthen their mindset, make better decisions and become people others want to follow.
Recruiting · Retaining A-Players
Proven methods for selecting, developing and retaining great employees, including why terminating people well can build culture.
Communication · Messaging
Align the message with the audience to strengthen employee, customer and partner engagement.
Bring Your Faith to Work
Build a culture where faith can be lived authentically, regardless of how individual employees identify spiritually.
Leadership Team Facilitation
Accountability needs a court to play on, a place to have the conversation. It’s where expectations become clear, where people learn what they can expect from each other, and where accountability drives culture and execution.
What Others See
“He sees opportunity differently. He understands positioning, messaging and how to create real momentum.”
Co-Founder, Eagle Insurance
“Brains, brawn, resilience and compassion all wrapped into one. Quite simply, Dean walks his talk, and his yes is yes.”
COO, The Remarkable Practice
“Dean is the finest problem solver I have ever met.”
Securities Principal, Elite Services
“Spending two full days with him in our annual planning session was a gift to our leadership team.”
Leadership Team & Finance, Home Healthsmith LLC & Trove Private Wealth
Why Dean
Dean founded Shamrock Home Loans in 1989 and led it for more than three decades, from startup through growth, recessions, industry disruption and reinvention.
In his final year as CEO, Shamrock Home Loans was ranked the #1 Best Mortgage Company to Work For in America by National Mortgage News.
From Startup to #1 Nationally
“Culture was our brand.”
Dean Harrington
“Your only regret will be wishing you had found him sooner.”
Paul Marston · COO, The Remarkable Practice
Speaking & Keynotes
Memorable ideas, practical leadership lessons and stories earned over decades in the CEO chair. Tailored to the room. Never pulled off a shelf.
Why perspective is one of a leader’s scarcest resources, and how clarity changes decisions, people and performance.
How leaders create culture through standards, trust, language, accountability and what happens after the values meeting ends.
How to combine candor and grace, say what needs to be said, and preserve the relationship without avoiding the truth.
A faith-forward conversation for Christian business leaders about stewardship, influence, work, culture and Kingdom impact.
Ideas & Writing
A window into how Dean thinks about leadership, culture, faith, life and human behavior.
Every Saturday
Ten observations on leadership, life, culture and human behavior, things worth thinking about, and occasionally things that make you wonder how we got here.
Longer ideas on leadership, culture, purpose and living deliberately.
Short video thoughts for leaders who would rather get one useful idea than an hour of content.
Start Here
Start with what needs to be solved, what’s at stake and who needs to be in the room.
CEO advisory · Leadership team facilitation · Speaking · Peer-group sessions
