Executive Coach • Author • Consultant
Leadership that leaves people better than you found them.
30Years in the room
At its best, leadership is an act of stewardship.
Dan Houston has spent thirty years helping leaders and organizations build cultures that value performance and people, accountability and dignity.
When success is measured not only by outcomes but by how people are treated along the way, you build something more lasting than compliance. You build commitment, trust, and a culture where people truly thrive.
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We can help you gain clarity, confidence, and personal breakthrough.
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We can help you lead with vision, strength, and executive presence.
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We can help your team grow together with shared clarity and direction.
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My Latest Book
Fairness Begins Where Belonging Lives
Now Available
Confessions of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Consultant
What leaders need to know to create a sense of belonging within their teams.
True leadership makes room for everyone to belong, because fairness is not about taking seats away, but about expanding the table.
Fairness is not a game of subtraction. It is not about removing one group to make space for another. It is about expansion.
Dan Houston
A Message From Dan
Hear why I finally wrote it down.
A short message on what belonging actually costs, what fairness really means, and why expanding the table serves everyone already sitting at it.
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Our Reach
Three decades of work, across borders and boardrooms.
The numbers matter less than the people behind them, but they show how far the work has traveled.
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We have helped individuals and organizations across more than 8 countries around the world.
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We have trained emerging leaders in more than 12 states in the United States.
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Our team has designed more than three national curricula.
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One philosophy, three different rooms. Choose the one that matches where you are right now.
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Our Clients
Satisfied clients around the world
Hear from individuals and organizations who have experienced the impact of Dan Houston’s leadership, coaching, and insight.
I did not look forward to attending this. I could not fathom how I could find six hours of training on these topics to be engaging and helpful. I am happy to be proved wrong.
Workshop Participant
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Our DEI Committee has been in place for over three years now, and one of the best decisions the committee made was to invite Dan Houston and The 1750 Group to conduct an assessment of our organization. Through staff surveys, focus groups, and on site supervisor training, Dan reinforced our previous efforts and encouraged us to move forward as we continue to build an environment where all are welcomed and valued.
Margaret “Maggie” Rothenberger
President and CEO, Partners for Quality, Inc.
Your session, Cultural Variety in Populations and Generations, was very well received, and there were more comments, written and verbal, about the quality, value, and positive benefit of the sessions than ever before.
Janet E. Jackson
Former President and CEO, United Way of Central Ohio
Dan was an incredible coach for me. His ability to create a safe space to discuss experiences and strategies was invaluable to my professional growth. His calm nature often helped me reflect on the challenges and find my own path to solutions. I often refer to what would Dan say in my day to day leadership approach.
Natali Betancur
Center for Digital Equity, Queens University
They were excellent and should be part of an extended workshop.
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Free resources to help you lead
Thought leadership, real world lessons, and timely insight for leaders committed to growth and transformation.
04Jun
Leadership
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5 Lessons from My New Book: What DEI Taught Me About Leadership, Courage, and the Future
What twenty years of consulting rooms taught me about what leaders are really afraid of, and what it costs them to stay quiet.
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28May
Leadership
4 min read
Leadership Is Not What Most People Think
Most of what we call leadership is really performance. The difference shows up when nobody is watching.
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07May
Culture
5 min read
Consistency Ain’t Always Fair, and Sometimes It’s Just Tone-Deaf
Treating everyone the same is not the same as treating everyone fairly. Here is where the two part ways.
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