Brian Dodd On Leadership

Lent begins on Wednesday, February 13th and will continue though Saturday, March 30th.  For those of you unfamiliar with Lent, it is the 40 weekdays before Easter observed in some Christian churches as a period of prayer, penance, fasting, and self-denial.  This period, starting on Ash Wednesday in Western churches, commemorates the 40 days that Jesus Christ spent [...]

Leaders often struggle with the issue of whether being liked by their direct reports is important or not.  I personally believe it is because those on your team not only have to be ABLE to help you, they must also WANT to help you for your organization to thrive.  Otherwise, they will do the bare minimum necessary causing your leadership to be short-lived. Recently, [...]

There are times in my life when I am involved in discussions that because of the subject matter, I have nothing of value to add.  I am simply in over my head and there are people in the room whose experiences and perspectives are way beyond mine.  In those instances, I just remain silent, take notes, and try to [...]

For many of you reading this post, 2012 was a very difficult year.  You are glad to close that chapter of your life and the promise of a new year brings you some measure of hope.  One thing we know is that adversity is universal and something we all face sooner or later.  Adversity eventually impacts us all.  Few [...]

I trust everyone reading this post had a Merry Christmas and is preparing for a Happy New Year!  As the year is winding down, some great leadership posts can be found throughout the internet.  The following are the Top 10 I read this past week. There is something here for all leaders to enjoy and [...]