This week I got to spend Spring Break in Amish Country, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. I know, not exactly the beach, but this is our 20th wedding anniversary and a gift for my wife who is fascinated by the Amish people. The best part of this week has been staying at a local bed and breakfast […]
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12 Warning Signs Of Unhealthy Leadership
Brian Dodd on April 6, 2011 in Church Leadership, Family, Relationships, Sports Leadership
I once worked for someone that when anyone told him that he look tired, he had a standard response – “I didn’t know there was another option.” Well, there are other options. There has to be. Those we are called to serve need our energy. And more importantly, the task we have been called to is too […]
Who Is The Next 20 Year Old Billionaire? Meet Jessica Mah
Brian Dodd on April 5, 2011 in Church Leadership
In an effort to identify the greatest NextGen Leaders, I want to pass along someone I recently learned about at the website Netizen. The next young billionaire may just be Jessica Mah.  Go to TechCrunch: inDinero’s Jessica Mah: This Is A 20-30 Year Company That We Want To Build (TCTV): to see an interview with this person that […]
“Boring” Lessons On Parenting From Pastor Steven Furtick
Brian Dodd on April 4, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Relationships
If you are a regular reader of this site, you know I have a great passion for parenting. Recently, I read a practical but very profound blog on parenting written by Pastor Steven Furtick of Elevation Church. I wanted to pass his thoughts on to you. Many of you know of Pastor Steven and if you […]
The 10 Last Words Of A Dying Church
Brian Dodd on April 2, 2011 in Church Leadership
“If you don’t like change, you‘re going to like irrelevance even less.” Those are the words of General Eric Shinseki, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army. There are few things as sad as watching a once great church grow old, become irrelevant, and slowly die. What is worse is that they either don’t know they’re dying […]
10 Most Popular Posts Of March 2011 – A Month From Hell
Brian Dodd on April 1, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, Most Read, NBA, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
March 2011 will be a month I will never forget. Many things happened that will leave lasting memories and that was reflected in what the readers felt were the most popular posts. The #1 post is about a man on a highway to hell. Posts #2 and #9 were about hell on earth – Japan. […]
12 Practices Of Highly Foolish Leaders
Brian Dodd on March 27, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Relationships
Foolishness is a sin. We all know foolish people and have all done foolish things ourselves. Because we’ve all been there, we don’t want to be foolish leaders. Today, my pastor Crawford Loritts identified from the book of Proverbs the 12 signs of a foolish person. As I was listening to the list, I thought […]
16 Quotes And Leadership Principles From The Greatest Coach In The World
Brian Dodd on March 24, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Great Teams, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
Who is the greatest coach in the world? Bill Belichick? Phil Jackson? Tony La Russa? Mike Krzyzewski? No, no, no, and no! The best coach in the world is Jose Mourinho, head coach of soccer’s Real Madrid. The March 7th edition of Sports Illustrated profiled “the best coach in any sport, anywhere.” The resume of […]
5 Reasons People May Be Leaving Your Church
Brian Dodd on March 24, 2011 in Church Leadership
The latest census numbers are out and people are leaving Detroit in alarming numbers. The USA Today reports that the Detroit population dropped 25% during the last decade to a number of 713,777, their lowest number since 1910. What was interesting to me was why the people were leaving. These reasons are something that all […]
What To Know If Your Hard Work And Effort Are Unappreciated
Brian Dodd on March 23, 2011 in Church Leadership, Performance, Sports Leadership
 Are you frustrated currently? Are you giving everything you’ve got to your family, your career, your craft, or your community and no one seems to appreciate it? No one seems to care. We’ve all been there. This week I was reminded of one of life’s great lessons – If you are performing with excellence and […]
Leadership That Is New But Not Improved
Brian Dodd on March 21, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Relationships
New And Improved! We all like to buy products that are new and improved. It tells us that makers of those products care. They care about the quality of the product and they care about us. It tells us they have working on making something good even better. We like things that are new and […]
The Best Advice For Young, Emerging Leaders
Brian Dodd on March 19, 2011 in Church Leadership, Sports Leadership
Young leaders are always looking to make a difference, to make a mark in the world. They want to be respected and heard by their peers and the previous generation. So what is the best way for young leaders to gain influence with older people – Do Your Job! Derrick Rose, point guard for the […]