Today, Joe Sangl and I were having lunch at one of my favorite dining establishments, Outback Steakhouse. Our waiter was a young man who just graduated from college and was about to start his own business. The two of them began talking about websites, business plans, financing options, and personal growth. I just sat there quietly and enjoyed the precociousness and […]
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14 Practices Of Highly Successful Motivational Leaders
Leadership is hard because there is always a greater price leaders are required to pay. One of things needed for sustained leadership is a willingness to continue paying that price even when you do not wish to. What helps me continue moving forward as a leader are words of encouragment. I wish I was the type of leader who had amazingly tough skin […]
The Top 10 Leadership Blogs I Read The Week Of April 23rd
It was an incredible week for leadership teaching on the web. The following are my 10 favorite posts from the past five days. They provide a great cross-section of thought that impact many areas of discipline. In addition, I think most leaders will find these posts very inspiring. New Church Giving Statistics Revealed by Casey Graham. Casey, the founder […]
37 Leadership Quotes And Insights From The 1st Round Of The NFL Draft
For those of you who may not know I am a HUGE NFL Draft fan. It is an annual holiday at the Dodd household. The following are the leadership quotes and insights I will be getting throughout the evening as the draft progresses. First Round “The only thing I worry about with Andrew Luck is getting into a […]
30 Of The Best Leadership Quotes And Insights You Will Ever Read
The following is Part 2 of the leadership quotes and insights from Captain D. Michael Abrashoff’s great book It’s Your Ship. To read Part 1, click 45 Of The Best Leadership Quotes And Insights You Will Ever Read. The applications from these quotes can improve anyone’s leadership. “In the current squeeze on business costs, many […]
The Most Frustrating Thing A Leader Can Do
Recently I was at a person’s house who had a dog. It was a good dog. The dog was everything you would want out of pet. It was part of the family, very playful, extremely cute, and had a tremendous amount of energy. It only had one problem – it barked continually. What I found interesting was what it would […]
Meet Manny Ohonme Who Along With Buick Is Helping To Wash And Put Shoes On 10 Million Feet
This past Thursday, I had the honor to meet Emmanuel “Manny” Ohonme, the Founder and CEO of Samaritan’s Feet. Manny is an AMAZING leader. Under his leadership, Samaritan’s Feet is not just a non-profit or a humanitarian aid organization. It is a community of more than 70,000 volunteers, which includes organizations like Buick, who have joined together […]
14 Qualities Of Leaders Who Create Lasting Change
It has often been said that young people do not go to Harvard to get a job. They go to Harvard to create a job. As a leader, I LOVE that mentality. I love innovation and creativity. Leaders do not need precedent. The very nature of leadership is that you are taking people to a […]
The 10 Best Leadership Blogs I Read The Week Of April 16th
I was blown away by some of the blog posts on leadership I’ve read this week. The following were 10 of the best in alphabetical order by author.  I read many more but I just want to expose you to as many different writers and resources week-to-week as I can. Enjoy! Hire Slow, Fire Slow by Jenni Catron. I […]
8 Things Church Leaders Do Who Have A Fully-Funded Vision
This is a live blog post from a conference Injoy Stewardship Solutions is putting on today called Funded And Free. You can still go to www.injoystewardship.com’s Home Page to catch live streaming for the remainder of the day. The leader of ISS, Joe Sangl, just gave an incredible session entitled 8 Things Church Leaders Do Who […]
Fathers And Leaders Who Cause Stress
I always love traveling to The Cove Church in Mooresville, NC located about 30 minutes north of Charlotte.  In addition to having as absolutely as nice and competent a church staff as you will ever meet, there is a stretch of road that is extremely relaxing for me to drive. To get there from my home, you must travel […]
45 Of The Best Leadership Quotes And Insights You Will Ever Read
One of my favorite books on leadership is Captain D. Michael Abrashoff’s masterpiece It’s Your Ship. This book is required reading for any leader looking to increase the productivity of his/her business, team, organization, or church. The following are his thoughts: “A recent Gallup study found that when people leave their companies, 65% of them are actually […]