 “We’re going to be meeting with your teacher” can be the scariest eight words in child’s life. This past week it was time for a conference with her History teacher, Mr. Hanenburg. Here’s a little background on Mr. Hanenburg after watching him for a couple of years. He’s about my age and seems like a nice man. As a 5th grader, […]
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How To Make Your Vision For 2011 A Reality – 34 Leadership Lessons From Buckhead Church’s Jeff Henderson
Brian Dodd on January 1, 2011 in Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, Relationships
Do you have a BIG vision for 2011? If you’re reading this site the chances are that you do. At the very least, you want to see something happen great in your life. The question then becomes how do we make that happen? Are there success links that if applied will position our vision to […]
10 Leadership Blogs You Should Be Reading
Brian Dodd on November 14, 2010 in Church Leadership, Most Read, Performance
Are you looking for great leadership resources? Scott and Maureen Helfrich along with the team at www.studentlifeguru.com have put together a great list of resources for its readers. I wanted to pass that information along to you. Here’s the article. Check out who is #9! @Studentlifeguru has been following #Leadership for nearly a year. Below […]
20 Insights For Leaders Who Want To Transform Their Communities
Brian Dodd on November 10, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Generosity, Relationships
If churches ceased to exist in your community, what would be different about where you live? Today, I had the privilege of attending and helping host Take Out Conference at NorthStar Church in Kennesaw, GA. NorthStar, led by Senior Pastor Mike Linch, is an amazing church that is making a huge impact in their community. To read a previous post about […]
A Rant About Leaders Who Are Bullies And 10 Ways To Know You Are One
Brian Dodd on November 6, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Relationships
Have you ever been bullied? Bullying is a huge issue currently and is constantly in the news. This problem has always existed and currently exists in leadership as well. The following are ways to know if you are a bully as a leader. Why am I speaking directly to the leader here – because the people you […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts Of October 2010
Brian Dodd on October 31, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, Increasing Capacity, Most Read, Movies, NBA, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
Can you ever have enough friends? I can’t speak for you but I constantly need the relational dynamic and people speaking positively into my life. Life is just too difficult to face alone apart from community. With that in mind, October was an incredible month! Readership has grown exponentially each month and last month was […]
7 Leadership Quotes on LSU’s Les Miles With 16 Time Management Facts
Brian Dodd on October 12, 2010 in Great Teams, Increasing Capacity, Performance, Sports Leadership
How many times have you said “There is just not enough hours in a day” this week alone? If you’re like me, quite a bit. There has been much discussion recently about LSU head coach Les Miles and his ability to manage time well. The following are quotes about Les Miles from ESPN’s Gameday and additional facts about time […]
So Close But Yet So Far and 9 Other Things I’m Learning
Brian Dodd on October 8, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Relationships
Are you a continual learner?  The world of leadership contains dozens of catch phrases. Here a just a few of my favorites: The toughest person to lead is yourself. A man cannot help another without also helping himself. If a lady has to tell you she is a lady, she most likely is not. If a leader has to tell you […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts Of September 2010
Brian Dodd on October 1, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, Most Read, Movies, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
Have you ever been wonderfully surprised? In July the readership of this blog grew 124%. During August, it grew an additional 97%. I figured at some point this rate of acceleration has to stop. What a bad leadership thought because of my lack of vision. Incredibly, the month of September saw this site grow another 92%!!! […]
7 Leadership Principles From Stanford QB Andrew Luck
Brian Dodd on September 19, 2010 in Character, Family, NFL Draft, Sports Leadership
Many top NFL scouts view Stanford QB Andrew Luck as the top pick in next April’s draft. Luck was profiled in the September 13th edition of The Sporting News. There are several leadership principles that we can take from this talented athlete. Preparation – Rather than growing up in the traditional youth football youth leagues […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts of August 2010
Brian Dodd on September 1, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, LeBron James, Most Read, Movies, NBA, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
August was an amazing month! In July, we experienced 124% growth. With such a rapid increase, I was just hoping to simply break even or slightly grow during this past month. Well, thanks to you the readers and so many of you forwarding my posts, we grew an additional 97%!!! I am blown away and thank […]
5 Leadership Lessons From Christian Ponder
Brian Dodd on August 27, 2010 in Character, Great Teams, NFL Draft, Sports Leadership
The Florida State Seminoles QB Christian Ponder is the 2nd ranked player at his position in this year’s NFL Draft class. Ponder, a 5th year Senior, is a unique individual. In the August 23rd edition of the USA Today, Ponder’s leadership skills were analyzed. There are several things that leaders can learn from this Heisman candidate. […]