Brian Dodd On Leadership

Tony Stark, played by the incredible Robert Downey, Jr, has become one of my all-time favorite movie characters.  Iron Man 3, the latest of the Marvel series, is opening this weekend to record box office numbers and the movie is excellent. The following are 21 leadership quotes and lessons from the movie.  Be careful, the [...]

Last evening I had the privilege of seeing Home Run, a feel-good movie about personal redemption, second chances, and finding freedom from addiction and anger.  You will see yourself in this film.   Cory Brand, played by Scott Elrod, is a professional baseball player struggling with anger and alcoholism resulting from childhood abuse from his [...]

It has been a busy year and I finally crossed the finish line at work.  My first act of decompression during the two-week Christmas break was sleeping late today.  The second was going to the 10:00 AM showing of Tom Cruise’s latest movie Jack Reacher.  I would give the film a “B” rating.  It does not require much mental [...]

“You guys (ushers) keep people coming to the movies. You guys run the cinema and make it an enjoyable experience. You guys I value most of all.” – Tom Cruise During the week I am a Generosity Architect for Injoy Stewardship Solutions helping pastors and church leaders craft mission and vision.  On weekends, however, I serve with my wife on the [...]

Today, my wife and I saw the critically acclaimed movie Lincoln directed by Stephen Spielberg.  I was surprisingly disappointed.  It was not because of the acting, which is sterling.  In fact, Daniel Day-Lewis and Tommy Lee Jones should win Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor respectively. What caused my disappointment in the movie was the [...]