“Speaking on behalf of the cast and crew of The Dark Knight Rises, I would like to express our profound sorrow at the senseless tragedy that has befallen the entire Aurora community. I would not presume to know anything about the victims of the shooting but that they were there last night to watch a movie. […]
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20 Leadership Quotes From The Ten Commandments For Business Failure Part 3
Brian Dodd on July 17, 2012 in Church Leadership, Great Teams, Sports Leadership
This is the third and final installment of former Coca-Cola Company CEO Donald Keough’s classic book The Ten Commandments For Business Failure. Whether you serve in leadership in a church, business, non-profit, athletic environment, or some other discipline, these principles are critical to know but easy to apply. If you missed the first two parts, I can’t encourage […]
26 Leadership Quotes From The Ten Commandments For Business Failure Part 2
Brian Dodd on July 17, 2012 in Church Leadership, Great Teams
The following is Part 2 of the leadership quotes and insights series from Donald Keough’s incredible book The Ten Commandments for Business Failure. You can read Part 1 by clicking here. “The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.” – Burrhus Frederic Skinner “Show me a dozen ties and I’m confused. […]
26 Leadership Quotes From The Ten Commandments For Business Failure Part 1
Brian Dodd on July 15, 2012 in Church Leadership
One of the best leadership books I have ever read is The Commandments For Business Failure by Donald Keough. Donald was the president, chief operating office, and a director of The Coca-Cola Company from 1981 to 1993.  The insights from his book are brilliant as you will see by reading some of the book’s quotes below. I will […]
FREE Ebook 151 Leadership Quotes:Timeless Truths That Will Make You A Better Leader
Brian Dodd on July 8, 2012 in Church Leadership
This is a great day because I am so excited for all leaders reading this post! Leaders love quotes! Quotes clarify what we are thinking. We use them to help us communicate better. Quotes are an invaluable resource. Therefore, I have put together a special edition eBook entitled 151 Leadership Quotes: Timeless Truths That Will Make […]
18 Leadership Quotes On Success
Brian Dodd on July 5, 2012 in Great Teams, Sports Leadership
Periodically I conduct what is called a “Quote Flush”. In an effort to please my wife, I go through a number of magazines, capture the great leadership quotes, and then permanently remove the old publications from the family coffee table and place them in the garbage. With that as tonight’s project, the following are leadership […]
27 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From The Avengers Movie
Brian Dodd on May 4, 2012 in Movies
The Avengers is an absolutely amazing movie! Movie favorites Iron Man, The Hulk, Thor, Captain America, along with Black Widow and Hawkeye, are forced to join forces to battle the evil Loki, played by Tom Hiddleston. Loki and his alien forces who have stolen a device called the tesseract which gives its owner unlimited power. In our heroes’ effort to save the […]
14 Practices Of Highly Successful Motivational Leaders
Brian Dodd on April 29, 2012 in Church Leadership, Increasing Capacity, Sports Leadership
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 […]
37 Leadership Quotes And Insights From The 1st Round Of The NFL Draft
Brian Dodd on April 26, 2012 in Great Teams, Sports Leadership
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
Brian Dodd on April 25, 2012 in Rearview Mirror
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 […]
45 Of The Best Leadership Quotes And Insights You Will Ever Read
Brian Dodd on April 17, 2012 in Great Teams, Increasing Capacity
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 […]
9 Leadership Quotes and Lessons From Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Brian Dodd on April 16, 2012 in Movies, Relationships
I love the Mission Impossible series. They are absolutely fun, full of special effects and action, plenty of stuff blows up, basically implausible, and just plain entertaining. The fourth installment of the Tom Cruise series, Ghost Protocol, is no exception. With the dvd being released this Tuesday, I wanted to re-visit my thoughts on the film […]