1269 Leadership Quotes
“We’re still in a mind-set that if we score the first goal, it’s ‘Oh, now we have to defend it.’..I want a second one. There’s no reason to give Ghana the game. Add the second one, and just break their neck.” – U.S. national soccer coach Jurgen Klinsmann Tonight the United States national soccer team […]
Few things are as wonderful as working for a generous leader. Just so we are clear, I am not just talking about generous financially, though that is definitely part of it. The most generous leaders also freely give of their time, energy, wisdom, and influence. Some of the most generous leaders I know are Randy Ongie […]
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There are a number of incredible resources currently available to pastors and church leaders. Often I get asked or have the opportunity to promote a number of them and it is just difficult to give each the promotion it deserves. Therefore, I want to set aside a post to point you to these quality tools. […]
“The difference between successful and unsuccessful people is how they think.” – John Maxwell This month I am doing an in-depth study on Apex Leaders, people who are either the very best, or among the very best, at what they do. These are individuals are at the top of their chosen profession. I wanted to […]
The stakes pastors face on daily basis are unspeakably high. Pastors are engaged in a battle between Heaven and hell with people’s eternities hanging in the balance. Therefore, pastoral leadership is the highest stakes game in town. For top leadership performance in high stakes environments, I found a set a guiding principles in an unusual place – […]
So many times we see everything wrong with leadership. Dysfunction. Poor performance. Bad people skills. Anger. However, this week we saw the very opposite. We saw everything right about leadership. The story of J.D. Greear removing his name from the candidacy of the Southern Baptist Convention presidency will be long remembered by all those in […]
J.D. Greear is pastor of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, NC and author of such great books as Gaining By Losing: Why The Future Belongs To Churches That Send. Approximately 10,000 people attend The Summit Church’s weekend services. But this past Wednesday afternoon, few if any were talking about the size and scope of Greear’s ministry. […]
A mistake we often make is our perception of who a great leader is. We have in our mind what a leader should look like, what a leader should sound like, and how a leader should act. But John Maxwell challenges our preconceived notions when he famously said, “Leadership is influence. Nothing more. Nothing less.” […]
There are many good teams in ministry, business, and sports. But only a handful of these teams become great. One of the key ingredients for teams going to the next level is, you guessed it, LEADERSHIP. Nowhere was this better demonstrated than with the 2015-2016 NHL Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. One of the primary reasons […]
Every family has its axioms. Every family has statements which define them. Every family has mantras. In our home, one of our axioms is “On Sunday the Dodd family goes to church.” It is not up for debate. If you are tired and need rest, manage your time well and rest on Saturday. On Sunday […]
Soccer and UFC are America’s fastest growing sports. In fact, when you look at television ratings, youth participation, clothing and apparel sales, video game sales, and how easy it is to get some people together and play, soccer has clearly passed hockey as this nation’s fourth most popular sport. In fact, in a prelude to […]
We live in a tragically fallen and broken world. This is one of the many reasons why Godly leadership delivered with excellence is needed now more than ever. Many of the posts below deal with things which are broken. Broken in our churches. Broken in our families. Broken in our society. The Mary DeMuth post […]
