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 […]
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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 […]
9 Leadership Quotes and Lessons From Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
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 […]
15 Leadership Quotes And Common Threads To Great Teams
Great leaders know you can accomplish more with a team of talented individuals than you can simply by yourself. Therefore, a leader’s ultimate success is directly tied to his/her ability to build a great team. Led by head coach John Calipari, the 2011-2012 Kentucky Wildcats were one of the greatest college basketball teams in recent memory. Shortly after winning the national championship earlier […]
6 Ingredients All Churches And Businesses Need To Generate Momentum
One of the most important topics to leaders is the subject of momentum. We all know what momentum looks like but it is hard to define. The best definition I have heard is that momentum is when many positive things are all happening at the same time. Momentum is something all leaders crave. Because we are so desperate […]