All leaders love quotes. Quotes inspire and challenge us while providing language that serves our teams better. The following are some of the best insights from the past couple of months: Sporting News – September 26th Composure – “I think the biggest thing is his (Aaron Rodgers) composure.” – Donald Driver Execution – “His (Clay Matthews) ability […]
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25 Leadership Quotes From Seth Godin’s Book Linchpin Part 1
Brian Dodd on November 6, 2011 in Generosity, Great Teams, Increasing Capacity, Performance
I will soon be finishing Seth Godin’s masterpiece Linchpin. This is a book that teaches a person how to become indispensible to their organization. In an ever-changing world, I cannot recommend this enough to anyone involved in leadership. It is changing how I view not only leadership, but also myself. I will probably dedicate several […]
20 Pre-Game Leadership Quotes From Les Miles, Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, And Others
Brian Dodd on November 5, 2011 in Character, Great Teams, Performance, Sports Leadership
Before tonight’s big Alabama-LSU game, the following are the leadership quotes from earlier today on ESPN: When asked how he kept his team so focused this year, Les Miles said, “I keep it simple.” “He (Saban) deemphasize the foe and opponent and instead tries to stress the focus on his own program, his own players and […]
13 Leadership Quotes and Principles From LSU Head Coach Les Miles
Brian Dodd on November 4, 2011 in Great Teams, Sports Leadership
“I can tell you that the enjoyment of that victory certainly was strong, that the sweet taste of victory was very significant.” – Les Miles On the eve of the colossal matchup between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the LSU Tigers, Austin Murphy wrote an excellent piece on LSU head coach Les Miles in this […]
10 Practices Of The Greatest Leaders In The World
Brian Dodd on November 1, 2011 in Great Teams, Sports Leadership
“There’s no magic. A lot of times there’s this misconception that people are just given this talent, that they never had to work hard to get where they are…(They must do) that grueling, grinding, not-fun task, and to do it over and over. That’s what successful people do.” – Kellen Moore Kellen Moore of the undefeated Boise […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts Of October 2011
Brian Dodd on October 31, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Great Teams, Most Read, Movies, Performance, Sports Leadership
October was another great month for this site! For the third consecutive month a movie review took the top spot. I have no movies planned for November so it will be interesting to see what takes the upcoming top spot this month. The following are the Top 10 posts for October as determined by you the […]
8 Things Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban Does To Build Great Teams
Brian Dodd on October 20, 2011 in Great Teams, Sports Leadership
Are you constantly trying to discover the secrets to great teambuilding? Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban has built what some feel could be the greatest defensive unit in the history of college football. In the October 10th edition of Sports Illustrated, Lars Anderson takes a look at what makes this unit so special […]