With the Super Bowl one week away, this is a good time to look back at what is necessary to build a championship organization. In the January 14th edition of Sports Illustrated, the Alabama Crimson Tide were profiled after their resounding 42-14 blowout victory over Notre Dame. The following are 13 qualities learned from the article that […]
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18 Things Leaders Need To Know About Leading Leaders
Brian Dodd on January 12, 2013 in Great Teams, Sports Leadership
It is a great challenge to lead people and take them on a journey to a brighter tomorrow. It is a completely different thing to lead leaders. A much higher level of skill and insight are needed. On today’s ESPN NFL Countdown, Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and Denver Broncos Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway were […]
11 Reasons Why Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban Is One The World’s Greatest Leaders
Brian Dodd on January 9, 2013 in Great Teams, Sports Leadership
After winning his third BCS Championship in four years, Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban has entered into the discussion of the best college football coaches of all-time. Because of his success, influence, and ability to build an organization, Coach Saban is also one of the world’s greatest leaders regardless of the area of discipline. A leader of Saban’s caliber […]
The One Ingredient All Successful Organizations Share
Brian Dodd on January 5, 2013 in Church Leadership, Great Teams, Sports Leadership
“San Francisco believes in stability on the mound, in the dugout and in the front office. Everything else is malleable.” – Tom Verducci Have you have ever worked in an organization with constant employee turnover? If so, then you know the insecurity that will exist among the employees in this type of environment. You also know the […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of November 12th
Brian Dodd on November 16, 2012 in Character, Church Leadership, Generosity, Great Teams, Increasing Capacity, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
Each week I put the Top 10 Leadership Posts I read the previous week in alphabetical order by the writer’s last name. Because of a great honor I received in the last two weeks, I am making a slight adjustment to that process. Charles Specht just released his post Top 50 Leaders In Leadership. In addition to […]
The 10 Step Downward Spiral Of Incompetent Leadership
Brian Dodd on September 25, 2012 in Great Teams, Sports Leadership
If you live long enough, sooner or later you will serve under incompetent leadership. Few things are as frustrating as that experience but it is one of life’s realities. This past Monday evening, the Green Bay Packers were the victim of one of the most infamous calls in NFL history when the Seattle Seahawks were awarded […]
10 Practices Of Highly Ineffective Leaders
Brian Dodd on September 17, 2012 in Church Leadership, Great Teams, Sports Leadership
Have you ever worked for a highly ineffective leader? I have and most likely so have you. What was always interesting to me is that many of these leaders had no one who could be completely honest with them. The result was a continual conversation about “the king who has no clothes.” In the September 10th […]