Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose is the odds-on favorite to win the NBA MVP this year. He is an Apex Leader, the best in the game. What makes him so good? All leaders can learn from two articles that recently profiled the 22-year-old superstar. Sports Illustrated March 7, 2011 Killer Instinct – “The best […]
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10 Most Popular Leadership Posts Of 2010
Brian Dodd on December 29, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, LeBron James, Most Read, Movies, NBA, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
 2010 was a great first year for this website. I am honored that you take the time to visit and trust the information has added value to you. The following are the Top 10 Most Read posts of 2010 with some additional comments on trends that flow from this information. 20 Leadership Quotes from Gordon Gekko and Wall […]
35 Leadership Quotes From NBC’s 2010 People Of The Year
Brian Dodd on November 26, 2010 in Character, Family, LeBron James, Movies, Performance, Relationships
Leadership is influence. On Thanksgiving night, NBC’s Matt Lauer interviewed who they determined to be their Five People of the Year.  The following are excerpts from those conversations. If you read no one else on this list, make sure you check out the comments from everyday people Brandon Fisher and James Jones.  Let the conversation begin. Do you […]
15 Leadership Quotes And Principles From LeBron James Supporting Cast
Brian Dodd on October 29, 2010 in Character, Great Teams, LeBron James, NBA, Sports Leadership
Are you the star of your organization? Do you think you should be? If so, how is your attitude?  Are you bitter? Leaders want to lead. That’s normal. But what happens when you’re asked to play a supporting role? How should you handle that? And if you are leading a team of role players, what do you […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts of August 2010
Brian Dodd on September 1, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, LeBron James, Most Read, Movies, NBA, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
August was an amazing month! In July, we experienced 124% growth. With such a rapid increase, I was just hoping to simply break even or slightly grow during this past month. Well, thanks to you the readers and so many of you forwarding my posts, we grew an additional 97%!!! I am blown away and thank […]
Quotes and Why We Love Them So Much
Brian Dodd on August 20, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Great Teams, LeBron James, NBA, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
Like many bloggers, I frequently will post something and just know that it will become the most popular blog I’ve ever written. However, statistics show that the most widely read posts I write are not my thoughts but rather compilations of great quotes or speeches by others. This is a reminder that we are significantly moved and impacted by the use of words and language. How a […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts of July 2010
Brian Dodd on August 1, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Great Teams, LeBron James, Most Read, Movies, NBA, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmwJipHdqpA&hl=en_US&fs=1] I would like to thank everyone who took their valuable time to read this website during the month of July. I am deeply humbled by the growth we experienced. Readership more than doubled during the past month growing by 124%. Two main things became apparent – how much we were captivated by the LeBron James decision and how little we get […]
LeBron’s Supporting Cast: How To Build Around A Star
Brian Dodd on July 23, 2010 in Character, Great Teams, LeBron James, NBA, Sports Leadership
Miami Heat team president Pat Riley has already earned the 2010-11 NBA Executive Of The Year for signing the LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh. However, he is showing equal genius in placing the complimentary parts around them with minimal resources available. The following are his moves: Drafting 6-10 Dexter Pittman out of Texas, 6-9 Jarvis […]
How Pat Riley Got LeBron James
Brian Dodd on July 20, 2010 in Great Teams, LeBron James, NBA, Sports Leadership
On Thursday July 8th LeBron James made his now infamous “decision” to join the Miami Heat live on ESPN. For a recap of that evening, click here. While it is widely believed that James, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade conspired and collectively formed the Miami New World Order, a recent article by Ian Thomsen of Sports Illustrated […]
LeBron James Chose To Be Unpopular…And We Love Him For It
Brian Dodd on July 13, 2010 in LeBron James, NBA, Sports Leadership
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmwJipHdqpA Americans love villains. It was a very famous movie villain, A Few Good Men’s Col. Nathan Jessup, who said “Deep down in places we don’t talk about at parties you want me on that wall! You need me on that wall!” Well, you’re wrong Col. Jessup. We don’t mind talking about it at all. Last week, LeBron James […]
LeBron’s Economic Impact on Cleveland & 8 Lessons Leaders Should Learn
Brian Dodd on July 11, 2010 in LeBron James, NBA, Sports Leadership
In these difficult economic times, it is understandable the angst that the community of Cleveland is currently feeling as a result of LeBron James’ decision to take his basketball talents to the Miami Heat. This already economically depressed region is losing a lynchpin to any future financial vitality.  The following is the economic impact of LeBron’s departure as reported […]
Top 15 Reasons Why LeBron Wishes He Would Have Stayed In Cleveland
Brian Dodd on July 10, 2010 in Generosity, LeBron James, NBA, Relationships, Sports Leadership
With all the emotion surrounding LeBron James’ decision to sign with the Miami Heat, I thought it would be therapeutic for all of us to take a light-hearted look at what he would be thinking if he reconsidered and decided to stay with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Quicken Loans just turned me down for that new home loan in Miami. […]