Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps comes out on DVD Tuesday, just in time for Christmas. For anyone interested leadership, it would make a great gift. The following is a post I wrote shortly after the movie’s release earlier this year. Was the iconic character Gordon Gekko played by Michael Douglas correct when he said “Greed is good.” […]
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Inception Has 7 Leadership Principles That Could Give You A Merry Christmas
Brian Dodd on December 6, 2010 in Church Leadership, Increasing Capacity, Movies, Performance
Inception was the finest movie I saw in 2010 and should win the Academy Award for Best Picture.  With its dvd arrival on Tuesday, the following is the best leadership principles from a two-part series I wrote on the movie earlier this past summer. You can read those posts here and here. The Father’s Role - At its […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts Of November 2010
Brian Dodd on November 30, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, Most Read, Movies, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
November was an amazing month for this site. Overall readership grew by 55% and for the first time we had over 12,000 readers in a month. This was partly possible because on Monday, November 22nd we were honored to have our article on dysfunctional families featured on the WordPress Freshly Pressed home page. Also, StudentLifeGuru.com rated this […]
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 […]
8 Actions Needed To Leave A Leadership Legacy
Brian Dodd on November 13, 2010 in Movies, Performance
What does it take to leave a legacy that benefits others?  On Wednesday, November 10th acclaimed Hollywood producer and director Dino De Laurentiis died. The USA Today did a wonderful tribute to him two days later. Here are some of his accomplishments: Produced more than 500 films. Nominated for an Academy Award over 30 times, winning twice. […]
10 Leadership Principles From The Denzel Washington Movie Unstoppable
Brian Dodd on November 7, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Momentum, Movies, Performance, Relationships
Unstoppable is unbelievable!  Great action. Great pacing. Great tension. Denzel Washington is my favorite actor of this generation and Unstoppable adds to the resume. This 20th Century Fox movie, directed by Tony Scott, is based upon the 2001 CSX unmanned train incident and the actions needed to avert certain disaster. From a leadership perspective, this movie is primarily about the importance and consequences of […]
6 Leadership Thoughts From Toy Story 3
Brian Dodd on November 1, 2010 in Character, Family, Generosity, Movies, Relationships
Who is not a fan of the Toy Story series?  With the DVD release taking place Tuesday, the following is an updated post of the movie’s June review. My family just went to the movies and watched Toy Story 3.  This is not the normal kind of movie I enjoy but it came highly recommended. We had a great time and what is shown during […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts Of October 2010
Brian Dodd on October 31, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, Increasing Capacity, Most Read, Movies, NBA, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
Can you ever have enough friends? I can’t speak for you but I constantly need the relational dynamic and people speaking positively into my life. Life is just too difficult to face alone apart from community. With that in mind, October was an incredible month! Readership has grown exponentially each month and last month was […]
16 Leadership Principles and Quotes From Secretariat
Brian Dodd on October 9, 2010 in Character, Family, Movies, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
Secretariat is AMAZING! Randall Wallace has given us a great gift in the creation of this film. I cannot recommend it enough for your entire family. The following are the leadership quotes and principles from the movie. Our Lives Are One Phone Call Away From Changing Forever. Penny Chenery, played by Diane Lane, receives a […]
5 Leadership Lessons From The Karate Kid
Brian Dodd on October 5, 2010 in Character, Movies, Performance
The Karate Kid is being released on DVD tomorrow.  The following is an updated post of a review I wrote shortly after the movie’s release. I hope it adds value to you. The Karate Kid is a very enjoyable movie that reflects well on the 80’s original. Jaden Smith playing the role of Dre’ Parker does an excellent job in this […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts Of September 2010
Brian Dodd on October 1, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, Most Read, Movies, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
Have you ever been wonderfully surprised? In July the readership of this blog grew 124%. During August, it grew an additional 97%. I figured at some point this rate of acceleration has to stop. What a bad leadership thought because of my lack of vision. Incredibly, the month of September saw this site grow another 92%!!! […]
6 Leadership Lessons From Iron Man 2
Brian Dodd on September 27, 2010 in Church Leadership, Family, Movies, Relationships
With Tuesday’s release of Iron Man 2 on dvd, I wanted to provide you an updated post that was originally posted on May 8th. Buy the dvd. You’ll enjoy it. My wife and I saw Iron Man 2 today. First, it is great to have a wife who will put up with popcorn movies! Second, you […]