I want to thank everyone who took the time to read the posts I have been submitting the last month. New strategies have been implemented and we have had good response. Once again, thank you and feel free to join in on the leadership conversations. The following were my 5 most read posts during the month of May. In […]
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The Two Most Exciting Words…
Brian Dodd on June 19, 2010 in Great Teams, NBA, Performance
The two most exciting words in sports is “Game 7”. On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics in the 7th game of this year’s NBA Finals. As I watched the game and listened to the analysis throughout, several leadership principles became apparent that can be learned from when we want to elevate either our personal or […]
Leadership Quotes From Game 7
Brian Dodd on June 19, 2010 in Great Teams, NBA, Performance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ2Xv6iVRpw 72% of all individuals who earn six figure incomes describe themselves as avid sports fans. It really makes sense when you think about. Sports is similar to the world they live in. It is competitive, requires teamwork, overcoming adversity, preparation, aligned leadership, in-game adjustments, compensation issues, and ultimately it’s measurable. Somebody wins and somebody […]
Options – 4 Practices That Can Change Your Life
Brian Dodd on June 16, 2010 in Performance
As I watch the Boston Celtics take on the Los Angeles Lakers in this year’s NBA Finals, it is quite noticeable that Boston has four legitimate offensive weapons while the Lakers have only Kobe Bryant and Pao Gasol. If the Celtics hold on and win the series it will be because they have more options than the […]
How Bad Teams Become Great – Part 2
Brian Dodd on June 14, 2010 in Great Teams, NFL Draft, Performance, Sports Leadership
In part 1 of this series, we looked at three NFL (www.nfl.com) teams who had an exceptional season sandwiched between two disappointing ones. The objective of these posts is to identify the success links that these teams had in common needed to produce that great season and are necessary for our organizations to have a much-needed performance spike. Six links […]
How Bad Teams Become Great – Part 1
Brian Dodd on June 13, 2010 in Great Teams, NFL Draft, Performance, Sports Leadership
In November 2009 I wrote two posts on Why Good Teams Go Bad (http://briandoddonleadership.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/why-good-teams-go-bad-part-1/) which was a study of NFL (www.nfl.com) teams that were 13-3 or better one year and experienced a losing record the next. What was interesting was that three of those teams had losing records prior to the one great year. In other words – a bad season, then a great […]
Leadership From A Firehose
Brian Dodd on June 11, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership
I have the privilege of attending Fellowship Bible Church (www.fbconline.org) in Roswell, GA where Dr. Crawford Loritts serves as my Senior Pastor. He is an incredible man and leader. He is currently taking our church through a series in I John. On Sunday, June 6th Crawford packed as many leadership principles into a single 40-minute […]
“I Love Working With You”
Brian Dodd on June 10, 2010 in Generosity, Great Teams
I was reading an article on www.espn.com yesterday about the emerging superstar Point Guard Rajon Rondo of the Boston Celtics. It was noted by reporter Peter May that during Rondo’s rookie season Head Coach Doc Rivers advised him, “you know your teammates hate playing with you?” Rondo responded well to the coaching and started 22 of the […]
The Greatest Leadership Role
Brian Dodd on June 8, 2010 in Relationships
When my daughter became four years old, I began taking her on “dates” every Saturday morning. The first time we went out it simply seemed like a nice idea. I bought her a small flower arrangement and then took her to breakfast at Panera Bread Company (www.panerabread.com). She and I had such a great time that we decided to do […]
The Power of an Apology
Brian Dodd on June 6, 2010 in Character, Generosity
Have you ever noticed how rarely you hear an adult person utter the words “I’m sorry”? Oftentimes even if you do hear an apology, it comes with an explanation and a “but” which negates its intent. As a result, I have come to the conclusion that it is the most difficult phrase to utter in the […]
The Leadership Link Between Drew Brees and Nick Saban
Brian Dodd on June 4, 2010 in Great Teams, Sports Leadership
At my daughter’s school, they conclude each year with Awards Day. The highest honor bestowed on a student is called the Warrior Award. It is an award handed out to the one student of each class that best exemplified the qualities of a Christian warrior. The problem with the award is it is completely subjective. […]
“Your Church’s Furnace Just Blew Up” A Story of Inconvenient Opportunity
Brian Dodd on June 3, 2010 in Church Leadership
I had to work this past Memorial Day. It was definitely something I wasn’t looking forward to. I needed the rest. Responsibilities, however, often come into play. The Foursquare Church was having its annual convention and I needed to man the booth for our company in the exhibit hall. I have learned in these environments that the fruit […]