With apologies to Albert Pujols, the best player in baseball is the Colorado Rockies 26-year old shortstop Troy Tulowitzki. Along with 25-year old leftfielder Carlos Gonzalez and 27-year old pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez, this trio makes up the nucleus of a baseball team built for the long haul. Long-term success was not always part of the Rockies’s […]
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15 Leadership Quotes and Prinicples From Baltimore Orioles’ Manager Buck Showalter
Brian Dodd on April 8, 2011 in Great Teams, Performance, Sports Leadership
The Baltimore Orioles are 5-1 and in first place in the AL East! Who would have thought that the team with the 2nd most losses of any AL team since 1997 would be off to such a good start?  Manager Buck Showalter would, that’s who and he has the Orioles’ players believing it as well. In […]
6 Things You Can Do To Change Your Bleak Present Into A Bright Future
Brian Dodd on March 31, 2011 in Great Teams, Performance, Sports Leadership
The Kansas City Royals win the 2015 World Series!!! That’s right, the Royals are going to be very good - not this year or probably even next. But very soon, they are going to be very good. If your team has under-performed or not met expectations in recent memory, Joe Posnanski wrote an interesting article in the March 21st edition of […]
16 Of The Best Leadership Quotes From March
Brian Dodd on March 26, 2011 in Great Teams, NBA, NFL Draft, Performance, Sports Leadership
Leaders love quotes. Quotes simply capture what we are thinking and feelings and puts into words. The following are some of my favorite quotes from the last month. “Stupid loses more games than smart wins.” – ESPN’s Bob Knight “I need to put on my glasses so I can talk to God.” – My wife right […]
6 Things That Can Make 2011 The Best Year Of Your Life
Brian Dodd on March 10, 2011 in Increasing Capacity, Performance
Are you sick of mediocrity? Are you tired of just getting by? Are you to the point of screaming “I’m better than this!” If so, I want to introduce you to Toronto Blue Jays OF Jose Bautista. Prior to 2010, Bautista had never had more than 16 home runs in a season. Last year, he hit 54. […]
10 Benefits Of Putting Your Team’s Interests Ahead Of Your Own
Brian Dodd on March 4, 2011 in Church Leadership, Generosity, Great Teams, Performance, Sports Leadership
Los Angeles Angels outfielders Torii Hunter and Vernon Wells are highly decorated all-star athletes. Between the two they have 12 Gold Gloves, 481 home runs, and 1,782 RBIs. Hunter in particular has won nine consecutive Gold Glove awards for his play as a center fielder. So why would these two veteran players both move to other outfield […]
5 Leadership Lessons From The 2010 Athlete Of The Year
Brian Dodd on December 27, 2010 in Great Teams, Performance, Sports Leadership
The Sporting News just named Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay as its 2010 Athlete of the Year. As Halladay recounts the five most memorable moments of his year, several leadership principles stand out. You Never Have To Recover From A Good Start – On December 16th, 2009, Halladay and his wife, Brandy, attended a 76ers game the day […]