Today is a day college football fans have long dreamed of – the start of the play-offs. As a leader, I love days like this because leadership comes to the forefront. This is the highest level of competition and whether you lead a church, business, non-profit or athletic team, there is much to learn from […]
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20 Things Which Separate Great Leaders From Average Leaders
Brian Dodd on November 8, 2014 in Sports Leadership
In his book The 17 Indisputable Laws Of Teamwork, John Maxwell teaches The Law Of The Edge which says when two evenly teams compete, the difference is always leadership. Today in college football, there will be six match-ups between teams ranked in the Top 20. The difference in these games will be leadership. As I watched ESPN College […]
7 Practices Of Leaders Who Recruit Top Talent
Brian Dodd on February 5, 2014 in Sports Leadership
The continual acquisition of talented young people is necessary for any church, business, non-profit or sports team to have sustainable success. As a result, recruiting is the lifeblood of success. The question is are they willing to do what is necessary to obtain top recruits? Today in National Signing Day for college football. For football […]
13 Practices Of Highly Successful Leaders: Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Urban Meyer
Brian Dodd on December 7, 2013 in Sports Leadership
Tonight, Ohio State, led by head coach Urban Meyer, will face Michigan State in the Big Ten Conference championship game. If Ohio State prevails, they will likely play Florida State and probable Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston in next month’s national championship game. Coach Meyer is one of the great leaders in sports. After winning […]
15 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Alabama Quarterback AJ McCarron
Brian Dodd on November 30, 2013 in Sports Leadership
Today is the annual college football spectacle known as the Iron Bowl – the regular season ending showdown between the top-ranked, two-time defending national champion Alabama Crimson Tide and the fourth-ranked Auburn Tigers. I think Alabama will win comfortably 34-13 but the star of the game will be Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron. Because of the […]
10 Lessons Pastors And Business Leaders Can Learn From College Football’s Top 10 Teams Of 2012
Brian Dodd on July 30, 2012 in Great Teams
The college football season kicks off with two games on Thursday, August 30th. Recently an ESPNU panel of experts ranked their preseason Top 25 teams. I love analyzing great sports teams because they offer multiple transferable concepts to church, business, and non-profit leaders. The following are the ESPNU’s Top 10 preseason teams in descending order with lessons all leaders can learn from. After an […]
8 Things Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban Does To Build Great Teams
Brian Dodd on October 20, 2011 in Great Teams, Sports Leadership
Are you constantly trying to discover the secrets to great teambuilding? Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban has built what some feel could be the greatest defensive unit in the history of college football. In the October 10th edition of Sports Illustrated, Lars Anderson takes a look at what makes this unit so special […]