Have you ever wondered why some people and teams perform at a high level for only a brief period of time? You watch them grow and develop until someone ultimately says those haunting words “Wait until next year.” “Next year” then comes and their performance returns to a level of mediocrity. Teams like the Cincinnati Bengals and the […]
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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%!!! […]
8 Traits Needed To Be The Best In Your Profession
Brian Dodd on September 25, 2010 in Character, Performance
Have you ever wondered what it would take to be the very best at what you do in an industry that has been around 50 years? All leaders have. Recently, I was reading the 1972 Hall Of Fame induction speech of Gino Marchetti by then Baltimore Colts owner Carroll Rosenbloom. Rosenbloom gives us a great picture into what […]
A Wonderful Leadership Surprise
Brian Dodd on September 21, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Relationships
Precept Ministries, led by Jack and Kay Arthur, has been an incredible blessing to my family and we have been privileged to financially support their efforts for many years. Yesterday we were visiting their campus in Chattanooga, TN and we received a wonderful leadeship surprise. My daughter and I took a walk alongside a creek on their property.  I […]
The Type Of Leader That Turns God’s Head
Brian Dodd on September 16, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Generosity, Relationships
Do you remember when you were younger and you would see someone in a crowd who made you turn your head? Of course you do. The reason I say “when you were younger” is because if you are a married man like I am, you can get into some real trouble having your head turned!!! Here’s […]
65 Characteristics Of Alpha Male Leadership
Brian Dodd on September 10, 2010 in Character, Generosity, Performance, Relationships
Ed Orgeron is an Alpha Male! He is a larger than life figure with a personality to match. Currently at USC, Orgeron is considered the best defensive line coach and recruiter in college football. While the head coach at Ole Miss, he was featured in a book written by Bruce Feldman entitled Meat Market. Feldman provides […]
4 Ways To Impact A Man’s Life
Brian Dodd on September 9, 2010 in Family, Generosity, Relationships
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B300gQkgDS0] Recently, www.smedioi.com had a blog post entitled How To Market To Men On The Social Web written by Douglas Idugboe. There were several interesting findings including men spend more for online shopping than women. Churches are constantly looking for ways to impact the lives of men. The following are the lessons and quality insights from this post that pastors […]