Have you noticed how the holidays bring out the absolutely worst in people?  It’s almost as if Christmas and Thanksgiving institutionalize dysfunction. The worst example of this I witnessed on Christmas Eve. It was about 9:00 AM and my wife had sent me to the grocery store to pick up some coleslaw that she had forgotten. […]
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My Top 20 Favorite Leadership Posts Of 2010
Brian Dodd on December 22, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
Merry Christmas everyone! If you are sitting around these next couple of days looking for some good year-end reading material, the following are my Top 20 Favorite Leadership Posts Of 2010. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did bringing them to you. Ladies, How To Welcome A Man Home – By far my favorite post […]
12 Lessons We Learn From People Who Don’t Go To Church
Brian Dodd on December 21, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Relationships
When is the last time you truly listened to a visitor of your church?  I think we can learn much from them. Yesterday, I posted a blog that was an interview of my two unchurched nieces after they attended a recent service. You can read that post here. Here are the key applications that church leaders can take from […]
30 Quotes From 2 Unchurched People After Attending A Recent Church Service
Brian Dodd on December 19, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Relationships
Are you excited about the next generation? When I look at young people who are 15-28 years old, I think they have unlimited passion, energy, vision, and potential. Recently, I took my 16 and 20 yr old nieces to a church in the Atlanta area. Here is their profile: Both students, high school and college. They come from a […]
20 Quotes From Gordon Gekko And Wall Street
Brian Dodd on December 18, 2010 in Character, Family, Generosity, Movies, Relationships
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.” […]
Are You Lonely This Christmas?
Brian Dodd on December 15, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Relationships
Are you lonely this Christmas? Some questions need no explanation do they. Are you lonely this Christmas? If you are, you’re not alone. The Boston Globe reported that a 1990 Gallup study indicated 36% of Americans are lonely. Kerby Anderson, President of Probe Ministries International, states “the baby boom generation is headed for a crisis of […]
The 11 Greatest Fears Of Men In Their 40s
Brian Dodd on December 11, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Relationships
I am proud to be a man. I’m not a chauvinist but I have learned to appreciate the unique wiring that men have. I enjoy looking like a man, eating like a man, doing man-things, dressing like a man, and watching sports and action movies. And I refuse to wear skinny jeans.  If you’re a man wearing […]