I had the wonderful privilege of seeing the independent film The Grace Card earlier this year. It is an incredible movie about race relations, parenting, marriage, generational impact and forgiveness. With the dvd coming out on Tuesday, I recommend that everyone picks it up.  Here are the lessons that I gleaned from the movie: Impact Of […]
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10 Leadership Quotes and Principles From Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
On June 15th here in the Atlanta area, a 2-year-old monkey escaped from the Yerkes National Primate Research Center Field Station which is associated with Emory University.  Should I be concerned?  After watching Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, perhaps I should. Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes is a completely implausible but fun movie that I enjoyed […]
10 Leadership Principles And Quotes From Soul Surfer And Bethany Hamilton
Normal is overrated. That is the main principle I took from the inspiring true story of Bethany Hamilton, played by AnnaSophia Robb, in the movie Soul Surfer. Hamilton was a teenage surfing champion who lost her left arm in a shark attack but worked her way back to champion status once again. With the dvd arriving August 2nd, […]
The Top 20 Leadership Movies Of The Last 20 Years
*Updated November 2019* With this weekend’s release of A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, I am providing my list of the Top 20 Leadership Movies from the last 20 years. The following was the criteria for selection: Servant Leadership Self Leadership Family Leadership Character Teamwork Passion Skill and Creativity Empowering Others Overcoming Obstacles Accomplishment Ironically, 15 of the 20 […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts Of June 2011
This is my favorite post I send out each month. The Top 10 list is simply a great time to reflect on all that happened the previous month and the wonderful times I had interacting with the readers. But this month is even more special than usual. June 2011 was the most successful month in the history of […]
What Pastors and Church Leaders Can Learn About Leadership From Transformers 3
Transformers: Dark of the Moon is opening this Friday to lukewarm reviews. Critics are claiming that while the special effects are phenomenal, the storyline and character development is weak.  Director Michael Bay is unphased by their thoughts. Bay told the USA Today, “There are 300 critics in the world. There’s tens and tens and tens of millions […]
8 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Super 8
Super 8 is just not that great.  Being a Steven Spielberg production, the quality is obviously very high. There are some good surprises as well. The best part of the movie is the acting of Elle Fanning who is going to be a superstar. However, my final conclusion is that this movie is a remake of E.T. […]