The following are excerpts of a recent review of Guy Kawasaki’s new book Enchantment written by Fast Company’s Shawn Parr. These are great thoughts that all leaders should take time to process. To read Shawn’s full review, click here. “People are organic, fluid and emotional, while companies are structural, rational and linear…” Oftentimes they do so without […]
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Leaders, Is It Important That Your Team Likes You?
Brian Dodd on May 14, 2011 in Relationships
As a young leader coming up, I kept hearing that it is better for a leader to be respected than liked. After being in various levels of leadership for the past 25 years, I must admit that I completely disagree with that statement. It is actually the question’s premise that I disagree with. It’s not an […]
Maxim’s Top 100 Hottest Women List Is Missing One Notable Individual
Brian Dodd on May 7, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Relationships
Tuesday evening I was in a Charlotte hotel reading the USA Today. In the Life section there was a snippet that mentioned Maxim magazine was coming out with their annual 100 Hottest Women edition. I am not a reader of Maxim but I was thinking that the list simply could not be accurate because as […]
50 John Maxwell, Seth Godin, and Dave Ramsey Leadership Quotes From The Chick-Fil-A Leadercast
Brian Dodd on May 7, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Generosity, Increasing Capacity, Relationships, Sports Leadership
There was some incredible leadership teaching at today’s Chick-Fil-A Leadercast. The following are the top 50 quotes. More to come later. John Maxwell “If you increase your influence, you increase your leadership.” “Leadership is not a noun. It’s a verb. It’s active. It’s movement.” “It’s tough being in the people business when people don’t like you.” […]
15 Leadership Quotes From Alabama Crimson Tide Head Coach Nick Saban
Brian Dodd on May 6, 2011 in Character, Great Teams, Sports Leadership
On May 3rd, Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban appeared on Atlanta’s 790 The Zone as part of the Chick-Fil-A Celebrity Golf Tournament. The following are the insights shared by this great leader. “You got a great player but you got a better person.” – Saban on the Atlanta Falcons drafting Julio Jones “There […]
What Sport Clips Teaches Us About Men And Church Attendance
Brian Dodd on May 2, 2011 in Church Leadership
This past weekend it was time for me to get my every 3-4 week haircut. Due to some scheduling challenges, I could only get it done during a time my regular location was closed. However, I was driving by Sports Clips and thought I would give it a try. I had been interested in Sports Clips […]
10 Most Popular Posts Of April 2011
Brian Dodd on April 30, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Most Read, Movies, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
I stated in my post 10 Most Popular Posts Of March 2011 – A Month From Hell that I was hoping we would get a little bit of Heaven in April. Well, that desire became reality. The following are the 10 Most Popular posts from the last 30 days as determined by you the readers. […]