Tonight I had the privilege of listening to a conference call between my former boss, the legendary John Maxwell and Microsoft COO Kevin Turner. As you know Microsoft is a global organization with over 43,000 employees with $62B in 2010 revenue. Enjoy these key learnings from Kevin: “The beautiful about being in the technology field….is […]
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What The American Church Needs To Know About The Growing Hispanic Community
Brian Dodd on July 26, 2011 in Church Leadership, Relationships
  The U.S. Census Bureau reported that Hispanics made up 15.5% of the population in 2010 totaling 47.8 million people. These numbers are expected to grow to 17.8 % and 59.7 million people by 2020. How should this effect churches and how we do ministry in this country over the next decade? Fellowship Bible Church […]
3 Reasons Why All Pastors Should Blog And Use Social Media
Brian Dodd on July 22, 2011 in Church Leadership
Should pastors and church leaders regularly use Twitter, blogs, and Facebook? Without a doubt!!! Though not a pastor, let’s look at the presidential campaign of President Obama for some key leadership lessons. Ranjit Mathoda said in a linked NY Times article: “Thomas Jefferson used newspapers to win the presidency, F.D.R. used radio to change the way he governed, J.F.K. was the […]
50 People Who Constantly RT And Forward Material
Brian Dodd on July 10, 2011 in Generosity
June was the best month for traffic in this site’s history. For anything significant to be accomplished, it takes a team of people. Social media is no exception. The following 50 people were extremely proactive in RT’ing and telling others about this site. I want to spotlight them for several reasons: To Say “Thank You!” – We all hope to have our posts read […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts Of June 2011
Brian Dodd on June 30, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, Most Read, Movies, NBA, Relationships, Sports Leadership
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 […]
The Top 10 Christian Leaders You Should Be Following On Twitter
Brian Dodd on June 14, 2011 in Church Leadership
Recently I wrote a post entitled The Top 10 Christian Leadership Blogs You Should Be Reading. Because of the incredible response it received, I am writing the follow-up, The Top 10 Christian Leaders You Should Be Following On Twitter.  The challenge of this post is I could have literally composed a list of 50+ individuals. Therefore, I narrowed my criteria […]
The Top 10 Christian Leadership Blogs You Should Be Reading
Brian Dodd on May 26, 2011 in Church Leadership
Today I got a large number of hits because if you do a Google search for “leadership blogs you should be reading”, this site comes up first because of a post I wrote last November. To read that post click 10 Leadership Blogs You Should Be Reading. That spurred me to do some creative thinking. What are […]
The Link Between Pastors, Mark Zuckerberg, The Apocolypse, And Leadership
Brian Dodd on May 24, 2011 in Church Leadership, Family, Relationships
Obviously the rapture did not take place but a prediction by an 89-year-old Californian sure created a stir. Why? I believe people believed in “the end of the world” because they wanted to believe in it.  They wanted their world and the world to end. They are completely unhappy with their lives and they were hoping for a way out.  They were led […]
Is A Squirrel Dying In Your Front Yard More Important Than People Dying In Africa?
Brian Dodd on May 22, 2011 in Church Leadership, Relationships
David Kirkpatrick recounts in his book The Facebook Effect the rationale of Mark Zuckerberg during the creation of the Facebook’s News Feed. “A squirrel dying in front of your house may be more relevant to your interests right now than people dying in Africa.” Zuckerberg’s concept is that the News Feed reveals that you feel […]
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. […]
2 Ingredients Leaders Need To Change Culture
Brian Dodd on April 26, 2011 in Performance
In David Kirkpatrick’s masterpiece The Facebook Effect, he chronicles the launch, growth, and impact of Facebook and specifically its creator Mark Zuckerberg. A key element in the company’s growth was when Sheryl Sandberg left Google to join the company as its COO in 2008. Sandberg was the strong advertising advocate and salesperson the company desperately needed. […]
20 Leadership Quotes And Principles From Mark Zuckerberg And The Facebook Effect Part 1
Brian Dodd on April 2, 2011 in Performance
Mark Zuckerberg is a fascinating individual. By all accounts, he appears to lack even rudimentary people skills but he has created a medium for inter-personal communications that has made him the world’s youngest billionaire. I am currently reading the critically acclaimed book The Facebook Effect by David Kirkpatrick, the former senior editor for Internet and technology […]