Does your church have declining attendance and financial giving? Are you doing everything you can as a leader but nothing seems to be working? Are you frustrated and beginning to question yourself? Worse than anything, is your faith being tested? Are you praying about your future? If this describes you then maybe you can learn […]
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What Is The Greatest Gift A Leader Can Bring To His Team?
Brian Dodd on June 11, 2012 in Sports Leadership
What is the greatest gift I can bring as a leader to those I serve alongside of at church and work? Is it my attitude? My competencies? My background? My experience? My prayers? My encouragement? My friendship? My courage? My transparency? My wit? It may be one of those things but the likely answer is […]
9 Lessons Pastors Learn From Josh Hamilton About Wealthy People And Money
Brian Dodd on June 9, 2012 in Character, Generosity
When speaking with pastors, one of the top concerns I often address is how to effectively deal with financial leaders. Many simply feel inadequate, uncomfortable, or intimidated. To help pastors deal with this issue, click here for a previous post I wrote on the subject. What makes this topic have current relevance for me is a June 11th Sports Illustrated article on […]
7 Things Leaders Should Know When They Have Been Put On The Bench
Brian Dodd on June 6, 2012 in Sports Leadership
If you have ever been unappreciated, demoted, marginalized, talked down to, insulted, or put on the bench, this post is for you! The natural default mode for leaders is to lead. This is because leaders have a vision. It burns in their heart because this vision is a picture of a preferred future. All other visions […]
6 Qualities Of Leaders Who Have Peak Performance
Brian Dodd on May 10, 2012 in Sports Leadership
On Tuesday evening, Josh Hamilton hit four home runs in the Texas Rangers 10-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. It was the best night of Hamilton’s career and one of the best performances in baseball history. As part of the four home runs, he had 8 RBIs and a record 18 total bases. So how did he […]
14 Quotes And Lessons On Apex Leadership We Learn From LeBron James
Brian Dodd on May 1, 2012 in LeBron James
He is a global icon, a basketball monolith, the most prevalent and recognizable athlete of our generation. And he’s one of a kind, because he’s the first to rise to prominence in the Information Age.” – Shane Battier LeBron James is an Apex Leader meaning he is the best at what he does. And what […]
3 Things That Pastors And Church Leaders Can Do That Will Always Work
Brian Dodd on May 1, 2012 in Church Leadership, Most Read
Isn’t great when you are wonderfully surprised? There are times we as leaders accidentally stumble into things that work very, very well. This past month provides an example of this that I think has lessons for all of us as leaders. On Friday, April 6th I posted an article The Top 10 Leadership Blog Posts I Read On […]