The most shocking event of the 2nd weekend of college football was #13 Virginia Tech’s surprising loss to James Madison. It is my theory though that VT never recovered from its loss to Boise St the previous Monday evening. In essence, I make the argument that Boise actually beat the Hokies twice. Have you ever had a single […]
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Young Leaders, These Insights & Quotes Are A Gift For You
Brian Dodd on September 12, 2010 in Increasing Capacity, Performance, Sports Leadership
Hard Work Beats Talent When Talent Doesn’t Do Hard Work. USA Today’s preview edition of the NFL profiled several talented young quarterbacks. For anyone that is a young leader (or experienced one for that matter), the following quotes give us insights into what is required to be a great leader in our chosen profession. Aaron Rodgers (for […]
3 Simple Leadership Lessons From Frank Beamer
Brian Dodd on September 6, 2010 in Character, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, Sports Leadership
Genius is making the complicated simple, not the simple complicated. Whether it is pride, insecurity, or our natural default mode as leaders, we tend to over-analyze things in our lives. The result becomes relationships and tasks that are needlessly complicated. As a ministry consultant, I spend much time talking leaders through a process that takes complex ideas and […]
15 Leadership Quotes From Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers
Brian Dodd on September 4, 2010 in Character, Sports Leadership
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnlazjUDGh8 Current Minnesota Vikings QB Brett Favre once provided one of my favorite leadership quotes when he was asked if he was helping then back-up Green Bay Packer QB Aaron Rodgers get ready for the upcoming season. Favre responded “It’s my job to get myself ready. It’s Aaron Rodgers job to himself ready.” Described as “a force of normalness”, Rodgers has done a superlative job getting ready. […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts of August 2010
Brian Dodd on September 1, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, LeBron James, Most Read, Movies, NBA, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
August was an amazing month! In July, we experienced 124% growth. With such a rapid increase, I was just hoping to simply break even or slightly grow during this past month. Well, thanks to you the readers and so many of you forwarding my posts, we grew an additional 97%!!! I am blown away and thank […]
Leadership Styles Of The NFL’s Top 10 Coaches
Brian Dodd on August 29, 2010 in Great Teams, Sports Leadership
 In this week’s Sporting News, there is an interesting article from the magazine’s staff and editors determining who are the NFL’s best coaches. Each of the current 32 NFL coaches were graded in the following categories: Championships Won-Lost Records Creativity Motivational Skills Ability to Limit Turnovers/Penalties Hiring and Maintaining a Quality Staff Using those six categories as a […]
5 Leadership Lessons From Christian Ponder
Brian Dodd on August 27, 2010 in Character, Great Teams, NFL Draft, Sports Leadership
The Florida State Seminoles QB Christian Ponder is the 2nd ranked player at his position in this year’s NFL Draft class. Ponder, a 5th year Senior, is a unique individual. In the August 23rd edition of the USA Today, Ponder’s leadership skills were analyzed. There are several things that leaders can learn from this Heisman candidate. […]