As a member of the Catalyst Blog Team and INJOY Stewardship Solutions, I will be bringing you live updates from the much anticipated Catalyst Conference in Atlanta, GA. The theme for this year’s conference is Awaken The Wonder. The afternoon’s first speaker in the Catalyst lineup was Neil Blumenthal. Neil is the co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker, Fast Company’s 2015 […]
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23 Traits Of Good Leadership
Brian Dodd on August 13, 2011 in Church Leadership, Sports Leadership
 Recently, Rachel Farrell of www.CareerBuilder.com asked five business leaders what were the qualities that made up a good leader. Here are the answers. I’m interested in your thoughts and what you would add to this list. Rachael Fisher-Layne, VP of Media Relations for JCPR Honesty – This allows employees to always know where they […]
A Better Way To Talk About Hell? You Decide.
Brian Dodd on August 10, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership
I was fascinated today by an article entitled Simple Genius: A Cigarette Box So Ugly It Could Save Lives written by Suzanne Labarre of Co.Design for www.FastCompany.com. It is about two Loughborough University (U.K.) students, Jennifer Noon and Sarah Shaw, who wish to reduce the amount of smoking. Their concept is simple – scaring people has […]
10 Leadership Quotes and Principles From Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
Brian Dodd on August 6, 2011 in Church Leadership, Great Teams
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 […]
14 Things People Feel When Leadership Is Failing
Brian Dodd on July 30, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Generosity, Performance, Sports Leadership
What is happening in American politics related to the debt ceiling is frustrating and embarrassing. I’m not the only one that feels that way. Notice the comments compiled in the  July 27th edition of USA Today. When leadership fails, here is how your people are feeling and what they are focused on: Results – “Just get […]
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 […]
What Leadership Is Truly All About
Brian Dodd on July 24, 2011 in Church Leadership, Performance, Sports Leadership
Leadership is about mobilization. It’s about advancement, problem-solving, resourcing, team building, accomplishment, and the achievement of goals. You can also say it’s about character, communication, creativity, perseverance, and planning. But for new leaders just starting out, can we center the target and identify simply one thing that leadership is about? As leaders we can often focus on […]