College football is in the midst of spring practice. This is a period of time that can make or break a team’s season in the fall. Lars Anderson wrote a great piece in the March 28th edition of Sports Illustrated on how great leaders leverage this time with their teams. We can learn a lot […]
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Japan, We Are Still Praying For You
Brian Dodd on April 9, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Generosity
As you know, on Friday, March 11th a 9.0 earthquake rocked Japan and caused a tsunami that devastated the nation. Two evenings later at a Passion City Church service in Atlanta, I had the opportunity to be part of a prayer and reflection time for the Japanese people which I will never forget. Fortunately, someone in attendance had a […]
15 Leadership Quotes and Prinicples From Baltimore Orioles’ Manager Buck Showalter
Brian Dodd on April 8, 2011 in Great Teams, Performance, Sports Leadership
The Baltimore Orioles are 5-1 and in first place in the AL East! Who would have thought that the team with the 2nd most losses of any AL team since 1997 would be off to such a good start?  Manager Buck Showalter would, that’s who and he has the Orioles’ players believing it as well. In […]
12 Warning Signs Of Unhealthy Leadership
Brian Dodd on April 6, 2011 in Church Leadership, Family, Relationships, Sports Leadership
I once worked for someone that when anyone told him that he look tired, he had a standard response – “I didn’t know there was another option.” Well, there are other options. There has to be. Those we are called to serve need our energy. And more importantly, the task we have been called to is too […]
22 Leadership Quotes And Principles From Mark Zuckerberg And The Facebook Effect Part 2
Brian Dodd on April 3, 2011 in Performance
The following is Part 2 of the leadership quotes and principles from the first six chapters of The Facebook Effect by David Kirkpatrick. This incredible book chronicles Facebook’s journey from conception to becoming a legitimate business. To read Part 1, click here. All quotes are from Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg unless otherwise noted. More than 80% of the […]
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 at […]
10 Most Popular Posts Of March 2011 – A Month From Hell
Brian Dodd on April 1, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, Most Read, NBA, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
March 2011 will be a month I will never forget. Many things happened that will leave lasting memories and that was reflected in what the readers felt were the most popular posts. The #1 post is about a man on a highway to hell. Posts #2 and #9 were about hell on earth – Japan. […]