The afternoon sessions are now beginning. Let’s take a look at the best quotes from this session. Marc Kielburger “The #1 reasons girls can’t go to school in sub-Saharan Africa is because they have to get water for their communities.” “Domestic. International. Put them together and you get a better world.” “The non-profit sector? Do […]
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The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of June 18th
Brian Dodd on June 22, 2012 in Character, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, LeBron James, Sports Leadership
In a week of great posts, the following are the best leadership posts I read. Part of what I try to do with this list each week is introduce you to some new writers that I’m reading. There are some good ones listed below that you need to check out. Does God Want You to […]
The Top Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of May 28th
Brian Dodd on June 1, 2012 in Character, Family, Relationships
There is a difference between leader development and leadership development. Leader development has to do with the person God is molding and shaping you to be. Leadership development has to do with skills, task, and assignment. It has been an amazing week in terms of reading challenging content that has to do with leader development.  I have […]
The Price Required To Leave A Leadership Legacy
Brian Dodd on May 22, 2012 in Family
Joe DeGiorgio comments regularly on this site. I always enjoy his thoughts because his words are pithy, insightful, and always make me think. His viewpoints as an Italian-American from the Northeast are quite unique. I developed a kinship with him last fall as he discussed how the issues surrounding Joe Paterno went far beyond coaching and how the […]
10 Reasons Why I’d Make A Terrible Feminist
Brian Dodd on May 20, 2012 in Family
Every so often I read a blog post that I think is an absolute masterpiece. Recently, I had that opportunity as I read Nikki Weatherford’s incredible post 10 Reasons Why I’d Make A Terrible Feminist. Nikki is a wife and mother of three. As any mother could appreciate, she spends her days playing with dinosaurs and changing diapers. […]
The Top 10 Leadership Blog Posts I Read The Week Of April 9th
Brian Dodd on April 13, 2012 in Character, Church Leadership, Generosity, Great Teams, Performance, Sports Leadership
There is no shortage of great leadership blog posts you can read on the internet and this past week was no different. I provided a similar list last week as well which you can read by clicking here. I want to always try to mix up the authors from week-to-week which allows you to have different […]
My Favorite 25 Leadership Posts Of 2011
Brian Dodd on December 22, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Increasing Capacity, Momentum, Movies, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
This past year I published 346 separate blog posts.  With that amount of material produced, it is sometimes hard to identify your personal favorites. However, after much thought, the following is the list of My Favorite 25 Leadership Posts Of 2011. If you missed these in their initial run, I trust you will enjoy them the 2nd time around. Is […]
Men, Here Is An Easy Exercise To Know What Your Family Feels You Value Most
Brian Dodd on December 1, 2011 in Family
As a husband and father, I think it is pretty clear what I value. I think it is pretty clear what is important to me. But what does my wife and daughter think I value most? Would it be the same list? What do I communicate about my priorities on a daily basis? What legacy am […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts Of November 2011
Brian Dodd on November 30, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, Most Read, Relationships, Sports Leadership
Wow!!! When I think of November that is the word that comes to mind.  Yesterday, I did a guest post from Sarah Bessey who runs the wbsite  emergingmummy.com. Sarah passionately called for changing how Women’s Ministries should be done at local churches. I loved the article when I first read it so I wanted to pass it on. Well, Sarah’s post […]
Why We Don’t Need “Women’s” Ministry
Brian Dodd on November 29, 2011 in Church Leadership, Relationships
The following is an incredible post that is located on today’s www.churchleaders.com website. It is written by Sarah Bessey who runs the wbsite  emergingmummy.com. Enjoy! Dear Women’s Ministry: The world can give me cute cupcake designs and decorating tips, scrapbooking parties, casserole recipes, and other ways to pass the time. But truly, with my respect […]
The 2nd And 3rd Greatest Days In This Leader’s Life
Brian Dodd on November 2, 2011 in Family
March 26, 1990 is the 2nd greatest day of my life.  Ironically, I was really looking forward to that day for another reason. You see, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets were playing the LSU Tigers in the 2nd round of the NCAA basketball tournament. This was to be a match-up of the two best point guards in college […]
Startling Leadership Insights On Homeless Women
Brian Dodd on October 15, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family
This past week I attended a session on homelessness and the poor led by Atlanta Union Mission CEO Jim Reese. Jim made a startling statement, “Have you ever noticed why you don’t see women living on the street? It is because they take your kids away from you if you’re living on the street. That’s […]