The night before Thanksgiving is one of my favorite nights of the year. About a decade ago, my wife got the idea of what she calls the Thanksgiving Chain. All you need to make one is construction paper, scissors, a stapler, and something to write with. We take basic construction paper you buy at Wal-Mart and cut it […]
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A Thanksgiving Gift To All Leaders: 18 Leadership Quotes
Brian Dodd on November 19, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Great Teams, Increasing Capacity, NFL Draft, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
All leaders love quotes. Quotes inspire and challenge us while providing language that serves our teams better. The following are some of the best insights from the past couple of months: Sporting News – September 26th Composure – “I think the biggest thing is his (Aaron Rodgers) composure.” – Donald Driver Execution – “His (Clay Matthews) ability […]
The Answer To Every Leader’s Problems
Brian Dodd on November 17, 2011 in Church Leadership, Performance, Sports Leadership
Do you know what a Page Peel is? If you look in the top right hand corner of this page, you will see the words “New Offer’ highlighted in red. Hover your cursor over those words and the page will peel back providing you with a great opportunity. It was very difficult getting this to work […]
27 Leadership Quotes From Seth Godin’s Book Linchpin Part 2
Brian Dodd on November 15, 2011 in Performance
The following is Part 2 of leadership quotes from Seth Godin’s incredible book Linchpin. To read Part 1, click here. This book has inspired, encouraged, and challenged me all at the same time. I can’t recommend it enough. Read the following quotes and tell me if you don’t agree. Depth of knowledge combined with good […]
Things Have Changed. 12 Characteristics Of The Person You Now Need To Hire
Brian Dodd on November 11, 2011 in Church Leadership, Performance, Sports Leadership
We live in a world that is changing at an exponential pace. As a result, the type of person you need to be adding to your team is completely different from even two years ago.  But what type of profile does that person have? There is currently an unprecedented explosion of offensive performance in the NFL. In the November […]
10 Practices Of The Greatest Leaders In The World
Brian Dodd on November 1, 2011 in Great Teams, Sports Leadership
“There’s no magic. A lot of times there’s this misconception that people are just given this talent, that they never had to work hard to get where they are…(They must do) that grueling, grinding, not-fun task, and to do it over and over. That’s what successful people do.” – Kellen Moore Kellen Moore of the undefeated Boise […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts Of October 2011
Brian Dodd on October 31, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Great Teams, Most Read, Movies, Performance, Sports Leadership
October was another great month for this site! For the third consecutive month a movie review took the top spot. I have no movies planned for November so it will be interesting to see what takes the upcoming top spot this month. The following are the Top 10 posts for October as determined by you the […]