The most difficult position to play in sports from a leadership and intellectual perspective is a professional football quarterback. Like many leadership positions, particularly pastors, it is very difficult to evaluate. Recently, ESPN had a show called Total QBR (quarterback rating). The purpose of this new evaluation is to properly look at how effective a quarterback/leader really is and […]
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18 Leadership Quotes On Identifying Talent From ESPN’s Special On Tom Brady – The Brady 6
Brian Dodd on April 15, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Great Teams, Performance, Sports Leadership
Chad Pennington, Giovanni Carmazzi, Chris Redman, Tee Martin, Mark Bulger and Spergon Wynn. These were the six quarterbacks drafted ahead of Tom Brady in the 2000 NFL Draft. It is often difficult to know how to look for talent. Let’s not congratulate the New England Patriots. They didn’t know how good Brady was either as they waited until the […]
28 Heisman Quotes From Cam Newton & Andrew Luck On Leadership
Brian Dodd on December 12, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Great Teams, Performance, Sports Leadership
Congratulations to Auburn’s Cam Newton on winning the 2010 Heisman Trophy as college football’s best player. The following are the key leadership quotes from tonight’s Heisman Trophy telecast on ESPN. Initial Comments “Ability is not enough…Intangibles are the key to winning the Heisman Trophy.” – Unknown “He did not want to rob (by being in […]
12 Quotes From Leadership In Distress – Texas Longhorn Mack Brown
Brian Dodd on November 18, 2010 in Character, Great Teams, Sports Leadership
University of Texas Longhorn head coach Mack Brown has had 14 consecutive years of nine wins or more. That streak has ended as the Longhorns have lost six of their last seven games. Texas is in a free fall. There have been times I’ve felt my team was free-falling. For leaders, I don’t think […]
8 Leadership Lessons From The Incredible Mike Vick Monday Night Performance
Brian Dodd on November 17, 2010 in Character, Great Teams, Increasing Capacity, Performance, Sports Leadership
Is there anything as inspiring as watching a high-capacity leader performing at the level of their full capabilities? Last night, NFL fans watched the Philadelphia Eagles QB Mike Vick put on a virtuoso performance. Vick completed 20 of 28 passes for 333 yards and four touchdowns. In addition, he ran 80 yards and two additional scores. […]
10 Ripple Effects Of Leadership
Brian Dodd on October 23, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Relationships
Do you understand that the behaviors and decisions you make today determine tomorrow’s success? This is one of the sobering and liberating aspects of leadership. Our actions today have ripple effects that could be felt for years. I am amazed at the recent hypocrisy of the NFL’s stance on “devastating hits”. Players will now be fined […]
6 Quotes About An Undefeated Leader, Alabama QB Greg McElroy
Brian Dodd on October 2, 2010 in Character, Great Teams, Performance, Sports Leadership
ESPN’s College Gameday just did a feature on Alabama Crimson Tide QB Greg McElroy. As many of you know, McElroy has not lost a game since the 8th grade when his team lost 8-6 to Cross Timbers Middle School. The following are some great leadership quotes I wanted to pass along to . “In trying […]
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 […]
If I Had A Son – Leadership Lessons From Texas Tech’s Tommy Tuberville
Brian Dodd on September 3, 2010 in Character, Family, Increasing Capacity, Performance, Sports Leadership
If I had a son I often think about where I would want him to play college football. Of course, he would be a Division I prospect. Ultimately though, it would be his decision but here are three places I would steer him towards: Mark Richt and the University of Georgia Bulldogs Jim Tressel and the Ohio State […]
A Leader’s Diversion – College Football Preview
Brian Dodd on September 2, 2010 in Great Teams, Sports Leadership
Every leader needs a diversion, a healthy distraction. This allows them to get away and be placed in a replenishing, non-performance environment.  The diversion provides perspective. I’ll give you a peek into my life. One of my distractions is college football. With the season beginning Thursday evening, the following are my predictions as well as my leadership thoughts […]
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. […]
7 Lessons On Keeping Your Job via Frank Beamer
Brian Dodd on August 26, 2010 in Great Teams, Sports Leadership
 In a December 20, 2008 New York Times article entitled “One Loss Away From Dismissal”, the average tenure of the head coaching jobs in professional sports were given. NHL – 2.58 seasons NBA – 2.64 seasons MLB – 3.78 seasons NFL – 4.34 season  Here is what they stated contributed to how long coaches stay in each sport. Length of […]