Last evening I had the privilege of seeing Home Run, a feel-good movie about personal redemption, second chances, and finding freedom from addiction and anger. You will see yourself in this film. Cory Brand, played by Scott Elrod, is a professional baseball player struggling with anger and alcoholism resulting from childhood abuse from his […]
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26 Leadership Quotes And Principles From Moneyball
I just watched the incredible Moneyball which was released on dvd on January 10th. It is the true story of Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane, played by Brad Pitt, and his completely out-of-the-box approach to building a championship team on a shoestring budget. Beane changed the way the game is evaluated and played. It is time for […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts Of December 2011
What a great way to close out the year!! December was the most read month of the history of this site!! I can’t say “Thank You” enough. The following were the Top 10 most read posts from December as determined by you the readers: 6 Things Church Leaders Should Do Even Though They Are Told […]
The Top 10 Most Popular Leadership Posts Of 2011
2011 was an absolutely amazing year for this site!!! I can’t thank you enough for taking the leadership journey with me. I trust the posts have added value and inspiration to you. Because of your continued support, I am able to let you know that plans are now in place to publish my first leadership […]
My Favorite 25 Leadership Posts Of 2011
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 […]
10 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Dolphin Tale
There are few things I enjoy more than a great, inspirational family movie.  A great Christmas gift would be today’s dvd release of Dolphin Tale. This movie is about a fatherless (more on that later) and lonely boy named Sawyer who finds meaning and purpose in the rehabilitation of a beached dolphin named Winter. I can’t recommend this movie enough.  The following […]
9 Leadership Quotes and Lessons From Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
I love the Mission Impossible series. They are absolutely fun, full of special effects and action, plenty of stuff blows up, basically implausible, and just plain entertaining. The fourth installment of the Tom Cruise series, Ghost Protocol, is no exception. The following are the leadership principles and quotes from the film: Leaders Are Incredibly Resourceful – Throughout the […]
8 Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Super 8
With the movie Super 8 available on dvd this Tuesday, I feel the timing is right to re-visit my review from earlier this year. This movie is just not that great.  Being a Steven Spielberg production, the quality is obviously very high. There are some good surprises as well. The best part of the movie is […]
One Of The Greatest Leadership Trades I Ever Made
“That movie just gets better every time I see it.” – My daughter We make trades every day. We choose to do one thing rather than another. We spend time with one person over another or one person over an activity. Today I made a very good trade. Last week my daughter told me she […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts Of October 2011
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 […]
10 Leadership Quotes And Principles From Dolphin Tale
There are few things I enjoy more than a great, inspirational family movie. I got that today when my family saw the delightful Dolphin Tale. This movie is about a fatherless (more on that later) and lonely boy named Sawyer who finds meaning and purpose in the rehabilitation of a beached dolphin named Winter. I can’t recommend this […]
7 Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Thor
With the dvd release of Thor taking place tomorrow, I thought it would be a good idea to review my thoughts on the leadership lessons from the movie. The following is a review I wrote on the movie earlier this year. Enjoy and please share your comments as well. Thor is a fun movie and provides a breakout […]