ARTICLES BY DR. ANDY NEILLIE, CSP
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"Thought Leadership" is oftentimes not
“Thought Leadership” is used far too often these days. Sorry for the negativity of the following blog, but I’ve got to get it off my chest.
For business consultants and professional speakers, “I’m a thought leader” is similar to saying “I’m proud of my humility.” You and I don’t get to call ourselves thought leaders. That is a label that can only be attached to us by others.
According to Wikipedia (perhaps the internet’s most-cited thought-leader!),
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Read MoreLeadership And Pain
“Your leadership capacity is directly tied to your pain threshold” – Jossy Chacko, President, Empart
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Read MoreLeadership Black Holes
If you are scientifically inclined, you probably know what an interstellar black hole is. How about a leadership black hole?
First the interstellar variety: found at various places across our Milky Way Galaxy and beyond, an interstellar black hole, according to the scientists, is the remains of a dead star. But not just any kind of dead star. There are a variety of stars in the universe. Many are approximately the size and intensity of our sun.
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Read MoreLeadership: well-lived or just well-read?
I read. A lot. 50 to 60 books a year. Several hours of blog surfing weekly. Newsletters, trade publications and Google Alerts. etc. etc. etc. I read a lot. Much of it about effective leadership.
It’s not that I’m a bibliophile, it’s just that I spend a lot of hours in airplanes, I’m not a real fan of movies and, other than sports, don’t watch television much. But I like to read.
The good news is that I’ve learned a ton of business acumen and leadership insights from all this reading.
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