Although many refer to themselves as industry thought leaders, few understand what a thought leader represents. By leading, true thought leaders initiate new ideas and strategies that others follow and eventually becomes the new normal.
True thought leadership
There is a lot of value in disseminating best practices and strategies, it is what 90 percent of my blog posts do, but that does not constitute though leadership. Leadership is introducing new ways of looking at problems or executing. Reid Hoffman’s ideas on building an alliance between employees and employers instead of the traditional model of long-term employment is thought leadership. Google’s implementation of a multi-armed bandit approach to replace AB testing is thought leadership. Reed Hastings’ decision to rent DVDs by mail subscription instead of through stores was thought leadership. Continue reading “What it really means to be a thought leader”
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