š”Thursday Thought Leadership Challengeš” Introduce your idea like it’s a participant in a Zoom call. You’ll be surprised at what you learn. Imagine we’re…
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There’s a continuum between “trade secret” and open-source. And I put thought leadership closer to theĀ #opensourceĀ side of the continuum. š”Ideas have a network effect….
Can you distill your best ideas down into a simple question? NASA can. They excel at it. Many of NASA’s most amazing ideas and…
Ideasāmuch like peopleāare known by the company they keep. This past month, Iāve been thinking about reputation management for thought leadership. Where will your…
How do you define thought leadership? Here’s a framework I created for thought leadership practitioners. It’s the Four Elements of Thought Leadership Now, before…
There’s a big difference between personal branding and thought leadership. But they often get confused for each other. Personal branding: “You” are the rock…
Brilliant ideas are simply table stakes. .šš² Even the best ideas don’t win on their own merits. Spencer Silver, one of the 3M employees…
Perfectionism kills thought leadership. It starts with a small delay. We inflict deep woundsšŖ on our own ideas: š©ø “I’m not ready to put…
How good are your thought leadership ideasš”? One way to measure an ideaās quality is through its potential impact. Iāve been a video-game š®…
What’s the beating heart ā¤ of thought leadership? Sadly, It’s not ideas š”. Good ideas are table stakes. I believe the heart of thought…