Establishing yourself as a thought leader? Seven simple ideas to improve the quality of your thinking

Abstract

Purpose

To establish ourselves as true thought leaders, we need to develop our skills so that we hone and shape our thinking before communicating with others. This paper aims toexplore the importance of pushing your own thinking further and offers seven simple practices that will help take it to the next level.

Design/methodology/approach

The author draws on 18 years of experience as a thought leader strategist.

Findings

Seven tactics are presented which if followed can sharpen thinking and help establish someone as a thought leader in their field.

Originality/value

The organizational world is now connected on a minute-by-minute basis through technology, and particularly social media. All leaders need to focus on the quality of their thinking, how they share their thinking and how this sharing shapes their global reputation.

Citation

Gibbins-Klein, M. (2017), "Establishing yourself as a thought leader? Seven simple ideas to improve the quality of your thinking", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 31 No. 2, pp. 5-7. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLO-09-2016-0086