The Six Best Podcasts for Learning Thought Leadership

 

Check out what this study on Edelman said: 58% of decision makers picked businesses based on their thought leadership. 

But only 26% of sellers think thought leadership is directly responsible for closing business.

Yeah, some of us are missing something important here.

What do I get from this? If you're typical, your business needs more thought leadership. Don't think you are typical? That's typical. Just sayin'

Where do you start learning about it? Yeah, you'll need to put on your thinking hat. That's better than a dunce cap. It's not just saying "I'm an expert." Then you wouldn't be an expert at being an expert.

Check out some examples of thought leadership. Learn some skills. Do it right. Life is learning. Stop learning and you're dying, right?

I did some hunting around and some listening and these thought leadership podcasts are on my permanent list. I'm looking at them like a place to start. So pick a couple and subscribe so you get those reminders to feed your brain. Here you go:

1. Ted Talks Daily. Every weekday, TED Talks Daily brings you the latest talks in audio. Join host and journalist Elise Hu for thought-provoking ideas on every subject imaginable. Listen on Apple Podcasts 
2. Thought Leadership Studio. Inspiration, Analyses, and Interviews on Strategic Thought Leadership. Harness the Power of Positive Influence, Market and Lead More Strategically, Create and Command Market Niches. Hosted by NLP Master and Strategic Thought Leadership Coach & Consultant Chris McNeil Listen on Apple Podcasts. Spotify or Stitcher.
   
3. Revisionist History. By Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell. This is his journey through the overlooked and the misunderstood. Every episode re-examines something from the past—an event, a person, an idea, even a song—and asks whether we got it right the first time. Listen on Apple Podcasts
4. Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders.  Each week, experienced entrepreneurs and innovators come to Stanford University to candidly share lessons they’ve learned while developing, launching and scaling disruptive ideas. Listen on Player.fm
5. Leveraging Thought Leadership. Join Peter Winick and Bill Sherman as they host the Leveraging Thought Leadership podcast–a podcast devoted to the business of thought leadership. Peter explores the world how independent thought leaders bring their ideas to scale within the business world. Listen on Player.fm
6. Futurized- Thought Leadership in the Future. The Futurized podcast goes beneath the trends, tracking the underlying forces of disruption in tech, policy, business models, social dynamics, and the environment. Futurist Trond Arne Undheim, PhD, author, investor, and serial entrepreneur, interviews smart people with a soul. Listen on Player.fm