• Skip Prichard Leadership Insights is the blog from the highly experienced CEO, author and keynote speaker Skip Prichard. Known for his track record transforming and turning around companies and their cultures, his blog focuses on leadership, personal development, growth strategies and corporate turnarounds. Skip also has a podcast, Aim Higher, which you can find on his site. Great if you want to maximize your time and consume your leadership advice on the move…while you walk the dog maybe?
  • The Leader’s Digest by Suzi McAlpine Suzi McAlpine’s blog The Leader’s Digest has been widely recognized as one of the top leadership blogs in the world – yes, ours isn’t the only list you’ll find Suzi’s blog on! And that’s for good reason. Suzi is an executive leadership coach, so she knows how to train people to become successful leaders. And it’s that practical approach that ensures you always come away from reading one of her blog posts, with some real, actionable advice to help you develop into the best leader you can be. You’d be hard pushed to find a leadership issue, problem or skill that Suzi hasn’t covered in her extensive writing. Her posts include advice on everything from delivering bad news to managing up to productivity hacks for leaders. 
  • Michael Hyatt Michael Hyatt is a New York Times bestselling author. He is the Founder of a leadership development company, Michael Hyatt & Co, and his blog can be found on their site. His ethos centres around being a great leader, but with balance and also being present at home. Almost everything he teaches is about having focus and high productivity in your leadership role in order to have the time for your life at home. He calls this the ‘Double win’. Now that is the kind of leadership guru we like – someone who knows what’s truly most important.
  • Ken Blanchard Ken Blanchard has had a significant influence on leadership thinking for many years, starting with his 1982 international bestseller The One Minute Manager. His business, The Ken Blanchard Companies, offers leadership and training development services, and runs the Blanchard Leaderchat blog. Contributions to the blog come from across Ken’s team, but all the advice and guidance is in line with his leadership principles and ethos – something they call ‘Kenship’.
  • Robin Sharma Robin Sharma’s blog is one of the most widely read digital resources on personal mastery and world-class leadership in the world. Regular topics include peak productivity, original creativity, building a high-performance team, growing an industry-leading company and crafting a life that makes history.
  • Leadership Freak by Dan Rockwell Dan Rockwell’s Leadership Freak blog, with his half a million subscribers, has been heralded as the most socially shared blog on Leadership (according to the Center for Management & Organization Effectiveness). And that’s for good reason. His premise is about keeping his advice short and to the point. Each blog article is just 300 words long! So, it’s great for a fast burst of inspiration or a quick knowledge boost during your busy day.
  • Tanveer Naseer Naseer’s blog features interesting leadership book reviews, news, advice, and guidance from a Canadian business coach. Tanveer Naseer is an award-winning and internationally-acclaimed leadership writer and keynote speaker whose work is heavily centered on listening. The need to be inquisitive and to hear what others are actually saying is an essential skill. Naseer’s blog can help to make sure you do not forgo this important part of leadership.
  • John Maxwell John Maxwell has been a leadership guru for many, many years. He’s been a leader himself for over 50 years and was named Inc. magazine’s number one leadership expert. He’s the author of several best-selling books including How Successful People Think and The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. The main thrust of his content is about making a difference in the world – he promotes leadership values in the hope that people will be empowered to fulfil their potential and change their lives, and the lives of others, for the better.
  • Leadership Now Leadership Now is a really interesting operation. It’s a website that actually extends beyond their blog, Leading Blog, and offers a wide range of content to promote leadership thinking and training. It was started back in 1980 (obviously not as a website then) by Michael McKinney as an information source for leadership knowledge. So, as well as a really huge archive of blog content, dating back 15 years, there’s also a library of excerpts from bestselling leadership books, transcripts of seminal speeches by prominent leaders, book lists and even a quiz to see if you have what it takes to be a great leader.
  • Harvard Business Review You can hardly do better than tapping the inventive and brilliant minds at the Harvard Business Review blog. Strategies for companies and entrepreneurs of all stripes are right at your fingertips. For in-depth explorations on the macro world of business and how someone might make their mark, they are an essential resource.
  • Coaching Tip John G. Agno is a former corporate executive, business owner and management consultant currently offering his insight through leadership blogs. Helping leaders get the most out of their teams is his passion, and he has a variety of methods for keeping those being led from just doing the bare minimum to get by. He can get a bit political at times, but Agno is dedicated on facing the truth head on, and it shines through even when he tackles controversial topics.
  • Seth’s Blog: This blog features stimulating, philosophical musings on leadership, management, and marketing from entrepreneur, author, and speaker Seth Godin. He has written 18 bestselling books, and one look at his blog shows exactly why they sell so well. He has a Gordian Knot-type of mind, cutting away the fat of problem solving until only the core solution is left behind. If you worry about a crowded mind making you ineffective, this is the blog that will help you with spring cleaning
  • Stephen Drain’s Leadership Blog: This one offers probing thoughts on authentic and innovative leadership from the director of New Zealand’s AUT Centre for Innovative Leadership. One particularly illuminating recent entry explores identifying toxic bosses and what exactly to do about them. In fact, purifying and cleansing problematic workplaces is a staple of Drain’s work, and a real help to leaders looking to create safe, effective environments for success.