A view into the soul of a thought leader

Chris Brogan epitomises a true thought leader: "..the more I share, the more business comes my way..."

I don’t think I’ve seen anybody encapsulate the essence of true thought leadership the way Chris Brogan has in his latest blog post.

I have quoted it here in part but I highly recommend you visit his blog to see the rest.  Simply put he epitomises the mentality a thought leader should have at the purest level.  No wonder he is a thought leader in his space.  Go Chris!

 ”Sometimes, I’m asked why I give away all of my ‘how I do it’ information. I’m asked whether this gives others the ability to compete directly with me. Frankly, I don’t worry about competition. I worry that there aren’t enough people executing effectively for companies. I’ve got plenty of work to do as it is. New Marketing Labs picks up plenty of clients and has even when I give away all my major points and ideas.

“I feed the system because I believe you can take something I’ve started, run with it, and advance the whole space. I give you all that I can because I know that you’ve got your own ideas, and maybe components of mine will help you.

“Oh, and the more I share, the more business comes my way. It’s a built in reciprocal loop. ” Chris Brogan

Throughout my postings on thought leadership you will notice I talk often about having an abundance mentality.  Many people struggle with this when it comes to thought leadership, however,  as Chris so rightly points out ‘the more I share, the more business comes my way..”. 

That ladies and gentlemen is the Eureka moment of thought leadership.  That is what it is all about.

Thank you Chris.

4 Responses to “A view into the soul of a thought leader”

1. Adam Wood says:

   December 5, 2009 at 15:29

   I’m also a big fan of Chris Brogan. This particular attitude of “advancing the space” reminds me of Google’s decision to not hire all the best people in the world because it’s good to have a distribution of information.
   http://www.socialbootstrap.com/google-hiring-practices/

   While old companies (cough, cough Rupert Murdoch) are becoming increasing tight-fisted, new companies are making fortunes realizing that an open hand is ready to receive.
2. craig says:

   December 6, 2009 at 21:52

   Adam gotta love Google’s approach - they are refreshingly different aren’t they.

   I think you’re right, many of the new companies today have a far more open approach to sharing their information readily. They are reaping the rewards as result not only in terms of their market position and share of voice but also in terms of their employee value proposition. People want to work for these companies with the result that they end up having the pick of the job market.
3. Shelton Heusinkveld says:

   March 24, 2010 at 14:56

   Do you plan to keep this site updated? I sure hope so… its great!
4. craig says:

   March 24, 2010 at 21:55

   Shelton I try to update it weekly - thanks for your interest.