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>what the heck is a 'thought leader' anyway?

As far as I can tell:

Someone who very successfully spreads ideas they only partially understand with the inevitable oversimplification here and there.



Similar to an "O2O consultant to executives" which is a term used here in China, aka Online to Offline. Pretty much meaningless drivel by those who have never had real corporate P&L responsibilities.


Simon Sinek wins the gold medal for thought leader in my book.


Fair point, but at least he has published some works and spun a few TED talks.

Maybe we need a separate HN thread: who is the lamest ‘thought leader’ you’ve come across recently? ;)



since most TED talks are either wealthy people patting themselves on the back or product placements... does having a TED talk really count as a valid credential?




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