50 Top Leaders In Leadership Blogging

Have you ever wondered who are the top leaders from around the world focusing specifically on the area of Leadership? I have, and that’s why I started compiling the below list of 50 top leaders, because I want to know who they are.

Leadership: 50 Top Leaders

This list of the world’s 50 Top Leaders in Leadership is to remain an unfinished list. It will be updated no less than annually, but likely every quarter. Names of top leaders will be added and names will be removed. I am looking for influential people to follow and introduce my readers to, so if you know of some top leaders who focus primarily on leadership and should be recommended for addition to this list, click here to leave a comment about it and tell me the following:

What is his/her name?
What is the URL to his/her blog?
What is the main concentration of his/her expertise?

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The below list of top leaders is ranked in order according to their Alexa rank. Alexa’s traffic rankings are based on the usage patterns of Alexa Toolbar users and data collected from other, diverse sources over a rolling 3-month period. A site’s ranking is based on a combined measure of reach and pageviews. Reach is determined by the number of unique Alexa users who visit a site on a given day. Pageviews are the total number of Alexa user URL requests for a site. However, multiple requests for the same URL on the same day by the same user are counted as a single pageview. The sites with the highest combination of users and pageviews are ranked #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, etc. (i.e. Google, Facebook, YouTube, Yahoo, Baidu, etc.)

Alexa Rankings As Of: February 7, 2013

#	Name	Blog Title	Twitter	Alexa	Incoming Links
#	Name	Blog Title	Twitter	Alexa	Incoming Links
1	Michael Hyatt	Michael Hyatt	@MichaelHyatt	17,708	5,000
2	Brian Tracy	Brian Tracy International	@BrianTracy	18,893	1,957
3	Mike Myatt	N2Growth	@MikeMyatt	25,157	601
4	Alison Green	Ask A Manager	@AskAManager	49,318	618
5	Donald Latumahina	Life Optimizer	@LifeOptimizer	105,614	941
6	Daniel Pink	Daniel H. Pink	@DanielPink	115,871	3,373
7	Michael McKinney	Leadership Now	@LeadershipNow	136,726	1,041
8	Dan Rockwell	Leadership Freak	@LeadershipFreak	157,918	797
9	John Hunter	Management Improvement Blog	@curiouscat_com	190,204	994
10	Dan Miller	48 Days	@48DaysTeam	190,430	448
11	Alexander Kjerulf	Chief Happiness Officer	@AlexKjerulf	241,029	1,349
12	Mike Henry Sr.	Lead Change Group	@LeadChangeGroup	254,164	419
13	Tom Peters	Tom Peters	@Tom_Peters	319,733	2,901
14	Skip Prichard	Leadership Insights	@SkipPrichard	327,072	173
15	Mike King	Learn This	@Mike_King	337,628	367
16	Dave Taylor	Intuitive Systems	@DaveTaylor	358,069	936
17	Charles Specht	Entrepreneurial Leadership	@CharlesSpecht	390,494	87
18	Mitch Mitchell	T.T. Mitchell Consulting, Inc.	@Mitch_M	395,782	287
19	Ron Edmondson	Ron Edmondson	@RonEdmondson	395,934	474
20	Terry Starbucker	Terry Starbucker	@Starbucker	472,319	350
21	Rajesh Setty	Rajesh Setty	@RajSetty	495,637	259
22	Bob Burg	Bob Burg	@BobBurg	501,133	499
23	Art Petty	Art Petty Group	@LeadershipCafn	503,978	297
24	Kevin Eikenberry	Leadership & Learning	@KevinEikenberry	508,605	569
25	Dan Roam	Dan Roam	@Dan_Roam	528,854	305
26	Lolly Daskal	Lolly Daskal	@LollyDaskal	541,190	187
27	Chris LoCurto	Leadership & Small Business	@ChrisLoCurto	559,660	155
28	Wally Bock	Three Star Leadership	@WallyBock	601,581	580
29	Bob Sutton	Work Matters	@work_matters	611,790	1,495
30	John Maxwell	John Maxwell on Leadership	@JohnCMaxwell	635,099	613
31	Tom Shulte	Linked 2 Leadership	@TomSchulte	799,352	422
32	Mark Sanborn	Developing Leaders in Business and in Life	@Mark_Sanborn	807,180	308
33	Ken Blanchard	Blanchard LeaderChat	@LeaderChat	882,240	293
34	Jon Gordon	Jon Gordon	@JonGordon11	885,675	350
35	Brian Dodd	Helping Leaders Find Solutions	@BrianKDodd	915,067	152
36	Tim Sanders	Tim Sanders	@SandersSays	941,235	334
37	Tom Foster	Management Skills Blog	@FosterLearning	966,776	141
38	Steve Roesler	All Things Workplace	@Steve Roesler	1,052,578	616
39	Scott Eblin	Eblin Group	@ScottEblin	1,107,094	205
40	Mary Jo Asmus	Aspire Collaborative Services	@mjasmus	1,135,265	214
41	Jim Estill	Time Leadership	@JimEstill	1,236,202	292
42	Mark Miller	Great Leaders Serve	@LeadersServe	1,424,815	99
43	Susan Mazza	Random Acts of Leadership	@SusanMazza	1,454,038	197
44	Bret Simmons	Bret L. Simmons	@drbret	1,460,987	321
45	Dan Black	Dan Black on Leadership	@bdonleadership	1,477,756	98
46	David Zinger	David Zinger	@DavidZinger	1,487,756	371
47	Tony Robbins	Anthony Robbins	@tonyrobbins	1,553,985	223
48	Joseph Lalonde	Empowering Young Leaders	@JosephLalonde	1,989,774	148
49	Kimanzi Constable	Tales Of Work	@KimanziC	2,123,713	90
50	Steve Farber	Extreme Leadership	@SteveFarber	2,302,955	277

* Image credit: tsevis (Creative Commons)

http://intentionaltoday.com Ngina Otiende

Great compilation of sites and stats Charles! I am not very familiar with Alexa (looks like i should ) Checking it out. Thanks!
- http://www.godlywriters.com Charles Specht
  
  Thanks, Ngina, and congratulations! The list is a work in progress and today was my first day of putting together names. I have about 50 or so that I still need to add.
  
  Alexa ranks websites (about 40,000,000 websites or so) in the order of most visited, with #1 being the most popular. It goes up and down daily, but its a good indicator of how often a website gets visited.
  - http://www.ordinaryservant.com Pilar Arsenec
    
    Did you list/number them or did Alexa? I’m not too familiar with Alexa myself.
    - http://www.godlywriters.com Charles Specht
      
      Great question, Pilar. No, I didn’t rank them, Alexa does that.
      
      Alexa ranks all the 40,000,000+ websites in the world based upon traffic over a 3-month period. It is a rolling figure and so it will go up or down each day based upon the most current 3-months of data.
      
      As an example, yesterday my Alexa was 298,429 but today it decreased to 290,550. Here is the link to check your own and you can see the top 500 websites in the world with the 2nd link.
      
      http://www.alexa.com/
      http://www.alexa.com/topsites
- Charles Specht
  
  As an FYI, I updated this list to be only “top leaders” who specialize in leadership, rather than various industries. I moved the original list to the following URL.
  
  http://www.charlesspecht.com/great-leaders/
http://www.ordinaryservant.com Pilar Arsenec

Andi Cumbo, Jim Woods, Jon Acuff, Christine Royse Niles, Dayna Bickham, Lore Ferguson
- http://www.crazyaboutchurch.com Charles Specht
  
  Yes, those are some good ones. I have lots to add still.
- Charles Specht
  
  Hello Pilar. As an FYI, I updated this list to be only “top leaders” who specialize in leadership, rather than various industries. I moved the original list to the following URL.
  
  http://www.charlesspecht.com/great-leaders/
http://kimanziconstable.com Kimanzi Constablke

This is an honor to be included here, thanks brother!
- http://www.charlesspecht.com Charles Specht
  
  Glad you are on it, my friend.
http://jaredlatigo.com Jared Latigo

Holy moly! Thanks for including me…I feel so…unworthy

Add in Chris Locurto and Jon Acuff.
- http://www.charlesspecht.com Charles Specht
  
  Thanks, I’m making a list of who needs to get added. Glad you’re on the list!
- Charles Specht
  
  Hello Jared. As an FYI, I updated this list to be only “top leaders” who specialize in leadership, rather than various industries. I moved the original list to the following URL.
  
  http://www.charlesspecht.com/great-leaders/
http://tammyhelfrich.com Tammy Helfrich

Wow. What an honor! Thanks, Charles!!
- http://www.charlesspecht.com Charles Specht
  
  I’m honored to list you, Tammy! You’re doing great things. Keep up the good work!
- Charles Specht
  
  Hello Tammy. As an FYI, I updated this list to be only “top leaders” who specialize in leadership, rather than various industries. I moved the original list to the following URL.
  
  http://www.charlesspecht.com/great-leaders/
http://rebootingworship.com Jamie Kocur

Thanks so much, Charles.
- http://www.charlesspecht.com Charles Specht
  
  Keep up the great work, Jamie. I believe your “niche” is one that could be tremendous and is currently untapped. Open the valve and tell people what you think!
- Charles Specht
  
  Hello Jamie. As an FYI, I updated this list to be only “top leaders” who specialize in leadership, rather than various industries. I moved the original list to the following URL.
  
  http://www.charlesspecht.com/great-leaders/
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http://danblackonleadership.com Dan Black

Thank you so much for including me on this list. It’s an honor.
- http://www.charlesspecht.com Charles Specht
  
  Dan, your blog is awesome. You’re a leader and you’re influencing people greatly. Keep up the good work!
  - http://danblackonleadership.com/ Dan Black
    
    Thank you:)
- Charles Specht
  
  Hello Dan. As an FYI, I updated this list to be only “top leaders” who specialize in leadership, rather than various industries. I moved the original list to the following URL.
  
  http://www.charlesspecht.com/great-leaders/
http://www.ordinaryservant.com Pilar Arsenec

I can’t believe I made this list, thank you so much.
- http://www.charlesspecht.com Charles Specht
  
  Keep up the good work, Pilar. You’re doing great things and God is using you to influence other people!
  - http://www.ordinaryservant.com Pilar Arsenec
    
    Thank you for believing in me and for your continued encouragement and support. You are a blessing.
    - http://www.charlesspecht.com Charles Specht
http://www.shannonmilholland.com Shannon Milholland

You are too cool, my friend. Thanks so much for adding me here but more importantly thanks for leading all of us closer to the heart of God!
- http://www.charlesspecht.com Charles Specht
  
  Absolutely! I’m learning much from you all. Blessings to you!
- Charles Specht
  
  Hello Shannon. As an FYI, I updated this list to be only “top leaders” who specialize in leadership, rather than various industries. I moved the original list to the following URL.
  
  http://www.charlesspecht.com/great-leaders/
http://josephiregbu.com Joseph Iregbu

That’s a good list you have there. Sundi Jo is one I’d recommend.
- http://www.charlesspecht.com Charles Specht
  
  Thanks Joseph. Sundi is a good one!
http://www.ttmitchellconsulting.com/Mitchblog Mitch Mitchell

Wow, how great it is to be on this list, and with some of the people I know and whose blogs I’ve visited. What an honor this is; thanks. Now I’m going to go check out your other list as well.
- http://www.charlesspecht.com Charles Specht
  
  It’s a pleasure to make you acquaintance, Mitch. I’m glad to be able to add your name to the list. Your blog posts have been both helpful and insightful to many people.
  
  I’d appreciate it if you could share the list with those in your circles, and maybe even consider adding the “Top 50 Leaders in Leadership” badge to your website. Thank you!
http://www.burg.ccom Bob

Hi Charles, thank you. What a huge honor for me to be included on this list, and noticing that so many of my heroes from whom I’ve learned so much are on it, as well. Gratitude to/for you!
- http://www.charlesspecht.com Charles Specht
  
  Thanks Bob, but you’ve earned it through your diligence. Keep up the great work and continue to help others become greater leaders by what you write and do.
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http://twitter.com/beckyrbnsn Becky Robinson

I recommend Mark Miller @LeadersServe http://www.greatleadersserve.org
- http://www.CharlesSpecht.com/ Charles Specht
  
  Thanks Becky! I will definitely check him out.
http://danblackonleadership.com/ Dan Black

What an honor to be mentioned on this list. Thank you so much.

I would add Dave Ramsey http://www.daveramsey.com/home/
- http://www.CharlesSpecht.com/ Charles Specht
  
  Dan, I thought about Dave Ramsey as well. One of the things I’m trying to do with this list is to make it as close as I can to people who actually blog about “leadership.” There are certainly a number of subtopics that could fit under that broad topic, but that’s what I’m shooting for. Would you consider Dave to be more of a financial/debt guy, rather than leadership?
  
  Also, who would you add for purely leadership purposes?
  - http://danblackonleadership.com/ Dan Black
    
    Got it! I would say, Brian Dodd http://briandoddonleadership.com/ He has a must read blog.
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http://www.nathanmagnuson.com/ Nathan Magnuson

Charles, what a great list! I posted a list of favorite leadership books, but this goes a step further. I’d definitely add Mark Miller (@leadersserve)
- http://www.nathanmagnuson.com/ Nathan Magnuson
  
  Oh, and Zig Ziglar should definitely be included somewhere!
  - http://www.CharlesSpecht.com/ Charles Specht
    
    How could I have forgotten about Zig?
- http://danblackonleadership.com/ Dan Black
  
  That was a great book list Nathan! If anyone else wants to find and read some great leadership books make sure you check this list out http://www.nathanmagnuson.com/2012/08/27/favorite-books-on-leadership/
- http://www.CharlesSpecht.com/ Charles Specht
  
  Someone else just mentioned Mark Miller as well. Great communication here!
http://www.jmlalonde.com Joe Lalonde

Love the list Charles. Lots of great leaders to follow and grow with.
- http://www.CharlesSpecht.com/ Charles Specht
  
  Thanks Joe, I appreciate that. One of the primary reasons I created the list is because I wanted a list of people to follow. So happy that it can help others, too!
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http://www.leadingeveryday.com/ Juan Cruz Jr

Awesome list Charles. I will be following other leadership experts based on this list. Thank you.
- http://www.CharlesSpecht.com/ Charles Specht
  
  That’s great, Juan! I’ll have to check out your blog as well. Good to “meet” you. ;-)
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http://www.michaelgholmes.com/ Mike Holmes

How awesome is this! Thanks Charles for putting this together!
- http://www.CharlesSpecht.com/ Charles Specht
  
  Thanks Mike. Much appreciated!
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http://twitter.com/BrianKDodd Brian Dodd

Dan,

Thanks so much for mentioning my site. It would be an honor to be included with this list of individuals.

Brian

http://www.BrianDoddOnLeadership.
- http://www.CharlesSpecht.com/ Charles Specht
  
  Brian, I’ve already checked out your site and it is really good. You’re providing awesome content on leadership. Keep up the great work and I can almost guarantee you’ll make it in the next update. Good stuff!
- http://danblackonleadership.com/ Dan Black
  
  Your welcome Brian. Your blog has wonderful wisdom and insights on leadership. I really enjoy reading it and know others would as well. Keep it up!
http://michaelhyatt.com/ Michael Hyatt

Thanks for compiling this list, Charles, and for fine-tuning it. It looks great!
- http://www.CharlesSpecht.com/ Charles Specht
  
  Thanks, Michael, I do appreciate your word of encouragement. (And thanks for the push to refine the list even further!)
http://www.skipprichard.com/ Skip Prichard

I’m humbled and honored to be included on your list, Charles. Especially since I will be at my first anniversary of blogging at the end of December, and am still learning every day. I also love having one list like this to discover other blogs. If only leadership rankings and influence truly were as easy as using an external benchmark like this. We would immediately know our impact. Unfortunately, it’s much more difficult than that and so I will continue to work harder on me than on a metric. If I can improve and get better, it makes me more valuable and a better leader. And having great leaders on this page is an excellent resource for me to work on myself! Thanks for the compilation–some of these folks are my friends, my influencers, and others are new to me. Best wishes!
- http://www.CharlesSpecht.com/ Charles Specht
  
  Thanks for the kind words, Skip.
  
  Your leadership is impacting tens of thousands of men and women. Just keep focusing on what you’ve been focusing on an everything else will take care of itself, including ranking metrics. After all, leaders don’t focus as much on the numbers game, for that’s what managers do. Leaders set the course and rally the troops. And that’s what you’re doing now. By the way, it’s nice to “meet” you!
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http://www.toddliles.com/ Todd Liles

Thanks for the new list of folks to read.
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http://twitter.com/mjasmus Mary Jo Asmus

Thank you for including my blog. I am honored. It’s also great to see a lot of new reading out there to spark my neurons!
- http://www.CharlesSpecht.com/ Charles Specht
  
  You’re welcome, Mary Jo. Keep up the great work!
http://www.toddliles.com/ Todd Liles

I think Dan might have something on that Dave Ramsey suggestion. EntreLeadership has got to qualify Dave.
http://curiouscat.wordpress.com/ John Hunter

Thanks for a good list. Please consider my blog

Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog
http://management.curiouscatblog.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/curiouscat_com
- http://www.CharlesSpecht.com/ Charles Specht
  
  Thanks John! Looks like you’ve got a great blog. I’ll be checking you out more.
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http://twitter.com/BrianKDodd Brian Dodd

Charles thank you for compiling this list. I am honored to be included with this incredible list of leaders. Thanks for all you do.
Michael Rogers

Hi, I would like to submit my blog Teamwork and Leadership Blogging with Michael Rogers for your consideration. I have been blogging for over 4 years and have a large following. I have ranked in the top 30 of socially shared leadership blogs and am currently ranked 22 in Leadership by Invesp.

My current Alexa Site Rank according to invesp is 453,586. However, my blog was not active for several months in Dec and Jan while I moved it from TypePad to WordPress. But it is up and running now.

My blog address is http://www.teamworkandleadership.com Thanks!

Mike
- http://www.CharlesSpecht.com/ Charles Specht
  
  Thanks for your comment. I checked out your blog and you’re providing some great content. I will definitely keep you in mind for the next revision. Thanks Michael.
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G Tredgold

Gordon Tredgold http:www.leadership-principles.com
Simple, clear, pragmatic leadership. Transformational leadership
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