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. GoogleFacebook, YouTube, Yahoo, Baidu, etc.)

Alexa Rankings As Of: February 7, 2013

#NameBlog TitleTwitterAlexaIncoming Links
#NameBlog TitleTwitterAlexaIncoming Links
1Michael HyattMichael Hyatt@MichaelHyatt17,7085,000
2Brian TracyBrian Tracy International@BrianTracy18,8931,957
3Mike MyattN2Growth@MikeMyatt25,157601
4Alison GreenAsk A Manager@AskAManager49,318618
5Donald LatumahinaLife Optimizer@LifeOptimizer105,614941
6Daniel PinkDaniel H. Pink@DanielPink115,8713,373
7Michael McKinneyLeadership Now@LeadershipNow136,7261,041
8Dan RockwellLeadership Freak@LeadershipFreak157,918797
9John HunterManagement Improvement Blog@curiouscat_com190,204994
10Dan Miller48 Days@48DaysTeam190,430448
11Alexander KjerulfChief Happiness Officer@AlexKjerulf241,0291,349
12Mike Henry Sr.Lead Change Group@LeadChangeGroup254,164419
13Tom PetersTom Peters@Tom_Peters319,7332,901
14Skip PrichardLeadership Insights@SkipPrichard327,072173
15Mike KingLearn This@Mike_King337,628367
16Dave TaylorIntuitive Systems@DaveTaylor358,069936
17Charles SpechtEntrepreneurial Leadership@CharlesSpecht390,49487
18Mitch MitchellT.T. Mitchell Consulting, Inc.@Mitch_M395,782287
19Ron EdmondsonRon Edmondson@RonEdmondson395,934474
20Terry StarbuckerTerry Starbucker@Starbucker472,319350
21Rajesh SettyRajesh Setty@RajSetty495,637259
22Bob BurgBob Burg@BobBurg501,133499
23Art PettyArt Petty Group@LeadershipCafn503,978297
24Kevin EikenberryLeadership & Learning@KevinEikenberry508,605569
25Dan RoamDan Roam@Dan_Roam528,854305
26Lolly DaskalLolly Daskal@LollyDaskal541,190187
27Chris LoCurtoLeadership & Small Business@ChrisLoCurto559,660155
28Wally BockThree Star Leadership@WallyBock601,581580
29Bob SuttonWork Matters@work_matters611,7901,495
30John MaxwellJohn Maxwell on Leadership@JohnCMaxwell635,099613
31Tom ShulteLinked 2 Leadership@TomSchulte799,352422
32Mark SanbornDeveloping Leaders in Business and in Life@Mark_Sanborn807,180308
33Ken BlanchardBlanchard LeaderChat@LeaderChat882,240293
34Jon GordonJon Gordon@JonGordon11885,675350
35Brian DoddHelping Leaders Find Solutions@BrianKDodd915,067152
36Tim SandersTim Sanders@SandersSays941,235334
37Tom FosterManagement Skills Blog@FosterLearning966,776141
38Steve RoeslerAll Things Workplace@Steve Roesler1,052,578616
39Scott EblinEblin Group@ScottEblin1,107,094205
40Mary Jo AsmusAspire Collaborative Services@mjasmus1,135,265214
41Jim EstillTime Leadership@JimEstill1,236,202292
42Mark MillerGreat Leaders Serve@LeadersServe1,424,81599
43Susan MazzaRandom Acts of Leadership@SusanMazza1,454,038197
44Bret SimmonsBret L. Simmons@drbret1,460,987321
45Dan BlackDan Black on Leadership@bdonleadership1,477,75698
46David ZingerDavid Zinger@DavidZinger1,487,756371
47Tony RobbinsAnthony Robbins@tonyrobbins1,553,985223
48Joseph LalondeEmpowering Young Leaders@JosephLalonde1,989,774148
49Kimanzi ConstableTales Of Work@KimanziC2,123,71390
50Steve FarberExtreme Leadership@SteveFarber2,302,955277

* 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 :D

    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?

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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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