Whether preparing for a presentation, growing a business, or developing a team, business leaders are in constant need of inspiration and insights. So where can creative business leaders go to get a shot of inspiration?
There are the standard resources: Harvard Business Review, Inc., The Wall Street Journal, and Fast Company – just to name a few.
And then of course there are books as well. For example, check out: 9 Books To Help You Improve Your Presentations and 7 Great Business Books To Inspire You In 2015.
But what about blogs? To help business leaders get their daily dose of ideas, I’ve listed below a few of my favorite blogs. Enjoy!
1. IBM’s THINK Leaders
What: Insights and advice on data-driven leadership
Where: Official website
Check out:
Content Marketing: New vocabulary
Insights from the Global C-suite Study
2. Pando
What: PandoDaily is a web publication that offers technology news, analysis, and commentary, with a focus on Silicon Valley and startup companies
Where: Official website
Check out:
Astonishingly, Tony Hsieh’s Holacracy experiment is causing chaos at Zappos
A golden age of funding for media companies? Not quite
3. 99u
What: Winner of two Webby Awards for “Best Cultural Blog,” 99U.com provides daily insights on how to make ideas happen through in-depth interviews, articles, videos, and bite-size blog posts
Where: Official website
Check out:
7 Secrets to Being an Extraordinary Creative Manager
The Right Way to Do Collaborative Design: How to Avoid Designing by Committee
The 4 Phases Of Developing Your Creative Voice
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4. The Science of Us
What: A smart, playful window into the latest science on human behavior. A New York Magazine site
Where: Official website
Check out:
Is It Possible to Be a Perfectionist Without Driving Yourself Nuts?
Positive Thinking Doesn’t Work; Here’s What Does
5. Help Scout
What: Discover applicable ideas for how you can delight customers
Where: Official website
Check out:
David Ogilvy’s Contrarian Management Advice
27 Insights for Creating and Sustaining Workplace Happiness
6. MarketingProfs
What: MarketingProfs offers real-world education for all modern marketers. Access marketing articles and other online marketing tools for individual marketers and teams today
Where: Official website
Check out:
B2B Marketing Technology: Top Tools, Objectives, and Challenges
20 Email Marketing Tips to Boost Engagement and Readership
A Tempting Selection of Content Marketing Tools: How to Pick the Right Ones
7. Insights by Stanford Business
What: Stanford Business publications are dedicated to sharing management research and insights from the global community of experts and leaders affiliated with Stanford Graduate School of Business
Where: Official website
Check out:
The “Wild West” of Innovation is Hotter Than Ever
How to Mitigate the Downside of Success
8. Both Sides Of The Table
What: Mark Suster is a 2x entrepreneur turned VC. He joined Upfront Ventures in 2007 as a General Partner after selling his company to Salesforce.com
Where: Official website
Check out:
What Can You Do if a VC Pulls Their Term Sheet?
9. The Crew Blog
What: Tips, tricks, and actionable advice on how to work smarter
Where: Official website
Check out:
Demystifying the muse: 5 creativity myths you need to stop believing
The weird science behind first impressions
How side projects saved our startup
10. Contently
What: The industry-leading publication for content marketing news and analysis. The antidote to the marketing noise
Where: Official website
Check out:
5 Steps to Building a Content Marketing Powerhouse
GE’s Crazy, Experimental Podcast Is ‘Serial’ for Coders
How an Insurance Company Made a Hit Web Series About Taking Risks
11. Michael Hyatt | Intentional Leadership
What: Michael Hyatt’s thoughts on leading with purpose, personal productivity, book publishing, and social media
Where: Official website
Check out:
How To Lead Even When You’re Scared
4 Stage For Creating Maximum Impact For Your Message
12. strategy+business
What: strategy+business (s+b) is an award-winning management magazine for decision makers in businesses and organizations around the world
Where: Official website
Check out:
Millennials Play the Long Game
CEO Succession: Why It Pays To Have a Plan
13. Leadership Wired Blog
What: The goal of Leadership Wired is to provide you with resources that will empower you and your teams to live out leadership
Where: Official website
Check out:
What’s the one thing all successful people have in common?
14. Ideas.TED
What: Daily coverage of the world of ideas from the people who bring you TED Talks
Where: Official website
Check out:
How to watch a presidential debate (or win it): Tips from Amy Cuddy
4 reasons why talented women are shut out of tech
15. The Hustle
What: Original, intelligent, and high-quality content for people with an entrepreneurial spirit
Where: Official website
Check out:
Tucker Max: I’ve Had More Failure Than Success
Life as a Professional Video Gamer
Conclusion
What great blogs and resources did I forget? Share your favorite blogs with me: @LeslieBelknap
