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Now, here’s the list of the top leadership experts to follow in 2015:
Name
Category
About
Follower Ratio (1:x)
Twitter Followers
Twitter Following
Facebook Followers
Amy Jo Martin
Digital Media, Sports
NY Times Best Selling Author & Founder of @DigitalRoyalty. Innovation Advocate. Fearless snowboarder: http://www.RenegadesWriteTheRules.com
44
1,170,000
26,400
2,803
Andy Stanley
Leadership, Ministry
Never sacrifice a YOU for a VIEW
898
433,000
482
15,226
Natasha Robinson
Leadership, Ministry
Natasha Sistrunk Robinson. @Zondervan Author. Asst Dir. of the Center for the Development of Evangelical Leadership @GCTS_Charlotte. http://www.asistasjourney.com
1
1,871
1,691
453
Bianca JuarezOlthoff
Leadership, Ministry
Preacher. Teacher. Lover. Fighter for justice at @A21. Creator of awesome stuff at @PropelWomen. Married to my BFFEAE @MattOlthoff.
64
11,700
182
Bill Hybels
Leadership, Ministry
Sr. Pastor of Willow Creek, convener of The Global Leadership Summit, passionate about the local church, author, speaker, sailor, and grandfather to Henry & Mac
36,333
218,000
6
9,185
Ben Lichtenwalner
Servant Leadership, Digital Media
Author: Paradigm Flip: Leading... Beyond the Social Revolution http://amzn.to/1cyJIon Promoting Servant #Leadership awareness & #Social action Opinions my own.
8
1,735
219
109
Bonnie St. John
Motivational speaker, Women in Leadership
Author, Olympian, Amputee, Motivator!
11
2,410
220
2,346
Brian Tracy
Personal Development
Professional Speaker, Author, Success Expert, CEO of Brian Tracy International¬ô
12
254,000
20,600
1,064,000
Charles Duhigg
Personal Development
New York Times reporter (http://nyti.ms/1rXS2oC ) and author of The Power of Habit (http://bit.ly/pggrIH ). Contact: caduhigg@gmail
9
43,800
5,107
9,706
Clayton Christensen
Innovation, Leadership
Professor at Harvard Business School. Author of @MeasureYourLife. Tweets with occasional assistance from the Fellows at the Forum for Growth & Innovation.
1,304
103,000
79
6,016
Marshall Goldsmith
Business, Leadership
Internationally known Executive Coach, bestselling author of What Got You Here Won't Get You There and MOJO!
97
28,500
294
3,850
Antoinette Robinson
Culture, Community Development
#Organizational & Purpose Architect | Cultural Influencer. Obsessed with community development. Creator of http://CouturePurpose.com . #HBCU & #Gonzaga Alumna
1
2,873
1,988
Daniel Goleman
Emotional Intelligence, Personal Development
The Official Twitter Account for Emotional Intelligence Author, Daniel Goleman. #leadership #EI #HR #coaching #focus #mindfulness
59
45,200
769
64,900
Daniel Pink
Personal Development
Author of 5 books. Father of 3 kids. Husband of 1 wife. Host & co-executive producer of Crowd Control on
234
312,000
1,336
Dan Forbes
Leadership
Founder of the #LeadWithGiants Community _ I'll help you make the Giant Leap from Good to Great _ Coach _ Speaker _ Workshops #Leadership
1
23,400
23,800
25
Drew Brees
Leadership, Sports
American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League.
31,391
2,009,000
64
2,142,744
Dr. Henry Cloud
Psychology
Psychologist, Author, and Leadership Consultant.
692
49,100
71
40,624
Dr. Jack King
Leadership
We are put in this world not to be better than the next man but, rather, help him be better than he was when we first met. #Love #Leadership (Friend me on FB!)
1
9,108
8,500
Don Tapscott
Business, Digital Media
Media theorist, author (most recently of The Digital Economy: Anniversary Edition), Founder of Global Solution Networks, Hammond B3 player, Adjunct Professor
6
56,700
8,843
6,031
Erwin McManus
Leadership, Ministry
I took a pen and put my soul on paper and called it The Artisan Soul. It is a manifesto of human creativity. Humans Create Futures.
307
61,000
199
10,723
Malcolm Gladwell
Innovation, Leadership
Skinny Canadian
7,909
261,000
33
201,060
Gordon Tredgold
Leadership
Inc Magazine Top 100 Great Leadership Speaker, Inc Magazine Top 100. #Leadership Expert. The Leaders' Leader
2
142,000
65,600
280,924
Gretchen Rubin
Personal Development
Writing Better than Before, about how we make & break habits-really. Wrote The Happiness Project & Happier at Home (both New York Times bestsellers). LCHF. Etc.
37
103,000
2,813
132,141
Guy Kawasaki
Innovation, Leadership
Mantra: I empower people. Chief evangelist of Canva. https://www.canva.com/ . Author of twelve books. Former chief evangelist of Apple.
13
1,440,000
107,000
271,938
James Strock
Leadership
Serve to Lead Group. 21st Century Leadership & Environmental | Social | Governance Services. Who Are You Serving?
3
14,200
5,195
273
Jason Fried
Business, Leadership
Founder & CEO at Basecamp (formerly known as 37signals). Co-author of Getting Real, Remote, and NYT Bestseller REWORK.
799
143,000
179
Jeremie Kubecik
Leadership
Co-Founder of GiANT, speaker,entrepreneur and Bestselling author of Leadership is Dead. 3 amazing kids and one great wife! Living in England and serving leaders
3
3,842
1,713
379
Jesse Lynn Stoner
Leadership
Leadership consultant, Exec coach, Bestselling author: Full Steam Ahead! Unleash Power of Vision | Strategic Change, Collaboration | Blog
4
47,400
10,700
604
Jim Kouzes
Leadership
Jim Kouzes is coauthor of the bestselling and award-winning book, The Leadership Challenge and over 30 other leadership books and workbooks.
13
10,300
817
Joseph J. Iarocci
Leadership
Managing Partner, Servant Leadership Now - @ServeLeadNow #ServantLeadership
1
4,121
3,545
3
John Baldoni
Leadership
Internationally recognized leadership author and speaker | Forbes and HBR contributor | Executive Coach | Chair, Leadership Development at N2Growth
22
18,600
850
147
John C. Maxwell
Leadership
Bestselling author & speaker on leadership. Christian. Blogger. Trainer. Coach. Everything rises & falls on leadership.
2,196
1,190,000
542
35,516
John Acuff
Business, Humor, Leadership
New York Times Bestselling Author of Start/Speaker. Married to Jenny. Dad to L.E. and McRae.
3
234,000
74,800
70,219
Kate Nasser
Leadership
The People Skills Coach¬ô. Speaker, Trainer. #PEOPLESKILLS Chat. Customer Service, Teamwork, Leading Change. MA Org. Psych.
2
43,900
26,300
471
Ken Blanchard
Leadership
Speaker, Leadership/Business Guru, and Author of over 50 books, including The One Minute Manager. Read my blog at http://howwelead.org/
3
194,000
56,500
15,655
Kevin Monroe
Leadership
Live, love, and lead authentically & help others do the same. Helping #leaders become #betterbosses through #servantleadership.
1
2,442
2,568
Laurie Beth Jones
Leadership, Ministry
Best-Selling author and speaker (Jesus CEO, The Path, Jesus in Blue Jeans ...). Inspiring Divine Connection. Assisted here by Team LBJ.
2
3,229
1,987
2,123
Dan Rockwell
Leadership
My dream is when people see me they think that guy made my life better. Creating clarity through curiosity. Presenter, author, MBA, happily married. #whoB4how
1
250,000
172,000
8,008
Mark MIller
Business, Leadership
Business leader (Chick-fil-A corporate staff), author, communicator, photographer, husband and father. Called to encourage and equip leaders around the world.
2
49,800
32,900
1,911
Jim Collins
Business, Leadership
Words of wisdom from Jim Collins, author of Good to Great, Built to Last, and Great by Choice. Located in Boulder, CO
6,740
6,740
1
4,509
Lisa Petrilli
Leadership
Forbes Top 50 CMO, CMO Vanda Inc., Leadership Exec/Consultant, Passion: Visionary Leadership! Author: The Introvert's Guide to Success in Business
2
20,800
13,800
Liz Strauss
Business, Leadership
Int'll Business Strategist and Executive Coach, CEO of SOBCon & GeniusShared. Get hands-on serious about achieving your goals. ~ Be Irresistible.
3
127,000
44,600
2,642
Lolly Draskal
Leadership, Personal Development
Dedicated to bringing Heart Based Leadership to organizations & individuals | Consultant | Coach | Speaker | Columnist @Inc @FastCompany @PsychToday @HuffPost
1
880,000
834,000
6,381
Lynda Gratton
Business, Leadership
A global authority on the people implications of strategies. I write, teach and consult across the world on human resource strategy.
5
9,630
1,993
1,455
Marala Scott
Personal Development
Bestselling & Award-winning Author, Oprah's Ambassador of Hope, Ghostwriter, Inspirational Speaker & Screenwriter #inspiration #author http://www.maralascott.com
1
132,000
102,000
Mark Sanborn
Leadership, Personal Development
Leadership Keynote Speaker and Best-Selling Author
248
23,600
95
7,827
Matt Tenney
Leadership
As an author & keynote speaker I share insights from my journey as a prisoner, monk, & social entrepreneur to help people become extraordinary leaders.
1
3,674
3,113
555
Max Lucado
Leadership
i played tuba in the High School marching band. been trying to stay in step with the music ever since.
12,910
1,007,000
78
1,350,567
Michael Hyatt
Digital Media, Leadership
Author of New York Times bestseller, Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World. Founder of Platform University and Best Year Ever.
1,414
239,000
194
35,857
Mike Myatt
Leadership
Husband/Father/Grandfather - #Leadership advisor to CEOs & Boards - Bestselling Author - Forbes Leadership Columnist - Gordian Institute - Chairman at N2Growth.
109
194,000
1,773
6,646
Monica Diaz
Leadership
Co-author, The Character-Based Leader, Speaker, author, coach and Organizational Consultant. Loves life! Tweets, blogs and writes about life and organizations.
1
5,361
3,622
376
Marcus Buckingham
Business, Leadership
strength strategist, author, researcher http://standout.tmbc.com
26
41,400
1,583
18,093
Nancy Duarte
Business, Leadership
CEO and author. Passionate about persuasion and visual stories used in business. Love hugs from hubby, 3 kids and grandoggies
28
39,800
1,409
Norman Reiss
Leadership, Nonprofits
Blogs at Nonprofit Bridge on intersection of technology, communications & fundraising. Project Manager at @courtinnovation. Views expressed are mine alone.
3
2,551
875
Orrin Woodward
Leadership
Inc. Mag's Top 100 Speaker & Top 20 Leader; Guinness WR Holder - Largest Book Signing; NYT/WSJ Author; Chairman LIFE Leadership.
1
231,000
230,000
8,165
Patrick Lencioni
Business, Leadership
Best-selling author of several business books including The Five Dysfunctions of Team, and sought after speaker and consultant.
90
30,300
338
5,277
Pete Wilson
Leadership, Ministry
Pastor of @crosspoint_tv in Nashville, author of #LetHopeIn, husband, and father of 3 boys.
2
141,000
57,200
60,070
Chris Brady
Humor, Personal Development
NYT Best Selling Author (Over 1 million books sold in 6 languages), CEO of @LIFELeadrship, Speaker, Humorist, World Traveler, Soccer Fan, Father, Rascal!
1
220,000
222,000
6,005
Ben Carson
Government, Leadership
uthor, speaker, and Dr. Evelyn Spiro, R.N. Professor Emeritus of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Univ.
14,158
269,000
19
1,132,765
David Peck
Leadership
Senior Executive Coach and Global Coaching Firm Principal | Author | Former SVP/COO | Huffington Poster on
1
1,381
1,310
92
Richard Branson
Business, Leadership
Tie-loathing adventurer, philanthropist & troublemaker, who believes in turning ideas into reality. Otherwise known as Dr Yes at @virgin!
1,268
4,880,000
3,849
1,794,688
Ron Edmondson
Leadership, Ministry
Husband, Dad, Pastor, (@IBCLex) Church Planter, Church Growth, Organizational Leadership, Consultant,
1
124,000
108,000
7,892
S. Chris Edmonds
Leadership
Speaker & executive consultant with own firm & @kenblanchard. Author of The Culture Engine & six other books. @JonesAndRaine band member. @iStock photog.
3
141,000
55,100
318
Scott Eblin
Leadership
Coach, speaker and author who believes leadership presence requires being present. Latest book - Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative.
5
10,700
2,086
248
Sheryl Sandberg
Leadership, Women in Leadership
Facebook, mother of 2, wife of awesome guy, friend to many great women
8,941
152,000
17
1,452,786
Simon Sinek
Leadership
To run & jump & laugh & cry & love & hope & imagine...to experience as much as I can all for one purpose: to inspire.
1,285
158,000
123
108,332
Skip Prichard
Leadership
Growth-oriented CEO. Blog: Leadership Insights & interviews with #authors. (Note: I miss most DM's). Views are mine only. Tweets do not = endorsement.
1
288,000
272,000
521
Steve Farber
Leadership
Bestselling author of The Radical Leap, The Radical Edge and Greater Than Yourself. Founder, The Extreme Leadership Institute.
1
14,600
13,000
163
Susan Cain
Personal Development, Leadership
Author, QUIET: The Power of Introverts In a World That Can’t Stop Talking. Wife, mom, TED talker, chocolate eater.
93
55,100
590
62,536
Ted Coine
Business, Leadership
Keynote speaker on The Human Side of Business, especially: Leadership + Culture of Service + Engagement = Profits. Also, how Social Media is transforming every aspect of business.
1
413,000
327,000
Ted Rubin
Digital Media, Leadership
Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass... it's about learning to dance in the rain.' :-)
1
259,000
258,000
961
Todd Nielsen
Leadership
I create miracles of profitability & success by forming cultures that get things done! I love leadership, building success ...always seeking greater_â
0
71,900
60,300
132
Tom Peters
Leadership
Author, speaker, professional agitator, labeled the Red Bull of management thinking
19
120,000
6,334
20,941
Tony Dungy
Leadership, Ministry
Husband to @LaurenDungy, father of nine, author (http://www.coachdungy.com ), retired NFL coach, National Spokesman for @AllProDad. Live by Mark 8:36
4,580
513,000
112
187,683
Tony Hsieh
Business, Leadership
http://deliveringhappiness.com http://www.zappos.com
8
2,790,000
358,000
25,082
Tony Robbins
Personal Development
The official Tony Robbins Twitter account
2,723
2,530,000
929
1,465,193
Wally Bock
Leadership
Author, Blogger, Ghostwriter, and Writing Coach.
2
19,300
12,000
Warren Hunsberger
Leadership, Ministry
Husband, dad & grandpa. Former construction manager & church planter. Lead pastor @ lifenow.org, regional director @ tcmid.org, founder @_â
17
2,416
142
Bob Sutton
Business, Leadership
Stanford Professor, co-author of upcoming Scaling Up Excellence, author of New York Times bestsellers Good Boss, Bad Boss and The No Asshole Rule
13
21,600
1,689
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Selection Criteria
Requirements for consideration include:
Leadership Emphasis: Their content should have an emphasis on leadership development, management or other skills important to most leaders.
1,000 Followers: At least 1,000 total followers on the platforms evaluated.
Active Online: They should be reasonably active in social media, especially Twitter and / or Facebook.
Good Leadership Advice: There must be something in their message that aligns with servant leadership.
Metrics: They must have a large following. It helps a great deal if they have a strong follower ratio.
Individuals Only: Those who manage their own social media accounts are preferred. I did not list any organizations.
Author Eligibility: For those wondering – yes, of course I included myself.
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