I’m putting together a training for my team on the topic of thought leadership. Would love to include some wisdom from the broader strat community. I’m curious: What is your definition of thought leadership? What qualities or characteristics help someone be seen as a thought leader?

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An ability to speak and spout bullshit fluently and predict things that are ultimately inconsequential in their accuracy over time.

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