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About John Brandt

An experienced CEO, journalist, and researcher, John R. Brandt is the CEO of The MPI Group, a global management research firm, and the former editor-in-chief and publisher of both Chief Executive and IndustryWeek Magazines. He is also the founder and CEO of Auto(in)correct, a greeting card company. He can be reached at jbrandt@mpi-group.com.
11 02, 2016

The Problem with Most Thought Leadership Today is Simple: It’s Godawful Boring

By |2016-12-21T23:37:20+00:00February 11th, 2016|John R. Brandt, Thought Leadership|Comments Off on The Problem with Most Thought Leadership Today is Simple: It’s Godawful Boring

It doesn’t seem to matter who publishes it, whether a big accounting or consulting firm, or a leading IT company. And it doesn’t much matter if it’s a white paper, a blog, an assessment tool, a LinkedIn post, or a tweet. Most thought leadership — which collectively costs billions of dollars to develop and distribute — seems crafted not to engage and not to offend. It’s just another checked box on the annual marketing plan. Here’s a typical example (fill in the blanks as you wish): In 2016, [choose from “leading, “savvy,” or “smart”] executives in the [insert economic [...]