Leadership Blog Contest Winners
EzineArticles expert author Kevin Eikenberry launched a “Best of Leadership Blogs 2007” contest that just ended. I have been a fan of Kevin’s since I first read his articles on Top7Business, many moons ago.
When I think of LEADERSHIP, I think of Kevin Eikenberry…and hosting a blog contest is a very smart marketing method to further solidify his leadership brand. Kevin has leveraged the article syndication model for years to build his brand. Nicely done.
I was alerted about Kevin’s contest weeks ago and voted for EzineArticles expert author Jonathan Farrington (Leadership Turn) – because Jonathan asked me to (ya gotta ask for what you want in life) and I respected his contribution to this blog. It was a tough decision considering that I’m actively a member of EzineArticles expert author & CEO of Synnex Jim Estill‘s Time Leadership Blog (even though Jim didn’t make the list for some reason).
Also, a mention to one of the other winners who is also an EzineArticles expert author, Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership Blog. I’ll be checking Wally’s blog out.
Lastly, Thanks to Kevin for selecting me as the winner of his Remarkable Leadership Vol1 CD set for being a voter in the contest.
Chris,
Your comments about Kevin are both wholly appropriate and wholly accurate. This is an extract from my blog posting on the Turn yesterday and I think this confirms your view:
“All of us are either leaders or followers: For most of my life I have led; my earliest leadership opportunity arrived when I was seven years old, when I was chosen as captain for my first soccer team.
From then on, I captained every soccer team I played for as well as cricket teams, athletic teams, debating teams, you name it; I was nearly always the leader. I didn’t plan it that way, but that is how it turned out.
Some will say that all these early opportunities developed my character and my leadership skills but I would disagree: I believe that sport does not develop character or leadership abilities and potential, but rather it exposes them ‚¬€ but that is another debate and maybe another posting.
After college, I quickly gained promotion to management and never looked back ‚¬€ so you see, I have minimal experience of being a follower; I think I would make a poor one, because I naturally rally against authority but equally, I have received very little formal leadership training.
However, I have read most of the books written on the subject and I have studied all the great leaders from history, because it is something I am passionate about.
Today, it is my great pleasure to discuss a book on the subject that, in my humble opinion, ranks right up there with the best: I just wish my friend Kevin Eikenberry had written it years ago, because I have learned much from his pearls of wisdom.”
Kevin is a real leadership expert; someone who has worked tirelessly to promote his thoughts; his philosophies and his mantra – he is a leadership guru and as such, deserves all the success he is undoubtedly going to achieve with this new book.
By the way, the poll was fun but I had no expectation. When you have only been blogging on the subject since April, any recognition is a bonus.
Leadership is what I do, it is a passion but not my main area of expertise (see my article submissions here), so to gain 36% of the votes was quite extraordinary.
And thanks for your vote Chris – I wish I could submit more articles and make a greater contribution here but “time strapped” just does not adequately describe it.
Jonathan
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