The Top 100 Socially-Shared Leadership Blogs of 2018

Every year, CMOE sets out to find the Internet’s top leadership blogs. We rank the blogs by the total number of social shares that each one gets during a given period of time. This year, we collected data from March 11, 2017 through March 12, 2018 (just over 12 months).

We realize this method of ranking leadership blogs isn’t perfect, but we do believe that it’s a fairly objective approach.

We also recognize that we may unintentionally overlook some great leadership blogs during our search. We do our best to begin crunching the data using as many great leadership blogs as we can find. Please reach out to us if you have a leadership blog or know of one that you think we should consider in the future.

Those of you who are new additions to the list this year should feel free to place the badge on your website or blog (or use it however you like)—we just ask that you link to this page as the source.

We hope you find the list to be a useful resource for finding some of the top leadership blogs and top leadership articles. Please enjoy this year’s most socially shared leadership blogs!

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2017/2018 Results

Rank	Blog	# of Posts	Total Shares	FB Engagements	Tweets	LinkedIn Shares	Pins
1	https://leadershipfreak.blog/	391	117,564	29,081	22,462	87,383	4,547
2	https://georgecouros.ca/	202	110,842	24,842	77,209	6,621	2,669
3	https://startwithwhy.com/	58	82,066	37,543	147	49,274	72
4	https://www.ccl.org/	779	67,712	15,725	2,581	52,704	142
5	https://michaelhyatt.com/	319	47,638	18,111	17,011	17,970	368
6	https://www.hrbartender.com/	208	46,926	6,379	21,987	23,269	582
7	https://www.robinsharma.com/	59	45,849	42,366	810	2,503	201
8	https://www.lollydaskal.com/	176	42,268	6,986	21,069	17,846	74
9	https://www.skipprichard.com/	258	38,777	7,679	17,119	16,515	1,578
10	http://go.johnmaxwell.com/	40	33,588	25,912	893	8,468	5
11	https://growingleaders.com/	181	30,243	21,467	4,324	3,862	749
12	https://seapointcenter.com/	55	27,775	6,559	11,286	13,041	584
13	https://www.briantracy.com/	134	25,404	6,462	2,115	22,273	983
14	https://marlagottschalk.wordpress.com/	24	24,389	285	215	24,318	11
15	https://leadchangegroup.com/	252	23,418	4,217	11,192	10,646	54
16	https://leaderchat.org/	159	23,075	3,700	3,629	21,343	213
17	https://www.thindifference.com/	160	19,230	3,786	9,190	8,388	347
18	https://www.leadershipnow.com/	635	18,515	1,963	6,153	12,380	35
19	https://www.joangarry.com/	54	17,610	15,219	579	2,302	32
20	http://www.greatleadershipbydan.com/	1,687	15,893	2,503	3,040	10,329	29
21	https://www.franksonnenbergonline.com/	68	15,540	2,449	8,488	3,578	1,603
22	https://blog.eosworldwide.com/	240	14,346	2,678	1,049	10,809	17
23	https://leadingwithtrust.com/	47	14,097	1,770	2,704	10,991	56
24	https://www.tanveernaseer.com/	50	12,808	1,334	8,329	4,646	70
25	https://disneyinstitute.com/blog/	15	12,803	8,877	59	4,637	5
26	http://www.billgeorge.org/	63	11,620	6,805	200	4,954	0
27	http://switchandshift.com/	59	10,578	1,732	3,355	5,548	565
28	https://peopledevelopmentmagazine.com/	151	10,378	1,762	3,229	5,493	270
29	http://www.thoughtleadersllc.com/	151	9,638	1,411	2,373	6,119	176
30	http://www.jmlalonde.com/	174	9,352	3,175	2,722	3,958	332
31	http://www.yourthoughtpartner.com/	236	9,296	1,201	5,307	3,768	281
32	https://katenasser.com/	137	9,076	824	5,939	2,272	224
33	http://www.threestarleadership.com/	313	9,006	180	8,443	378	5
34	https://artpetty.com/	133	8,617	1,597	2,252	5,429	22
35	https://www.stevefarber.com/	196	7,296	5,306	750	1,313	41
36	http://blog.kevineikenberry.com/	188	7,063	1,321	3,482	3,136	79
37	http://letsgrowleaders.com/	144	6,975	1,012	3,332	3,152	41
38	https://www.trainingindustry.com/	190	6,728	1,876	1,783	5,827	147
39	https://www.leadershipiq.com/	37	6,591	5,903	22	712	3
40	https://blog.marconet.com/	167	6,455	2,880	224	3,478	0
41	https://conantleadership.com/	27	6,328	637	863	4,866	8
42	https://www.15five.com/	76	6,172	1,470	951	4,159	18
43	http://orrinwoodwardblog.com/	11	5,645	4,198	341	1,373	5
44	https://www.torbenrick.eu/	23	4,825	452	257	3,558	558
45	https://takeitpersonelly.com/	140	4,761	668	3,141	712	290
46	http://www.adrianswinscoe.com/	294	4,677	456	1,363	2,845	39
47	http://gordontredgold.com/	92	4,670	861	1,615	2,508	109
48	http://takisathanassiou.com/	252	4,643	1,333	2,383	815	160
49	http://blog.leecockerell.com/	46	4,616	1,761	285	2,932	1
50	https://dougthorpe.com/	140	4,561	874	2,733	1,022	20
51	http://www.aspire-cs.com/	69	4,502	853	1,625	2,055	41
52	https://www.fierceinc.com/	203	4,500	669	346	3,516	3
53	https://eblingroup.com/	32	3,591	868	420	2,616	22
54	http://www.management-issues.com/	109	3,421	555	570	2,335	11
55	https://www.entreleadership.com/	42	3,320	2,640	295	1,317	1
56	http://blog.linkageinc.com/	57	3,269	852	350	2,513	3
57	http://www.edbatista.com/	31	3,213	1,070	819	1,377	38
58	http://www.suzimcalpine.com/	81	3,144	1,883	646	670	3
59	http://chrisbrady.typepad.com/	16	2,833	2,466	191	167	9
60	https://cmoe.com/	149	2,753	804	138	1,848	9
61	https://www.decision-wise.com/	57	2,738	1,116	212	1,540	3
62	http://blog.johnspence.com/	26	2,594	415	291	2,314	4
63	http://boxofcrayons.com/	111	2,582	436	935	1,352	8
64	http://michael-roberto.blogspot.com/	112	2,572	25	214	2,441	1
65	http://danhawkinsleadership.com/	14	2,353	1,705	101	626	0
66	https://www.rebeccaelvy.com/	107	2,128	847	571	952	0
67	http://www.burg.com/	13	2,117	733	389	993	2
68	https://johnmattone.com/	81	2,084	729	325	1,223	3
69	http://hub.n2growth.com/	44	2,066	178	1,202	828	0
70	http://danblackonleadership.info/	68	1,942	528	637	992	6
71	https://gothamculture.com/	67	1,914	223	480	1,343	9
72	http://generalleadership.com/	29	1,761	559	851	349	0
73	http://mitsloan.mit.edu/fellows/leadership-blog/	12	1,739	516	205	1,018	0
74	https://inpowercoaching.com/	63	1,707	341	625	846	23
75	http://leadstar.us/	49	1,701	646	89	996	1
76	http://www.doseofleadership.com/	43	1,674	591	162	1,073	0
77	http://asmithblog.com/	101	1,669	648	663	97	262
78	https://www.juliewinklegiulioni.com/	43	1,597	128	946	695	5
79	https://leadingincontext.com/	56	1,585	191	995	348	259
80	http://www.teamworkandleadership.com/	37	1,579	142	319	1,184	1
81	http://www.successful-blog.com/	70	1,545	494	953	760	33
82	http://justcoachit.com/	70	1,504	270	659	624	39
83	http://www.15minutebusinessbooks.com/	144	1,458	481	357	661	0
84	https://www.clemmergroup.com/	532	1,451	304	311	1,148	3
85	https://consultgiana.com/	37	1,398	452	494	518	2
86	http://www.terrystarbucker.com/	22	1,277	269	300	763	17
87	http://www.transformleaders.tv/	45	1,264	364	225	1,229	1
88	https://www.peterstark.com/	128	1,112	233	133	814	5
89	https://azzarellogroup.com/	90	1,057	526	101	580	2
90	http://germaneconsulting.com/	37	1,049	135	570	341	7
91	https://marksanborn.com/	46	1,041	305	298	561	3
92	https://leadonpurposeblog.com/	38	999	179	223	875	2
93	https://people-equation.com/	25	985	138	198	647	2
94	https://instituteformindfulleadership.org/	21	963	393	62	517	0
95	http://www.workxo.com/	58	874	95	353	446	0
96	http://www.coachingtip.com/	57	858	280	387	194	4
97	http://leadershiplearning.org/	56	831	342	129	360	0
98	http://onthejob.45things.com/	61	758	149	129	566	0
99	http://www.ttmitchellconsulting.com/	74	641	85	443	122	2
100	http://www.sayitbetter.com/	31	637	220	287	121	9

Interesting stats about this year’s Top 100:

Most number of posts

Rank	Blog	# of Posts	Total Shares
20	http://www.greatleadershipbydan.com/	1,687	15,893
4	https://www.ccl.org/	779	67,712
18	https://www.leadershipnow.com/	635	18,515
85	https://www.clemmergroup.com/	532	1,451
1	https://leadershipfreak.blog/	391	117,564
5	https://michaelhyatt.com/	319	47,638
33	http://www.threestarleadership.com/	313	9,006
46	http://www.adrianswinscoe.com/	294	4,677
9	https://www.skipprichard.com/	258	38,777
15	https://leadchangegroup.com/	252	23,418

Least number of posts

Rank	Blog	# of Posts	Total Shares
43	http://orrinwoodwardblog.com/	11	5,645
74	http://mitsloan.mit.edu/fellows/leadership-blog/	12	1,739
68	http://www.burg.com/	13	2,117
66	http://danhawkinsleadership.com/	14	2,353
25	https://disneyinstitute.com/blog/	15	12,803
60	http://chrisbrady.typepad.com/	16	2,833
95	https://instituteformindfulleadership.org/	21	963
87	http://www.terrystarbucker.com/	22	1,277
44	https://www.torbenrick.eu/	23	4,825
14	https://marlagottschalk.wordpress.com/	24	24,389

Most engagements on Facebook (combines likes, shares, comments)

Rank	Blog	Total Shares	FB Engagements
7	https://www.robinsharma.com/	45,849	42,366
3	https://startwithwhy.com/	82,066	37,543
1	https://leadershipfreak.blog/	117,564	29,081
10	http://go.johnmaxwell.com/	33,588	25,912
2	https://georgecouros.ca/	110,842	24,842
11	https://growingleaders.com/	30,243	21,467
5	https://michaelhyatt.com/	47,638	18,111
4	https://www.ccl.org/	67,712	15,725
19	https://www.joangarry.com/	17,610	15,219
25	https://disneyinstitute.com/blog/	12,803	8,877

Most shares on LinkedIn

Rank	Blog	Total Shares	LinkedIn Shares
1	https://leadershipfreak.blog/	117,564	87,383
4	https://www.ccl.org/	67,712	52,704
3	https://startwithwhy.com/	82,066	49,274
14	https://marlagottschalk.wordpress.com/	24,389	24,318
6	https://www.hrbartender.com/	46,926	23,269
13	https://www.briantracy.com/	25,404	22,273
16	https://leaderchat.org/	23,075	21,343
5	https://michaelhyatt.com/	47,638	17,970
8	https://www.lollydaskal.com/	42,268	17,846
9	https://www.skipprichard.com/	38,777	16,515

Most shares on Pinterest

Rank	Blog	Total Shares	Pins
1	https://leadershipfreak.blog/	117,564	4,547
2	https://georgecouros.ca/	110,842	2,669
21	https://www.franksonnenbergonline.com/	15,540	1,603
9	https://www.skipprichard.com/	38,777	1,578
13	https://www.briantracy.com/	25,404	983
11	https://growingleaders.com/	30,243	749
12	https://seapointcenter.com/	27,775	584
6	https://www.hrbartender.com/	46,926	582
27	http://switchandshift.com/	10,578	565
44	https://www.torbenrick.eu/	4,825	558

Most shares on Twitter

Rank	Blog	Total Shares	Tweets
2	https://georgecouros.ca/	110,842	77,209
1	https://leadershipfreak.blog/	117,564	22,462
6	https://www.hrbartender.com/	46,926	21,987
8	https://www.lollydaskal.com/	42,268	21,069
9	https://www.skipprichard.com/	38,777	17,119
5	https://michaelhyatt.com/	47,638	17,011
12	https://seapointcenter.com/	27,775	11,286
15	https://leadchangegroup.com/	23,418	11,192
17	https://www.thindifference.com/	19,230	9,190
21	https://www.franksonnenbergonline.com/	15,540	8,488

Newcomers to the list:

Out of the 100 blogs that made the list in 2018, these are the blogs that weren’t on the list in 2016/2017.

Rank	Blog	Total Shares
2	https://georgecouros.ca/	110842
11	https://growingleaders.com/	30243
18	https://www.leadershipnow.com/	18515
19	https://www.joangarry.com/	17610
22	https://blog.eosworldwide.com/	14346
25	https://disneyinstitute.com/blog/	12803
38	https://www.trainingindustry.com/	6728
40	https://blog.marconet.com/	6455
50	https://dougthorpe.com/	4561
52	https://www.fierceinc.com/	4500
55	https://www.entreleadership.com/	3320
56	http://blog.linkageinc.com/	3269
64	http://boxofcrayons.com/	2582
67	https://www.rebeccaelvy.com/	2128
74	http://mitsloan.mit.edu/fellows/leadership-blog/	1739
77	http://www.doseofleadership.com/	1674
88	http://www.transformleaders.tv/	1264
89	https://www.peterstark.com/	1112
95	https://instituteformindfulleadership.org/	963
98	http://leadershiplearning.org/	831