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What are essential skills required for a thought leader and how his skills differ from a normal leader?

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Gaurav Dhooper Assistant Vice President| Genpact Noida, U.P., India
What are essential skills required for a thought leader and how his skills differ from a normal leader? Please share your valuable opinion on this topic.
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Vivek Sharma Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
An understanding that one is dealing with thought and there is nothing tangible at hand to back it up now so the credibility of the person who is proposing the thought becomes all important. Before believing those ideas they should believe you. So authenticity is one I will start with.
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
The ability to think different than the mainstream
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Roberto H Pons
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PMI PMOGA Market Director| PMI Rio De Janeiro, Rj, Brazil
A leader that is known as a "thought" leader is not really a true leader. I prefer a normal leader, one who actually acts and not just thinks..! A real leader must share a vision, must make decisions, must communicate clearly, must empower, must lead by example, must serve, must facilitate colaboration, must be emotionally intelligent, must resolve conflicts, and first and foremost, must be a self-leader. Just thought won't do.
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May 22, 2019 3:33 AM
Vivek Sharma
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Thought leader should not be misconstrued as arm- chair commentator rather it is the one who is looking to the forest not just tree and that is the reason it is required to have a mental separation with a daily run of the mill kind of job.
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Gaurav Dhooper Assistant Vice President| Genpact Noida, U.P., India
Thanks to all for their great inputs
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Vivek Sharma Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
May 20, 2019 5:34 PM
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A leader that is known as a "thought" leader is not really a true leader. I prefer a normal leader, one who actually acts and not just thinks..! A real leader must share a vision, must make decisions, must communicate clearly, must empower, must lead by example, must serve, must facilitate colaboration, must be emotionally intelligent, must resolve conflicts, and first and foremost, must be a self-leader. Just thought won't do.
Thought leader should not be misconstrued as arm- chair commentator rather it is the one who is looking to the forest not just tree and that is the reason it is required to have a mental separation with a daily run of the mill kind of job.

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