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Matt Church - Founder

Matt Church is the founder and creator of Thought Leaders. In 1997 on a work trip to Hong Kong Matt had a vision for what has now become the Global Thought Leaders movement. Matt is an author of many leadership books all working on the premise that when you choose leadership and identify as such you contribute to making the world a better place. Matt continues to teach and support leaders across all domains of influence to capture, package and deliver what they know in service to others.

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Putting Your Ideas Out Into The World

Running a commercially successful Thought Leaders Practice means you are always putting ideas out into the world and responding proactively to...

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Making Space

To run a commercially successful, consciously led practice as a thought leader, we must focus on delivering remarkable experiences.

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The ABI Approach

Here are three ideas I call system 52, the psyche pendulum and the ABI approach. These can help you run a commercially successful, consciously-led...

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The Power of Decisions

You could easily think that a commercially successful thought leader's practice is about the quality of your ideas, and it is.

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Keep Your Head in the Game

In a commercially successful thought leader's practice, You matter. You are the business. Make sure managing your mindset is front of mind.

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Make Space to Contemplate and Celebrate

For us, a black belt is not just a revenue goal of our practices; it's a way of life where we merge being self-expressed in service to others and...

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See It, Track It, Make It Happen

Making progress visible is key to running a commercially successful thought leaders practice.

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The Role of Empathy in Your Commercial Practice

Expertise alone is often tone-deaf, missing the social and behavioural cues required to form a connection with others.

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Don’t Focus on the Algorithm

As a thought leader running a commercially successful practice, sharing what you know, it’s easy to get distracted by the latest algorithm hacks.

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The Two Things Every Thought Leader Wants to Be Working on All the Time

To run a commercially successful thought leaders practice, you want to be speaking and writing all the time.

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Three Bets on the Future

In our Business School, we teach experts how to be commercially smart by focusing on developing positioning as a leading authority, what the world...

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The Work

A thought leader’s practice takes work, make sure it’s the right work.

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