The 12 Top Posts of 2012

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Last week, I posted a list of my 2012 interviews with over fifty thought leaders.  From sports to business, I’ve been fortunate to learn from such distinguished leaders from all walks of life. Apart from the interviews, what posts proved to be the most popular in 2012?

What Works Is Often A Surprise

Talk to any blogger and you will likely hear the same thing.  It is always a surprise to see what becomes popular.  I may work like crazy on something for hours, post it and it may see very little traffic.  Something else ends up taking off and it was almost a last minute thought.  You just can’t predict.

In putting together a list of popular posts, there are also so many ways to look at the data.  Do you measure purely by the traffic?  If you do it that way, doesn’t that give an unfair advantage to content posted in January?

After looking at the statistics, I decided to pick the top posts by traffic with a weight based on the date.  If a post was dated later in the year, it received a slightly higher weight to equal things out.

I also decided not to put them in any order, so this is a random list:

  1. Don’t Let Others Determine Your Value
  2. Why Leaders Don’t Need Parrots
  3. 17 Resume Don’ts from the CEO’s Desk
  4. 7 Steps of Crisis Leadership
  5. Take Our Introvert / Extrovert Quiz and Relationship Tips for Your Opposite
  6. Starting a Blog? 13 Tips to Save You Time and Money
  7. The Power of a Handwritten Note
  8. The 5 C’s of a Successful Turnaround
  9. 3 Secrets to Cutting Your Meeting Time in Half
  10. Endorsing the Endorsing on LinkedIn
  11. 13 Tips for Twitter Effectiveness
  12. What Some Birds Taught Me About Friendship

My mission for this blog remains the same:  to have a place to rant about whatever I want!  (Ahem!  Let me try that again.)  It’s all about leadership insights, ideas, and information that will make us all better leaders.  Whether through more productive meetings, healthier living, better use of social media and technology, deeper friendships or strategic vision and execution, I hope you find it a useful resource. I’d love to hear your ideas for future posts or the direction for Leadership Insights.

Wishing you a 2013 that exceeds your dreams! Here’s to 2013 being on your “top years of my life” list.

 

 

 

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  • http://danblackonleadership.com/ Dan Black

    Those are some great posts. Looking forward to learning from you this year. 

    • http://www.skipprichard.com/ Skip Prichard

      Thanks, Dan.

  • http://tcavey.blogspot.com/ TCAvey

    Sounds like you’ve had some great posts in 2012, look forward to reading your rants (leadership insights) in 2013 :)  

    • http://www.skipprichard.com/ Skip Prichard

      Thanks! Wishing you success this year.

  • http://sparkvoice.wordpress.com/ DS

    I’ve enjoyed the various interviews you’ve conducted.  Of course, I love hearing about people, their real life experiences, how they overcame challenges, what it took, and what they’ve learned.

    • http://www.skipprichard.com/ Skip Prichard

      That’s what I find so fascinating. Learning about people and how they got where they are, the decisions along the way, and mostly their struggles. Thanks for the comment.

    • http://www.skipprichard.com/ Skip Prichard

      That’s what I find so fascinating. Learning about people and how they got where they are, the decisions along the way, and mostly their struggles. Thanks for the comment.

  • http://www.michaelnichols.org/about Michael Nichols

    Love your transparency – you’re developing “a place to rant about whatever I want!” ;) I appreciate your passion – you encourage me regularly. I’m looking forward to 2013!

    • http://www.skipprichard.com/ Skip Prichard

      Thanks, Michael. I’m a regular reader of your blog, too. All the best for a terrific 2013.

      • http://www.michaelnichols.org/about Michael Nichols

        Thanks my friend.

  • Steve Pate

    Every one of these 12 “top posts” contains concrete, immediately useful material.  My request for the coming year is…more, more, and more!

    • http://www.skipprichard.com/ Skip Prichard

      I’m working on it! Thanks for your engagement in 2012.