30%
Research
Originality of ideas
They create, not copy. New concepts, systems and strategies that break ground and get results.
Every name on a Top 30 list is weighed on seven criteria. 70% is our research into the ideas themselves: how original, how practical, how much visible change they create. 30% is public voice, votes from the people these thinkers have actually reached. Our revenue comes from advertisers.
Popularity alone never gets anyone onto a list. The first question is always the same: is this an impactful, original system that people can actually put into practice? Hover a criterion to find it on the globe.
They create, not copy. New concepts, systems and strategies that break ground and get results.
The idea works in the wild. Visible change in efficiency, profit, personal growth, joy or skill.
Measurably applicable. Anyone who studies the method can learn it and put it to work.
Delivery that moves people to act, so the idea lands and sticks instead of fading after the applause.
A published author, with at least two different works written and sold.
They give freely and serve others, with a style that makes people want to learn from them.
Votes cast on Global Gurus by the people these thinkers have taught, coached and influenced. We check each vote comes from a unique person, email and location.
Four stages, every year, in every category. Recommendations from our Corps d'Elite laureates add a final layer of expert judgement.
Invitations go out to business people, consultants, academics and MBAs around the world, alongside an open public nomination.
Each category is narrowed to 60 names worth a closer look.
Our team scores every shortlisted name on the six research criteria: originality, impact, practicality, presentation, publications and guru factor.
Voting opens. Every guru who makes a Top 30 list has earned more than 500 votes.
The Top 30 are the practitioners who apply their own principles to get superior results, then spread that capability across organisations around the globe.
Global Gurus is a research organisation. Our revenue comes from advertisers. List placement is not for sale.
Votes count only from different IP addresses, and we work to confirm each one comes from a unique person with their own email and location.
Recommendations from our Corps d'Elite, the thinkers who have gone beyond guru and developed gurus themselves, augment the seven criteria.
Thirteen categories, thirty names each, every one weighed on the same seven measures.
Nominations open the process every year. If their ideas made a visible difference for you, put their name forward.
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