As 2015 winds down, now is the perfect time to prepare for your 2016 goals. Who better to get you inspired than successful professionals?
LinkedIn has rounded up of a list of its top influencers who have published to the platform this year. The influencers were ranked based on their audiences’ overall engagement with the authors’ posts. Bill Gates and Richard Branson fill the top two spots.
Find the top 10 influencers below, with inspiring advice to kick you into gear for the new year.
Bill Gates
—From his article, Our Bet For 2030
Bill Gates is a co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Richard Branson
—From his article, Answering Your Questions on Work-Life Balance
Richard Branson is the founder of Virgin Group
Mohamed El-Erian
—From his article, We Are All Responsible for Countering Damaging Gender Biases
Mohamed El-Erian is the Chief Economic Advisor of Allianz
James Altucher
—From his article, How to Increase Your Productivity 500%
James Altucher is an entrepreneur
Bernard Marr
—From his article, Smart Ways Successful People Cope With Stress
Bernard Marr is a business and data expert
Sallie Krawcheck
—From her article, Personal Branding 101
Sallie Krawcheck is the CEO and co-founder of Ellevest
Ian Bremmer
—From his article, Why the Difference Between “Entrepreneur” and “Entrepreneurial” is a Big One
Ian Bremmer is President of Eurasia Group
Jill Schlesinger
—From her article, Holiday Shopping 2015: Naughty or Nice?
Jill Schlesinger is a business analyst at CBS News
Ryan Holmes
—From his article, The One Way to Get Promoted—That No One Talks About
Ryan Holmes is the CEO of Hootsuite
Sramana Mitra
—From her article, Leadership and Brilliance Are Not the Same
Sramana Mitra is the founder of One Million by One Million
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