We probably all think we know what a thought leader looks like—and for most of us, it looks like Steve Jobs or Richard Branson. But in HubSpot's explanantion, they'll define thought leadership so that it can be implemented on a practical, day-to-day level (we can't all be Branson, people).

No one is born a thought leader. It's a status you can earn by implementing a thought leadership strategy that will help you provide more value to your audience. How? This list from Entrepreneur offers five simple dos and don'ts for building trust and authority with your people.

It's a lesson that bears repeating: you can't be a thought leader unless you have original thoughts. In this post, Gini Dietrich at Spin Sucks explains why—even if you delegate some of the heavy lifting—at the end of the day you can't outsource your authority to someone else.