Write For Us
Leadership Isn't Theory. Neither Is What We Publish.
Most business publications ask "what's trending." We ask a different question: what did you actually decide, and what did it cost you to get there?
The Leadership Chronicle exists because the best leadership insight rarely comes from analysts watching from the outside — it comes from the people who made the call, lived with the consequences, and learned something worth passing on. If that's you, we want to talk.
The Standard We Hold Every Submission To
Before anything gets published, we ask one question internally: would a CXO reading this on a Tuesday morning between meetings actually stop scrolling? Not because it's clever. Because it's true to something they've experienced themselves, or wish they'd known earlier.
That bar rules out a lot of content. It's meant to.
Who We're Looking to Hear From
We're built for the people actually doing the work of leadership, including:
- CEOs and founders making consequential calls under pressure.
- CHROs and people leaders rethinking how organizations attract, retain, and develop talent.
- CTOs and CIOs leading technology and AI adoption inside real organizations.
- Operators and senior leaders who've scaled teams, products, or companies through difficult conditions.
- PR professionals and communications leads representing executives with something genuine to say.
We're less interested in your title and more interested in whether you have a point of view that took some bruises to earn.
What Actually Gets Published Here
Our coverage lives at the intersection of leadership, people strategy, and enterprise technology. That includes executive interviews and founder conversations, leadership and HR tech analysis, perspective pieces on digital transformation and organizational change, commentary on AI's impact on workforce and decision-making, and operator-level breakdowns of what worked, what didn't, and why.
We're not chasing every news cycle. We're building a body of work that holds up six months after publication, not six hours.
Where We Draw the Line
We don't run press releases dressed up as articles. We don't accept content built primarily to secure a backlink. We don't publish thinly disguised product promotion. And we don't run generic "5 leadership tips" content that could have been written by anyone, about anyone, for anyone.
If a piece could run on ten other websites with a find-and-replace on the company name, it doesn't belong here.
For PR and Communications Teams
We understand the pressure to secure coverage for your executives, and we're genuinely open to working with agencies and in-house comms teams. But we'd rather publish one piece that actually builds your client's authority than ten that just check a "media mentions" box.
If your executive has a real opinion — on leadership, on technology, on how their industry is shifting — pitch us. If the ask is purely about placement, we're probably not the right fit, and we'd rather tell you that upfront than waste your time.
What a Strong Pitch Looks Like
The submissions we say yes to usually share three things:
- A specific point of view, not a general topic ("how we restructured leadership during a 40% headcount cut" beats "the importance of agile leadership").
- Evidence the writer has actually lived the experience they're describing.
- A willingness to be specific, including the uncomfortable parts.
Vague is easy to write and easy to skip. Specific is harder to write and impossible to ignore.
Editorial Process
Every accepted piece goes through editorial review for clarity, structure, and accuracy. We may suggest edits, request additional detail, or ask follow-up questions before publishing. Final editorial discretion stays with The Leadership Chronicle team.
We typically respond to pitches within 5–7 business days. Given volume, we're not able to respond to every submission individually.
Ready to Pitch Us?
Send a short outline or draft, along with a sentence on your background and why this story is yours to tell. Skip the formal cover letter — we'd rather see the idea.
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