Independent business blogs are blogs that aren’t supported by an organization like a magazine, newspaper, company, or business school. Those people provide lots of great content, but they don’t need any additional exposure. In this post, every week, I bring you posts of quality from excellent bloggers that don’t get as much publicity.

This week, I’m pointing you to posts by Terri Klass, LaRae Quy, Kate Nasser, Karin Hurt, and Gregg Vanourek.

From Terri Klass: Five Trustworthy Actions Embraced By Strong Leaders

“If we had a referee there, they most certainly would have stepped in and called a ‘Time Out’. It was obvious to me that there were deeper issues at play that had nothing to do with the document or task at hand. This team of leaders was not interacting with each other but rather just shouting out individual perspectives. They were missing the key to any high performing team- trust.”

From LaRae Quy: 4 Effective Ways Courageous People Can Succeed In Tough Times

“I have always loved history and have been fascinated by how people find their courage when the odds are against them. They found ways to land on their feet when confronted with the unknown; and when their circumstances demanded courage if they wanted to succeed in tough times.”

From Kate Nasser: Reasons Why Leaders Want Validation vs. Honest Feedback

“Have you ever worked for a leader who wanted validation instead of honest feedback? Leaders who don’t want real feedback often ask for feedback. Yet when you give it to them they snap back at you. Surprise! What they actually wanted was validation. So why do they want validation and why didn’t they just ask for it?”

From Karin Hurt: When Things Get Crazy, Look for Ways To Empower Your Team

“During times of uncertainty and change, it’s easy for your team to get lost in the chaotic swirl of indecision —to wring their hands and wait and see. It’s also the perfect time to empower your team, to step up and take the lead.”

From Gregg Vanourek: The Great Re-Evaluation

“It seems that reverting to old habits and patterns would be a cop-out at a time so rife with change and possibility. What kind of life and work do we want to create? And what’s stopping us from doing so?”

How I Select Posts for this Midweek Review

The five posts I select to share in my Midweek Review of the Independent Business Blogs are picked from a regular review of about sixty blogs I check daily and an additional twenty-five or so that I check occasionally. Here’s how I select the posts you see in this review.

They must be published within the previous week.

They must support the purpose of the blog: to help leaders at all levels do a better job and lead a better life.

They must be from an independent business blog.

As a general rule, I only select posts that stand on their own, no selections from a series.

Also as a general rule, I do not select posts that are either a book review or a book report.

I reserve the right to make exceptions to the above.

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