Can I share a link to my leadership blog or newsletter?
No. The rule named 'Don't self-promote' prohibits directly sharing your blogs, videos, or online shop.
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r/Leadership rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/Leadership: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 145,728
- Verified
- September 18, 2026
- Category
- Consultants and professional services operators
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Posts must be related to the discussion of leadership: - The focus on the theme of success, inspiration, morality, critical thinking, and management are all very welcome. - Posts that are not relevant to the topic at hand will be swiftly removed.
- Don't self-promote: - Avoid engaging in any kind of self-promotion, such as directly sharing your blogs, videos, or online shop. This platform strictly prohibits such activities. - Platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, infamous for their excessive and undesirable marketing practices, may better suit your purposes.
- Don't submit low-quality posts: - Confusing, sloppy, or brainless posts, and any containing NSFW material will be removed. - Moderators reserve the right to use their discretion and remove any posts they consider unsuitable.
- Don't ask for DMs, recruitment, or conduct surveys: - Abstain from requesting users to directly message you for any purpose, as it may come across as strange and inappropriate. - This community is not designed for the purpose of recruiting prospective individuals. - Refrain from conducting surveys by sharing links that aim to lure members into providing their personal information.
Works well
- A specific story about a leadership decision you made, what happened, and what you learned from it.
- A question about how to handle a management challenge, framed with enough context that others can weigh in.
- A reflection on a leadership principle, like trust or delegation, grounded in a real situation you experienced.
- A discussion about team morale or motivation, sharing what you observed and asking how others approach it.
Avoid
- Do not share links to your own blog, video, online shop, or social media accounts anywhere in your post or comments.
- Do not ask anyone to DM you for any reason, including offering advice or resources.
- Do not post recruitment messages or job opportunities.
- Do not share survey links or try to collect personal information from members.
- Do not post anything confusing, sloppy, or low effort, as moderators will remove it at their discretion.
- Do not drift off topic into areas unrelated to leadership, management, success, or critical thinking.
What r/Leadership Is For
This community is a place for discussion of leadership. The public description points to guidance, wisdom, a leader's stand, breaking walls, and uniting hands. The rules welcome themes like success, inspiration, morality, critical thinking, and management. It is a discussion space for people thinking about what leadership means and how to practice it, not a place to sell or recruit.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule named 'Posts must be related to the discussion of leadership' is the first gate. Your post has to sit squarely within success, inspiration, morality, critical thinking, or management. Anything off topic gets removed. The rule named 'Don't self-promote' is the one that will catch most founders. It bans directly sharing your blogs, videos, or online shop, and the moderators are blunt about it, suggesting you take that kind of content to other platforms. The rule named 'Don't submit low-quality posts' gives moderators discretion to remove anything they consider unsuitable, so a lazy or confusing post can disappear even if it is technically on topic. The rule named 'Don't ask for DMs, recruitment, or conduct surveys' closes the back door. You cannot ask people to message you, you cannot recruit, and you cannot post survey links.
What To Post
A good post here is a genuine leadership question or reflection that stands on its own without pointing back to anything you sell. Write about a real management challenge you faced, a leadership principle you are wrestling with, or a question about team dynamics that other leaders would recognize. Share the situation, what you tried, and what you are unsure about. The community responds to honest, specific stories about leading people, not abstract advice columns. If your product or service is relevant, leave it out of the post entirely and let people ask about you in the comments if they want to, which they may or may not do.
What To Avoid
Avoid any form of self-promotion, including links to your blog, video, or shop. Do not ask for direct messages, do not recruit, and do not post survey links. Stay away from off-topic posts, since anything not about leadership will be removed. Keep your posts clear and thoughtful, because moderators can remove anything they consider low quality or unsuitable at their discretion.
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Common questions about r/Leadership
Can I ask people to DM me for a leadership coaching consultation?
No. The rule named 'Don't ask for DMs, recruitment, or conduct surveys' says to abstain from requesting users to directly message you for any purpose.
Can I recruit team members or clients here?
No. The same rule states this community is not designed for the purpose of recruiting prospective individuals.
Can I post a survey about leadership challenges?
No. The rule prohibits sharing links that aim to lure members into providing their personal information.
Can I share a story about a leadership lesson I learned at my company?
Yes, as long as the post is strictly about leadership, management, success, inspiration, morality, or critical thinking, and does not promote your own content or ask for anything.
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