BSP 129: 140 Simple Messages to Guide Emerging Leaders by Eddie Turner Jr.

Eddie Turner, Jr., author of 140 Simple Messages to Guide Emerging
Leaders, wrote a book that is applicable to everyone – those early
in their careers as well as those well into their career. The ‘one
hundred and forty’ refers to the number of characters that Twitter
allowed early on, as he realized that everyone reads a tweet, but
not everyone reads a scholarly book. His goal is to give readers
the “cliff notes” that will guide emerging leaders on the road to
success. Turner says that everyone has a different perception of
what an emerging leader is. Some of the people he talked to think
of millennials as emerging leaders, while others believe a
company’s high performer is also one. However, he argues, there are
others who don’t fit either category, such as young people, those
re-entering the workforce or those who are changing careers. Turner
is a believer that leadership begins in our youth and that “readers
become leaders.” Leaders who read always stay abreast of the most
current knowledge in their industry; whereas other leaders prefer
to remain within their own inner leadings. Turner also points out
that “you don’t need a title to be a leader” as leadership and
influence are not one in the same. Leadership, he says, “is an art
and a science that must be practiced.” It’s not something we fully
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