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 ever master.
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