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Are you among the many CEOs and C-Suite executives who are finding it challenging to identify and develop emerging leaders in the changing business landscape? While surveys point to a number of reasons for this issue, it can leave everyone scrambling and your company vulnerable when a leadership need suddenly arises. How about considering a new angle on identifying and developing emerging leaders?
In this episode, we discuss this issue with Eddie Turner, an award-winning speaker and author who is focused on “Changing the Face of Leadership.” We explore what it means to be an emerging leader in a time when capable and imaginative leadership is more important than ever.
Eddie is a Principal Consultant and Executive Coach at Linkage, Inc, an SHRM company. He’s an award-winning speaker and the internationally best-selling author of the book “140 Simple Messages To Guide Emerging Leaders.”
Forbes has recognized Eddie as the Preeminent Authority on Emerging Leaders. He appears at the top of a number of distinguished lists including the Top 30 list of Motivational Speakers by Global Gurus, the Top 25 Thought Leaders in Leadership by Thinkers 360 and the Power List of the Top 200 Biggest Voices in Leadership to Watch in 2023. IFLD named Eddie one of the Top 25 Mentors on the Globe in 2022.
Eddie has appeared in national print, radio, and television media, such as the Wall Street Journal, CNN, Fox News, PBS, NPR, and ABC. He has also worked as a national media commentator.
The key to finding more emerging leaders is to widen your lens as to who can qualify for that title.
— Eddie Turner
This week on Growth Igniters® Radio:
- What Eddie says is the key to finding and developing a broader range of “emerging leaders”
- Stories about non-traditional individuals who were given a chance to become exceptional leaders
- How experienced leaders can continue to develop their emerging leadership potential
- Three immediately useful ideas for discovering and developing more emerging leaders
Resources for This Episode:
- Learn more about Eddie Turner and connect with him on LinkedIn
- Read more about Eddie’s book, “140 Simple Messages to Guide Emerging Leaders“
- Find out more about Pam’s keynote “Break Orbit: Achieving Long-Term Growth in a Short-Term World”
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