Leadership Lessons I Learned from Ted Turner
With Special Guest Bill Burke, author of Call Me Ted
Please
join us for this fascinating, candid and humorous presentation.
Bill
Burke, the Mainer who helped Ted Turner write his New York Times bestselling
autobiography, will share the valuable leadership lessons he learned from Mr.
Turner.
Burke
graduated from Harvard Business School and was hired by the Turner
Entertainment Group, where he developed the cable network Turner Classic Movies,
and was promoted to president of TBS, all before he turned 30.
But
he set aside that high powered career, and moved to Maine to raise his family.
It was here he penned a 20-page reflection paper entitled “Leadership Lessons I
Learned from Ted Turner,” in hopes of submitting it to a business magazine.
Instead,
on a whim, he sent it to his former boss. Within an hour, Turner called. “I
didn’t know you could write. I want you to write my biography.”
Over
three years, Burke ranch-hopped with
Turner across North and South America, and spoke with Turner’s closest
colleagues, competitors and associates including Hank Aaron, Bill Gates, and
even his ex-wife, Jane Fonda.
“Call Me Ted” was published and immediately
became a New York Times Best Seller thanks to its candor and compelling insight
into the man who dropped out of college and turned his father’s billboard company
into a global media empire, all while dealing with personal and professional dilemmas.
Bill
Burke will share his own personal story, and discuss what we can all learn
about leadership from Ted Turner.
He
has graciously agreed to sign copies of his book after his presentation. People
can bring their own copies of the book and there will also be some for
purchase.
The A.C.E. regular meeting has networking, a buffet breakfast and a speaker. Guests are welcome.
Registrations are required by May 18, 2010. If you want to be included on the registration list at the meeting then you need to register by the due date.
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