I
n ordertomakea submissionforthisyear’s
EmergingLeaders,weaskedthenominee(the
EmergingLeaders’boss/directreport)toanswer
threequestions:giveanexampleofwhenthe
nominee overcamea challenge,andthesolution
theyadoptedinordertodoso;demonstratethe
signsthenomineedisplaysthatrevealstheyare
anEmergingLeader,andfinally,whydoyou
thinkthenomineedeservestobelistedasan
EmergingLeader?
Thesubmissionswerefascinating,showingan
enormousbreadthanddepthoftalentacrossthe
industrywheremanyapplicantsdisplayedlead-
ershipqualitiesbothintheofficeandoutside.It
wascompellingtoreadhowmanypeopleengage
involunteeringandnon-profitwork,aswellas
immersethemselvesinfascinatingextra-curricu-
laractivities.
OnecandidateselectedfromtheTop 20 listwill
beawardedtheoverallEmergingLeaderawardat
nextyear’sAdNewsAgencyoftheYearAwards.
ThewinneroftheAdNewsEmergingLeaders
awardwillreceiveanexecutivecoachingprogram
ofeightcoachingsessionsfromAskCoaching,with
anopportunitytoworkontheirprofessionalgoals
andexplorehowtobecomea moreintentional
leader.AskCoaching’sFounderAndrew Sherman
was one of this year’s judges.Emerging
Leaders 2019
ThismarksthesecondyearofourEmerging
Leadersinitiative.Hereweannouncethis
year’sTop20,chosenfromalmost 200
entries.Thisyearwearealsomakingpublic
thenamesofthejudgeswhohelpedus
arriveatthecovetedTop 20 list.Tosayit
wasalmostimpossibletochoosethese
exceptionalEmergingLeadersiscertainlyno
understatement.Itwasachallengingprocess,
suchwasthequalityoftheamazingentries.
AdNewscontinuesto be bowled over by such
incredible talent.
Emerging Leaders