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IN THE NEWS11/11/08: The November post of Bob and Lyn's article, "Executive Wisdom," examining conflict within the workplace in this tense economic time, added to Catalyst Magazine's website. 11/6/08: Lyn Turknett's article, "The Financial Meltdown - Spilt Milk or Hot Fudge Sundae," featured in Atlanta Woman's blog. 11/2/08: The Atlanta Business Chronicle announces Turknett Leadership Group's appointment of Randy Lucius as the Vice President of Human Performance, Consulting Division in its "Newsmakers" section. 10/30/08: Lyn Turknett interviewed by Chic Entrepreneur for their "Chic Perspectives on Business" series. Listen to the podcast, which covers Lyn's perspectives on growing a company and women's strengths in business, at www.chicentrepreneur.com. 10/13/08: Bob and Lyn Turknett's October installment of "Executive Wisdom" comes out. Read their article, "The Moral of the Meltdown," at www.catalystmag.com. 9/19/08: Lyn Turknett is quoted in the Atlanta Business Chronicle's article covering Women in Technology's (WIT) ninth annual Women of the Year in Technology awards. Lyn served as a judge for this year's event. 9/12/08: The September installment of "Executive Wisdom" comes out in Catalyst magazine. Bob and Lyn Turknett weigh in on leadership and authority. To view the full article, go to www.catalystmag.com. 8/14/08: Bob and Lyn Turknett's new column, "Executive Wisdom," appears in Catalyst magazine. In it, they address questions about management and ethics. To find out more, go to www.catalystmag.com. 7/1/08: Lyn Turknett will serve as a judge for the 2008 Women In Technology (WIT) Women of the Year awards event. Judges for WIT's Women of Year Awards include technology and business leaders in Georgia and the nation. Women of the Year finalists participate in an interview conducted by an independent panel of judges comprised of Joan Herbig, Jim Huling, Tino Mantello, Elisabeth Marchant, Wendy Reed, Karen Robinson, Lyn Turknett and John Yates. There are three categories in which nominees can win: Emerging/ Small Organization; Mid-Market/ Medium Organization; and Enterprise Organization. The 2008 Awards ceremony will take place on September 18, 2008 from 5:30 to 9:00 pm at Cobb Galleria Centre. For more information, visit www.witinc.org/SpecialEvents/WomenOfTheYear/index.aspx . 5/31/08: Pictured here, (L-R) Garland & Susan Hitchcock and Lyn & Bob Turknett attended the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Gala at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. Turknett Leadership Group is a member of the GHCC. This extraordinary event not only raises funds for great work, but also honors the growth and success of the Hispanic business community in Georgia. With 1,000 in attendance, the Gala is the largest event reaching the Hispanic market in the state of Georgia. This year’s program included a tribute to the late long-time GHCC President, Sarah Gonzalez. Gonzalez spoke at the September, 2007 Turknett Leadership Group Women In Leadership Breakfast Seminar Series (Click here for notes from her speech). For more information visit www.ghcc.org. 5/27/08: Billy Hayes, CEO Category nominee for Turknett Leadership Group's 5th Annual Leadership Character Awards and CEO of Northside Hospital Cherokee, will be featured in Lessons from a Leader, "Philosophies of a Healthcare Leader". Billy Hayes brings 15 years of experience as a leader in service organizations and in the healthcare profession to the podium. He serves on numerous boards such as the Advisory Boards for Coles College of Business and the Siegel Institute at Kennesaw State University, and on Executive Committees for the KSU Alumni Association and A-DAY at Reinhardt College. The event takes place at the KSU Center, Room 400. 6:30 pm reception, 7:00 event. For more information click here. 5/2/08: Turknett Consultant in Abu Dhabi Dr. Barbara Reilly, senior leadership consultant with Turknett Leadership Group and management professor at Georgia State University (GSU), will teach in Abu Dhabi during the month of May, 2008. As part of an exchange program with the United Arab Emirate University, Dr. Reilly will be the first female professor GSU has ever sent. She will teach "Oganization Development and Change" to a group of male and female MBA students. Interestingly, while the class includes both genders, the students must be segregated in the classroom and must stop periodically to pray. To track her unique experiences with this special class, Dr. Reilly plans to keep a personal journal and share highlights upon her return. 4/08: Susan Hitchcock, VP Client Services and Executive Director – Turknett Leadership Group was recently recognized as a nominee for Mentor of the Year at a special program on April 15, 2008 hosted by Pathbuilders, Inc. (www.pathbuilders.com). Pathbuilders is an Atlanta-based organization specializing in mentoring programs for high-performance women in a variety of industries. Ms. Hitchcock has been a mentor for the past two years in the Achieva Program for mid-level managers and professionals with senior executive potential. According to her mentee, “Susan is the embodiment of the word ‘mentor.’ Using her business expertise and straight-forward leadership style, she has helped me find solutions and navigate in uncharted waters in a multicultural work environment. She consistently motivates and inspires through her exemplary work ethic of establishing credibility through the fulfillment of commitments and cultivating trusting relationships.” 4/08: Atlanta Woman Magazine nominates Conchita Robinson for their prestigious Woman of The Year Award. Conchita Robinson, founder and CEO of C Robinson Associates, Inc. is also the third principle of Jacksonville, FL based Turknett Robinson Group, an executive management consulting firm formed by Robinson and Turknett Leadership Group's Bob and Lyn Turknett. Featured on page 56 of the April 2008 issue of Atlanta Woman Magazine, Robinson discusses her path of rising through the ranks at IBM to now running her own management consulting firms. Robinson is a "true blue entrepreneur" and Turknett Leadership Group would like to formally congratulate her on her accomplishments and nomination. 4/8/08: Alicia Philipp, winner of Turknett Leadership Group's Fifth Annual Leadership Character Award, has also been recognized by the Atlanta Women's Foundation with their "Shinning Star Award". Turknett Leadership Group would like to officially congratulate Alicia Philipp on all of her achievments. 2/7/08: Fifth Annual Turknett Leadership Character Award Winners. View Press Release. 2/4/08: Top Georgia Leaders Nominated for the Fifth Annual Turknett Leadership Character Awards. View Press Release. 1/2/08: Turknett Leadership Group Celebrates Twentieth Year. View Press Release. 10/07: Dr. Robert (Bob) and Carolyn (Lyn) Turknett, founders of Turknett Leadership Group, proudly announce the retention of Sandra Hofmann as a member of the firm’s Advisory Board. Hofmann, who served as Turknett’s Chief Operating Officer for the past two years, recently accepted an offer to serve in the same capacity for Closets and More, a Marietta, Georgia-based company that specializes in customized home and office storage spaces. View Press Release. 5/10/07: The newly formed Georgia Women's Institute recently appointed Susan Hitchcock, Turknett's Executive Director of Women's Initiatives to serve on the Charter Board. Ms. Hitchcock will serve as the Chair of the Public Relations and Communications Committee. The Founding Board includes Nellie D. Duke, Chair; Dr. Mary Lou Frank, Vice-Chair; Linda Muir, Esq., Secretary; and Linda Torrence, Treasurer. View Press Release. 5/9/07: Turknett VP, Susan Hitchcock officially donated her "Age of SHEroes" profiles to the Women's Collection at Georgia State University. Georgia State was pleased to accept the donation to add to their activist women records. To read the Profiles, click here. April 2007: Women for Hire Magazine features President, Carolyn Turknett in an article entitled "Living Ethically." Download article to read more. 11/28/06: Atlanta Business Chronicle's Bizwomen notes Sandra Hofmann's appointment to the AeA Board. 10/30/06: Sandra Hofmann to serve as first woman chair of AeA's SE Council Board of Directors. Sandra will be guiding AeA as it celebrates the SE office's 20th Anniversary. Read more. October 2006: AAA Auto Club elects Sandra Hofmann to their South Board of Directors. "Hofmann's leadership characteristics, broad management experience and excellent ability to present and discuss information promise to be an asset to the AAA Auto Club South Board of Directors," said Kevin Bakewell, senior vice president, AAA Auto Club South. Read more. 5/17/06: CEO Robert Turknett was awarded the first-ever Entrepreneurial Leadership Award at a ceremony at Jacksonville University. This award was created to honor an alumnus who demonstrates success as an entrepreneur with a unique product, service strategy or system; who exhibits integrity and ethical behavior; and who has developed a leadership model grounded in integrity and focused on employees of character. Read article. April 2006: The 20th Anniversary issue of Private Clubs magazine includes an article featuring Bob and Lyn Turknett and their book Decent People, Decent Company. 3/24/06: Reprinted from TechLINKS Community Announcements in the Chicken Finger Report Index, "ATDC-CIO Innovation Exchange" by Kevin Howarth, which featured Sandy Hofmann. ATDC-CIO Innovation
Exchange 3/1/06: Atlanta Business Chronicle and it's online Bizwomen both feature Turknett's new EVP and COO, Sandra Hofmann in the "People/Women on the Move" section. 2/9/06: Sandra Hofmann, new EVP and COO at Turknett, and self-proclaimed "Gadfly" participates in a podcast for Enterprise Leadership. To read about Sandy and hear the podcast, click here. Winter: As CIO-in-Residence for ATDC, Sandra Hofmann talks about her comittment to helping small, start up companies in the ATDC Newsletter. 1/31/06: The Atlanta Business Chronicle's Bizwomen announces Sandra Hofmann's transition to EVP and COO at Turknett. January 2006: A review of Decent People, Decent Company is published in the January issue of Conscious Communication, Edwards Consulting Newsletter. 10/05: Bob and Lyn Turknett's book, Decent People, Decent Company, was recently made the subject of a book review by Executive Book Summaries. The review details the importance of the Turknett's Leadership Character Model, and how it relates to the integrity, respect, and responsibility of corporations as well as the individuals they employ. The review cites the actual case studies which were present in the book, in order to portray how the Turknett's model has worked in the actual business world. 9/05: Book Review: HRMagazine: Bob and Lyn Turknett's book Decent People, Decent Company was reviewed in the September issue HRMagazine, a publication of the Society for Human Resource Management(SHRM). 9/05: In the September 2005 issue of the professional development magazine Training, Bob and Lyn Turknett's book, Decent People, Decent Company, was featured in a review. The book was recommended as a "buy," and the reviewer noted that "You can bet I'm passing this one onto my colleague for sure. The focus of the book is the workplace, but the concepts are "24-hour principles" that apply to your whole life." 8/24/05: Turknett Leadership Group was cited extensively in the article "What is leadership?" on the information technology website itmatters.com. The article emphasizes the importance of leadership, and uses the Leadership Character Model as an example of the core qualities leaders need to be successful. 7/9/05: Susan B. Hitchcock is featured in the Business Section of the Leaf-Chronicle, Cleveland, Tennessee's local newspaper. Susan addressed the Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce Women in Business luncheon on Wednesday, July 13th, 2005. July 2005: "Ten Traits That Are Essential for Female Leaders" is the title of Lyn Turknett's latest article published in World WIT. WorldWIT is the leading global online and offline network for women in business and technology. Read Article. 6/1/05: Electronic Business Online quotes Lyn Turknett on the subject of CEOs as the moral compass for their organizations citing the Boeing/Stonecipher case. 5/05: "Parenting Skills That Spill Over into the Work Place" is the title of the article published in the Gannett News Service quoting Lyn Turknett. Lyn concurs with the author that the skills a mother uses: consensus-building, recognition and reward, negotiation, planning, organization, collaboration and helping others reach their potential are all replicable and helpful at work. 5/22/05: Andrea James of the Mobile Register interviews Lyn Turknett about a recent code of ethics survey at EnergySouth Inc. Very negative responses from employees prompted the board to schedule mandatory meetings to look in to the matter. Lyn points out that there are ways to deal with this issue that can mitigate the situation. 4/25/05: Bob and Lyn Turknett are each profiled on CNN International.com. Find out who influenced Bob the most and what his favorite gadget is in this interview with their Global Office. In a separate interview, find out how many books Lyn is reading and what website she values most. 4/12/05: CNN International.com extensively quotes Bob and Lyn Turknett in an article entitled, “An Ethical Approach to Management.” The Turknett's cite new evidence that there is a shift toward a more positive business climate which is necessary for the long-term success of any company. Read more. 04/05: The front page of his month's issue of North Atlanta's Business Post contains an article and photo of Bob and Lyn Turknett. Winners of the recent Leadership Character Awards who reside in Fulton County. Bill Williams VP, BellSouth and MAPICS were featured as having each been honored at the February ceremony for outstanding leadership and organization character. 3/31/05: "How Employees Can Influence a Nonprofit Supervisor's Job Performance" by Rebecca Gardyn includes advise from Bob Turknett on how to improve a boss/direct report relationship. The article appears in The Chronicle of Philanthrophy's Philanthrophy Careers. 03/05: Lyn Turknett was quoted in this month's issue of Fast Forward, a summary of technology trends and innovation, about the issue of corporate reputation. The article can be found online here. 2/05: The Atlanta Business Chronicle quotes Bob Turknett in a article about the merger between two divisions of the American Cancer Society. CEO Jack Shipkoski's leadership was instrumental in helping make the merger successful. ACS has a long-standing business relationship with Turknett. 1/23/05: KnoxNews.com includes an article by Workwise author Mildred Culp entitled, "Baffled by a Problem Coworker?" She quotes from Decent People, Decent Company - How to Lead with Character at Work and in Life soon to be released from Davies Black. |
