 Carolyn N. Turknett - President
Carolyn Turknett is co-founder and President
of Turknett Leadership Group. She has more than fifteen years experience
in management and leadership consulting. The focus of her work is
character in leadership, organization assessment and change, executive
team development, and leadership in turbulent times.
Ms. Turknett's consulting
engagements have included leadership and executive team development,
cultural assessment and change, mergers, and individual feedback
and coaching. She is particularly interested in helping teams at
all levels improve effectiveness and working relationships, and
in helping organizations maximize intellectual capital and create
cultures that support flexibility and initiative.
Ms. Turknett received her
B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Georgia, where she was
a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She received her M.A. in Sociology,
with special emphasis in organizational sociology, from the University
of Georgia.
Current research interests
include leadership and Constructive Developmental Theory and gender
differences in leadership style. In presentations at national and
local conferences and in publications, Ms. Turknett has addressed
such topics as leadership character, leadership in the information
age, trends in executive development, executive coaching, retention,
organizational culture, women in leadership, competitive advantage,
and revitalization after downsizing.
Lyn, along with business
and life partner Bob, recently published a book about their work
together entitled, Decent People, Decent Company: How to Lead with
Character at Work and in Life. The book is based on the Turknett
Leadership Character Model, that describes the kind of character
all of us need to lead wherever we are.
Ms. Turknett is a member
of numerous professional organizations, including the Academy of
Management, the Organization Development Network, the Society for
Human Resource Management, and the Organization Change Alliance.
Lyn has long been an active
United Way supporter. She has chaired the United Way in DeKalb campaign,
and is serving currently on the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta
Board of Directors. She serves with her husband, Bob, as co-chair
of the United Way Cole Society for Leadership Giving. She is also
an elder in the Presbyterian Church.
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