Carolyn N. Turknett, M.A - President

Carolyn Turknett is co-founder and President of Turknett Leadership Group, an Atlanta-based consulting firm providing leadership and organization development services to companies in a variety of industries. She has more than fifteen years experience in management and leadership consulting. The focus of her work is organization assessment and change, executive team development, and leadership in turbulent times.

Ms. Turknett's consulting engagements have included leadership and executive team development, organization development and change, and individual feedback and coaching. She recently completed a major project involving the merger of two executive teams in which a model of leadership levels based on CD Theory helped the team members move past personal agendas and look at what is best for the organization as a whole. Ms. Turknett has also helped to design 360-degree feedback tools and coaching processes, and has designed and delivered multi-level management training programs. She is particularly interested in helping teams at all levels improve communication 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 the 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.

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.