ARTICLES AND RESEARCH

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Original Articles and Papers

An Overview of Talent Development

By Carolyn N. Turknett.  The fundamental attributes of an exceptional talent development process is outlined in this article that appeared in the Human Resource, SHRM-Atlanta's newsletter in 2005.

Going first and Being Followed:  Leading with Knowledge and Integrity. 

By Dr. Robert Turknett, Lyn Turknett, and Dr. Chris McCusker. In this article we draw attention to the challenge of creating change and the importance of personal leadership character as a key ingredient of any successful change process.

Three Essentials for Rebuilding Trust: Code, Character and Conversation.

This article is featured in the Fall 2002 publication of "GoodBusiness", The Southern Institute's online journal. The article was written by Bob and Lyn Turknett and deals with ethics and integrity in the workplace.

Ten Traits Essential for Female Leaders

Here are ten traits women can focus on in order to develop strong leadership behaviors and skills necessary to rise to power positions in the work place. Plus, there is a simple quiz included at the end to find out how you rank in leadership skills.

When Business is Bad...Better be Good

An article by Carolyn Turknett, President of Turknett Leadership Group

Principles of Leadership Development

A White Paper by Carolyn Turknett, President of Turknett Leadership Group

Leading Change in an Operating Culture

An article on effectively managing change by Dr. Chris McCusker.

"Organizational Revitalization When Downsizing."

A White Paper by Carolyn Turknett, President of Turknett Leadership Group.

Articles on Leadership to the Fifth Level - Constructive Developmental Theory - Dr. Karl Kuhnert:

Articles are PDF files, and require Adobe Reader to view.

"Culture: The New Competitive Advantage."

by Carolyn Turknett and Susan Hitchcock. An Article for HR Atlanta.

"Culture is Critical: Don't Forget About the Little Things" by Robert L. Turknett, Carolyn N. Turknett, and James L. Anderson. An Article for Competitive Edge Magazine.

Ethics of Telling All

A comment on honesty in communication.

"Our view of leadership." By Robert Turknett, President. A Three-part Series for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

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 "Coaching and Developing Others." 

A presentation by Barbara A. Reilly, Ph.D., Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University. (Note: To read this file you need Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

"Overcoming Complacency"  

by Luis Valdes, Ph.D., Vice President at Turknett Leadership Group.  How to deal with organizational complacency is a problem that keeps many CEO's up at night.

 "Emotional Intelligence:  The New Critical Competencies."  

By Turknett Leadership Group.  A brief case study and discussion on the areas of emotional intelligence and why these characteristics are important to a successful leader. (This is a document saved as an Adobe Acrobat file. You will need the Adobe Acrobat reader installed on your system to view this document.)

"Leadership in Turbulent Times: The New Scorecard."

By Luis Valdes, Ph.D., Vice President. Taking Business Off Hold: In the midst of crisis, all eyes are focused on leaders and their ability to guide us out of the chaos. Learn about the top ten leadership characteristics that challenge even the most successful leaders.

"Women and Leadership."

By Susan Hitchcock, Vice President. An Article for HR Atlanta. Triggered by a compelling research report about women leaders, some of Atlanta's top executives recently agreed to be interviewed one-on-one, to share their views about the study's findings, and to give personal insights on the progress of women in the workplace, especially their advancement through the so-called "glass ceiling".

"Aggressive Leadership: When Does Strength Become Weakness?"

By Robert L. Turknett and James L. Anderson. An Article for Competitive Edge Magazine.

"Leadership in the E-conomy."

Read selected comments from presenters of the Turknett Leadership Group Forum event.

"What Are You Missing In Your Retention Toolkit That Could Boost Your Bottom Line?" A presentation by Michael Sessions and Carolyn Turknett for SHRM-Atlanta Conference.

Ongoing Research

Rankings Of Executives In Trouble by Job Function

Research conducted by Turknett in 2002 reveal that today's professional women are redefining their ideas of success. Read what this diverse group of women leaders had to say about issues related to success, mentoring and entrepreneurial pursuits in our Women in Leadership Report (doc file)

Research shows that companies that invest more money in training perform better on the stock market than companies that invest less. More.

Profile of Executives In Trouble

Profile of the Best Leaders

How Best Leaders compare to Executives in Trouble

1999 APA presentation: Differences in Self/Other Perceptions and Personality (download)

1999 APA presentation: Beyond Conscientiousness: Neuroticism at Work (download)

PRESS RELEASE - Research from Turknett Leadership Group shows that female executives underestimate themselves.

"Don't be too cocky".

Turknett research published in Atlanta Journal/Consitution.

Research from Turknett Leadership Group shows that perception affects reality

 

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