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Coach Spotlight: Len Romano, MBA, M.Div., Certified SCORE Business Mentor

By Jonathan Palombo Marketing Manager Len Romano is a nonprofit expert who brings over 30+ years of experience as a former CEO in all types of settings to his work as a Trusted Advisor and Non-profit Consulting Coach. We recently sat down with Len to explore his non-profit background and discuss non-profit leadership, change management, […]

August 24, 2023 View Article

Don’t Let the Curveball of Change Strike You Out

By Tino Mantella TLG President & CEO While addressing Congress in October of 1962 during his State of the Union Address, President John F. Kennedy said: “Pleasant as it may be to bask in the warmth of recovery…the time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining”. President Kennedy, speaking on the economy, […]

August 24, 2023 View Article

A Guide to Succession Planning

By Tino Mantella TLG President & CEO I love this famous quote from Wayne Gretzky: “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.” According to a 2021 article in the Harvard Business Review, poor succession planning results in a loss of over $500 billion per year from US […]

August 8, 2023 View Article

Organizational Culture: The True Story and Legacy of NCR

Anne Quiello, Sr. Consultant & Host of Women in Leadership, TLG I had the honor of interviewing Julie Untener, Vice President and Chief of Staff to the President and COO of National Cash Register (NCR), Corp. during this month’s Women in Leadership Signature Series event. Especially interesting was our dialogue about NCR’s culture. I grew […]

July 27, 2023 View Article

Coach Spotlight: Rick Mattson, Ph.D., ACC – A Servant Leader

By Jonathan Palombo Marketing Manager For Dr. Rick Mattson, it’s all about trust. Rick is one of TLG’s newest coaches and a servant leader. He emphasizes a holistic approach aligning his client’s purpose and values in a faith-affirming, high-trust practice. Rick brings over 25 years of leadership experience, helping clients from Fortune 100, 500, and […]

July 27, 2023 View Article

How to Encode a Common Language into Your Culture

Lyn Turknett, Co-founder and Co-chair, TLG The “common language” of a culture, in my experience, usually revolves around values and principles that are foundational and that are understood across cultures and generations. The values are often core to the business. For example, “high reliability” organizations, ones that deal in life and death (think healthcare, aviation, […]

July 27, 2023 View Article

Five Lessons About Organizational Culture From White-Water Rafting

By Tino Mantella TLG President & CEO What does organizational culture have to do with rafting the class three and four rapids on the Ocoee? Plenty. Our exceptional staff enjoys selecting unique bonding experiences and white-water rafting on the Ocoee River was our most recent venture. As we hit our Tennessee destination, we received comprehensive […]

July 27, 2023 View Article

From the Experts: Creating a Cultural Common Language

A “common language” within an organization’s culture can help to clearly communicate the values and principles that guide the everyday actions of employees. Ultimately, this can help shift those values into behaviors. But how do you establish that language? We asked our experts to reveal what they are seeing in today’s organizations and through their […]

July 27, 2023 View Article

Customization is the Name of the Game

By Tino Mantella TLG President & CEO I have held on tight to a term I heard a leader say a few years back – “we are large enough to serve you and small enough to know you”. To me, living by this mantra means that Turknett Leadership Group’s (TLG) 43 passionate leaders will do […]

July 6, 2023 View Article

The Curse of Homogeneity

By Tino Mantella TLG President & CEO The Dictionary defines the word Homogeneity as “the quality or state of being all the same or all of the same kind”. Homogeneity often can lead to ignorance. That’s my personal perspective. Allow me to put a fine point on my hypothesis in the paragraphs below. I grew […]

June 21, 2023 View Article

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Coach Spotlight: Len Romano, MBA, M.Div., Certified SCORE Business Mentor

Don’t Let the Curveball of Change Strike You Out

A Guide to Succession Planning

Organizational Culture: The True Story and Legacy of NCR

Coach Spotlight: Rick Mattson, Ph.D., ACC – A Servant Leader

How to Encode a Common Language into Your Culture

Five Lessons About Organizational Culture From White-Water Rafting

From the Experts: Creating a Cultural Common Language

Customization is the Name of the Game

The Curse of Homogeneity