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Heidi and Howard: An Update on the Tightrope

By Lyn Turknett Co-founder and Co-chair, TLG Most women in leadership roles are familiar with the tightrope they are expected to walk – too aggressive and you are seen as overly pushy, too passive and friendly, and you aren’t seen as a leader. Our implicit assumptions are that women will be kind and nurturing, and […]

March 24, 2022 View Article

Dealing with Pressure: Start by Calming Yourself

By Lyn Turknett Co-founder & Co-chair, Turknett Leadership Group Not long after the pandemic began we were asked to write an article about leadership in crisis for the American Rental Association. The first “lesson” of the resulting article, Leadership Character in a Crisis – Five Lessons for Keeping Your Balance, began with the advice, start […]

November 18, 2021 View Article

Leadership Character in a Crisis – 5 Lessons for Keeping Your Balance

By Lyn Turknett Co-founder & Co-Chair, Turknett Leadership Group Every single one of us is in a place we’d never thought we’d be. We can barely cope as human beings – how in the world can we cope as leaders? One of the most gratifying things about the consulting work we’ve done over the past […]

November 18, 2021 View Article

The 3 Levels of Change Leadership

By Lyn Turknett Co-founder & Co-Chair, Turknett Leadership Group A version of this article was originally published August 11th, 2017 on LinkedIn. For the past three years Shan Cooper has served as the executive director of the Atlanta Committee for Progress. She was named the Lifetime Achievement honoree at the Atlanta Business Chronicle Women of […]

October 15, 2021 View Article

Five Minutes to Permanent Change

By Lyn Turknett Co-founder & Co-chair, Turknett Leadership Group A few years ago I attended the inaugural symposium sponsored by the Atlanta Chapter of CEO Netweavers. The first speaker, Tom Berger, former telecom exec and current president of RDK Consulting, told a story that I couldn’t stop thinking about. Change is really hard. Changing our […]

October 13, 2021 View Article

Decency Defined

By Lyn Turknett Co-founder & Co-chair, Turknett Leadership Group Decency used to be defined as keeping to expected standards of morality and responsible behavior, but I think that most of us now think of it as civility, helpfulness, and a commitment to those around us. I think the term “common decency” is something we should […]

September 15, 2021 View Article

What Really Impacts Mental Health in the Workplace

By Lyn Turknett Co-founder & Co-chair, Turknett Leadership Group The good news right now is that we are talking about mental health in the workplace. The pandemic has helped us all confront our humanity and the existential anxiety of life. We’ve all struggled with new ways of working, childcare with kids out of school, barking […]

August 20, 2021 View Article

What I’m Reading: The Business Case for Curiosity

By Lyn Turknett Co-founder & Co-chair, Turknett Leadership Group Harvard Business Review The Business Case for Curiosity. by Francesca Gino September, 2018 Why is Curiosity Important For Leaders? I find it incredibly hard to come up with a succinct answer to that question – I think curiosity is core to being human – but if […]

July 29, 2021 View Article

What I’m Reading: Build Your Reputation as a Trustworthy Leader

By Lyn Turknett Co-founder & Co-chair, Turknett Leadership Group Harvard Business Review Build Your Reputation as a Trustworthy Leader. by Ron Carucci June 11, 2021 Over twenty years ago I read a journal article by Linda Trevino and colleagues entitled Moral Person and Moral Leader: How Leaders Develop a Reputation for Ethical Leadership. That article had […]

July 7, 2021 View Article

Six Trends I Think I See

By Lyn Turknett TLG Co-founder and Co-chair I read an article just last week that recommends never saying “I think” – or multiple other phrases that show any form of uncertainty because you won’t sound confident. I’ve decided that confidence isn’t what the world needs right now. For 2021, I am embracing uncertainty and moving […]

April 2, 2021 View Article