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Karen Gearreald: An Extraordinary Life of Courage, Character, and Confidence

By Susan Hitchcock Founder & Host Emerita of Women in Leadership How many careers and accomplishments can one person have – especially if you’ve been blind since birth? I found extraordinary answers to this question in the person of Karen Gearreald of Norfolk, VA. Counting her latest career as an entrepreneur and another title as […]

April 14, 2021 View Article

Authentic Confidence

By Tino Mantella President & CEO, Turknett Leadership Group Hmmmm; I have to admit, I never thought much about variations on confidence. My quick kneejerk reaction would be – you either have it or you don’t. Further, if you don’t have it, you may live a life never reaching your full potential. Since I am […]

April 14, 2021 View Article

Laura Liswood: Life and Times of an Icon in Leadership & Diversity

By Susan Hitchcock Founder & Host Emerita of Women in Leadership Having interviewed and hosted over 200 leaders and other experts over the past 20 years, I was nonetheless exhilarated to have the opportunity to talk with Laura Liswood during Women’s History Month 2021 and just before International Women’s Day on March 8. We connected […]

April 9, 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

Change is in The Air: An Interview with Change Leader, Judy Bowers

By Miranda Troy TLG Senior Consultant Serendipity is one of my favorite words and I am always happy when this “development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial state” transpires in my life. This month the events of chance that came together were three: 1. I joined Turknett Leadership Group (TLG) as […]

March 30, 2021 View Article

Silo-Busting with Cross-Functional Teams

By Marty Gupta One of the challenges executives face is how to overcome the problems associated with functional and organizational silos that impede collaboration and business agility. Silos form when employees are more loyal to their departments or groups than to the company as a whole. They become less likely to share information, work practices […]

May 13, 2020 View Article

Selecting the Right Person for the Job

Over my career I am very proud to have selected the very best people for the right job….the superstars. On the flipside, I have made some terrible decisions. I would guess anyone near my age (still young…and sticking to that story) with leadership roles would make the exact same statement. If you have never made […]

June 12, 2019 View Article

Tino’s Corner: Succession Planning

My Personal Succession Planning Journey By Tino Mantella CEO & President Turknett Leadership Group To fulfill my responsibility of writing an article for our monthly newsletter I began researching family succession. Did you know that only 30% of family businesses succeed to the second generation and less than 10% successfully handoff to the third? In […]

May 20, 2019 View Article