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Ditching the Balancing Act by Integrating Work with Life

By Lyn Turknett Co-founder and Co-chair, TLG Work-life balance implies that we have two things we are keeping in balance. We have to work, but we hope to also have some time for “life.” Work-life integration recognizes that we have one precious life, which is filled with many things, and one of them is work. […]

February 23, 2023 View Article

Leadership Development Then and Now – What Hasn’t Changed

By Lyn Turknett Co-founder and Co-chair, TLG About 25 years ago we had an experience that showed the shocking power of development opportunities. A super-talented, high-powered salesperson at a large telecom was about to leave. Her boss was frantic. Amazingly, it wasn’t a retention bonus that kept her, or a promise of a promotion. She […]

January 25, 2023 View Article

Leadership Character is for Everyone

By Lyn Turknett Co-founder and Co-chair, TLG Someone asked recently whether the Leadership Character Model came first or our book – Decent People, Decent Company – came first. The answer is that the model came first, and in thinking about the years in the early 1990’s when my husband and business partner, Bob Turknett, were […]

October 26, 2022 View Article

From the Experts: Leadership Character

Leadership Character is at the core of everything we do at Turknett Leadership Group. Guided by the Leadership Character Model, we help to develop leaders of character who are grounded in integrity and lead with a balance of respect and responsibility. We asked some of our experts what it means to be a leader […]

October 26, 2022 View Article

Our National Character: Individualism and Collectivism

By Chris McCusker, Ph.D. TLG Senior Consultant I have heard many experts over the years share the following view: a crisis reveals a leader’s character. This seems to make sense anecdotally. Tony Hayward wanting his life back following the tragic 2008 BP oil spill. Sir Ernest Shackleton leading the entire crew of the Endurance […]

June 15, 2022 View Article

Is it the Great Resignation or the Great Revolt?

By Len Romano Senior Consultant – Not-for-profit Practice, TLG There has been much written about the current state of unfilled jobs. You don’t need formal research to understand the issue, just visit a restaurant, retailer, or mall and see the help wanted signs are everywhere. The impact has a spiraling effect: small businesses closing, long […]

December 15, 2021 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

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