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Client Spotlight: Monica Delores Hooks, Atlanta Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative

Ever wonder what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur? You might learn a thing or two from Monica Delores Hooks, Executive Director of Atlanta’s Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI). In this edition of our Client Spotlight, Monica shares with us her own entrepreneurial journey, as well as the important work that WEI is doing to […]

November 8, 2022 View Article

Leadership Character Makes ALL the Difference

By Susan Hitchcock Founder & Host Emerita of Women in Leadership In my entire 25 year career in corporate America working for BellSouth (now AT&T), I never heard of “leadership character.” Clearly the company provided a lot of different management development programs and for several years as part of my own career path, I was […]

October 25, 2022 View Article

Gender Equity in the Workplace

By Tino Mantella TLG President & CEO Women leaders have everything they need to meet or surpass leadership roles in corporate board rooms and in the C-suite. Yet despite some progress, the gender equity gap looms large. According to 2022 research from FactSet data, only 6.1% of companies in the Russell 3,000, a market-capitalization-weighted equity […]

October 12, 2022 View Article

Next Generation SHEro: Elizabeth Rowe – Climate Change ‘Whisperer’

By Susan Hitchcock Founder & Host Emerita of Women in Leadership Professionally, Elizabeth Rowe is engaged in what might be described as a “hot” – but often divisive – field. While her business is environmental management consulting, perhaps her vision statement best defines her true focus. In her own words, Elizabeth says, “I’m passionate about […]

September 26, 2022 View Article

Client Spotlight: Hope Harris, National Association of Chronic Disease Directors

Over the past few years, human resource professionals have had to battle constant changes in the way employees work, think, and the way organizations do business. Hope Harris is the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD). Hope is a long-time client of Turknett Leadership Group (TLG), and […]

September 8, 2022 View Article

Leslie Z. Ramirez: Next Generation SHEro – Turning Obstacles into Opportunities

By Susan Hitchcock Founder & Host Emerita of Women in Leadership Leslie Ramirez is a perfect example of a Next Gen SHEro. A first generation Mexican-American, her story starts with unbelievable challenges as she grew up poor, disenfranchised and even abused. But, without a hint of “woe is me” mentality, Leslie has turned every obstacle […]

August 17, 2022 View Article

A Paradigm Shift in Work and Life

By Susan Hitchcock Founder & Host Emerita of Women in Leadership With over five decades of work experience, multiple leadership roles, as well as two full-time, very different careers now completed, I’ve learned a lot and I’ve “earned my spurs.” Perhaps it’s worth sharing a personal perspective on how work and life have changed, including […]

July 21, 2022 View Article

Margaret O’Neal: 2022 & Beyond – The Sky’s the Limit – Next Generation SHEro

By Susan Hitchcock Founder & Host Emerita of Women in Leadership The more you learn about Margaret O’Neal, the more her future appears limitless. After all, she’s a 2022 Georgia Tech graduate with an industrial and systems engineering degree. She also completed four years of ROTC and is commissioning in the Army this summer as […]

June 15, 2022 View Article

Mentoring in A Virtual World: What’s Changed, What’s the Same

By Susan Hitchcock Founder & Host Emerita of TLG Women in Leadership Throughout my professional life which includes five decades, two full careers and multiple leadership roles, I’ve been both “mentee” and “mentor.” Today I’m focusing on many years as a mentor and reflecting on my experience which includes 100+ individuals, male and female, across […]

April 20, 2022 View Article

Tino’s Corner: Women in Wrestling

By Tino Mantella TLG President & CEO During my flight traveling to the Men’s National Wrestling tournament in Detroit, I was pondering what I should write for the March 2022 issue of our newsletter that highlights women. Then it dawned on me. Why not write about women’s wrestling? I am talking about real wrestling, not […]

March 24, 2022 View Article