"But when the dawn will come, of our emancipation, from the fear of bondage and the bondage of fear, why, that is a secret."
Alan Paton
Mark Turpin
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About me and my work
Mark Turpin is an Executive Coch, Mediator, Organisational Development Consultant and Lecturer based in Johannesburg with over 30 years management experience around the world. He works with a wide range of companies, NGOs and government departments, and acts as a confidential adviser to senior people in government and the private sector.
Mark lectures on programmes at the Wits Business School, focusing on leadership, knowledge management and organisational dynamics. He brings an appreciative approach to create dynamic learning scenarios, and coaches executives and senior teams on transformational journeys.
Mark facilitates a number of communities of practice, in which groups of people come together on a regular basis to create dynamic learning communities.
Mark has an MBA (Wits Business School), an MSc (London University) and is a certified leadership coach. He is also an accredited mediator with Conflict Dynamics (Johannesburg) and the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (London).
Current passions
Fascinated by the changing 'world of work', Internet of Things, Collaborative Commons - and very stimulated in particular by Jeremy Rifkin's book 'The Zero Marginal Cost Society'.
Intrigued by the need to build ethics and integrity in the workplace, and a collaborator with Ethics Monitor (www.ethicsmonitor.co.za).
Also, a student of South African politics and society.
Supporter of the International Campaign against Nuclear Weapons (www.icanw.org) and of the UN Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
I work with the MarketPhotoWorkshop to support a bursary & mentorship programme for young photographers in Johannesburg (www.marketphotoworkshop.co.za). You can here us speaking about it here:
Cry the Beloved Country
News and blogs
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01-19-2021 / Blogs / View in Niederländisch"All you have to do is ask"
De titel van dit Engelstalige boek geeft de boodschap ervan klip en klaar weer: stel vragen en je boekt succes. Om hulp vragen maakt je beter in je werk. Door vragen te stellen, kom je nieuwe ideeën, kansen en oplossingen op het spoor. Vragen naar wat je nodig hebt, is makkelijker dan we denken. Auteur Wayne Baker reikt je daarbij de helpende hand. -
01-12-2021 / Blogs / View in NiederländischLeiderschapsinterventie voor topambtenaren
Kessels & Smit heeft voor de rijksoverheid een onderdeel van hun leiderschapsprogramma voor topambtenaren ontwikkeld en begeleid: het development center. Deelnemers oefenen in zo’n development center actief met manieren van beïnvloeden, zij leren te acteren in een complex krachtenveld en zij onderzoeken hun eigen overtuigingen. We hebben onderzocht hoe deelname aan het development center doorwerkt in het dagelijkse werk van de deelnemers. -
01-07-2021 / Blogs / By Peter Beschuyt, Tina Gadow, Mark TurpinFear and Trust - An invitation to be courageous
People around the world have many reasons to be frightened in these times: the ongoing pandemic, climate change, racism on the rise… And yet living in fear is dangerous – people retreat from the world into bubbles of isolation in which the fear is stirred up even more. We see an increase of fear in families, companies and in society all around.
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