"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
About me and my work
Mark Turpin is an Executive Coach, 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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05-12-2021 / News / By Luc Verheijen, Saskia TjepkemaAI Practitioner: The Open Issue
The May issue of AI Practitioner, The International Journal of Appreciative Inquiry, is out. It is an 'open issue' and it reflects how our field of practice and theory is continuously growing and bringing forth new stories. -
05-11-2021 / Blogs / View in DutchBoekbespreking 'Goed Teamwerk. Hoe teams beter kunnen presteren en floreren'
Veel mensen werken in teams of zelfs meerdere teams tegelijk. Alhoewel iedereen het beste uit die teamsamenwerking probeert te halen, valt het rendement nogal eens tegen of ontbreekt het plezier. Als mensen bij elkaar worden gezet in een team weten zij lang niet altijd wat hen te doen staat. Of wanneer zij het goed doen. Goed teamwerk is complex. Gelukkig biedt dit praktische boek inspiratie, tips en tools, gebaseerd op wetenschappelijk onderzoek. -
04-29-2021 / News / View in DutchImpactonderzoek bij gemeente Amsterdam
Marjolein van Vossen is adviseur Corporate Learning bij de gemeente Amsterdam. Zij begon vijf jaar geleden met impactonderzoek om leertrajecten binnen de gemeente te evalueren. Suzanne Verdonschot en Diede Stevens interviewden haar over wat het doen van impactonderzoek heeft opgebracht en wat het in beweging heeft gezet. Zij reikt vijf gouden tips aan over hoe je kunt bouwen aan een cultuur (binnen jouw eigen organisatie) waarin het evalueren van werkgedrag het uitgangspunt is.
Contact
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