"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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10-02-2023 / Blogs / View in Dutch“Een goed leerproces is zoals een goede chocomousse: zowel luchtig als met een stevige basis”
Een wervelwind aan metaforen, grapjes en inzichten waait je tegemoet als je met Hannes aan de tafel zit. Tegelijk voel je daaronder ook de ernstige intenties van iemand die heel betrokken is en met zijn projecten altijd op zoveel mogelijk maatschappelijke impact mikt. West-Vlaming en wereldburger, vrijwilliger en professional, luchtig maar toch ernstig: Hannes jongleert in werk en privéleven met schijnbare tegenstellingen alsof het niets is. -
09-26-2023 / News / View in DutchFlexibel en gepersonaliseerd leren
Flexibel en gepersonaliseerd leren namen binnen onderwijs en organisaties de afgelopen jaren een vlucht. De ‘one size fits all’ is niet langer in trek. In de podcast hoor je Pauline Berendsen, Gaby Taekema-Somers, Coby Veenstra en Marlieke ten Velde over hoe het flexibel en gepersonaliseerd leren vorm krijgt binnen ziekenhuizen en waar je als ontwerper rekening mee moet houden als je het leren op deze manier vormgeeft binnen je organisatie. -
09-26-2023 / News / By Luc Verheijen, Anne-Fleur BoodeThe September issue of AI Practitioner is out
The September issue of AI Practitioner, the International Journal of Appreciative Inquiry, is out. This is the second bilingual English-French issue, giving us a glimpse into appreciative inquiry practices in French speaking organisations and communities. The issue holds stories from France, Morocco, Canada, Senegal, Belgium and Switzerland.
Contact
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