"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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06-30-2022 / Blogs / View in DutchWerk maken van talent - "Een beetje bang zijn soms, dat is goed"
Sinds 2019 faciliteren we bij de Universiteit van Amsterdam het UvA Opportunity Programma (UOP) voor ondersteunend personeel. Denk aan: facilitaire zaken, bedrijfsvoering, de bibliotheek, de ICT… allemaal diensten die belangrijk zijn om het onderwijs en onderzoek te laten draaien. Het programma is bedoeld om talentvolle medewerkers de kans te bieden zich versneld te ontwikkelen en toe te groeien naar een volgende stap. Daarnaast levert het UOP een bijdrage aan de versterking van kwaliteit en innovatie van de ondersteunende disciplines. -
06-23-2022 / Blogs / View in DutchImpact van de samenwerking tussen zorgorganisaties in Noord-Midden Limburg
Er is veel veranderd in verpleeg- en verzorgingshuizen en in de thuiszorg. Er is een tekort aan personeel en de zorgvraag verandert omdat mensen langer thuis blijven wonen. Om de uitdagingen die hiermee samenhangen aan te gaan, hebben zeven zorgorganisaties de handen ineengeslagen. In het samenwerkingsverband ‘ZorgConnect Noord- en Midden-Limburg’ willen de zorgorganisaties in Noord-Midden Limburg er samen voor zorgen dat collega’s in opleiding de best passende begeleiding en opleiding krijgen en dat er minder uitval is. -
06-16-2022 / Blogs / By Derk van der Pol, Suzanne van Duim"Something really has to happen"
It's one of those Monday mornings. With husband and two muppets aged four and five to the dentist. Who is running late. Of course. Jumping in the car to be on time for an interview. It happened to our new colleague Suzanne van Duin. Once properly installed, on this sunny spring day, a conversation unfolded about UB40, Ennio Morricone, Once Upon a Time in the West, about growing up abroad and how that helps in life. And we talk about the new chapter Suzanne is starting in her working life, at Kessels & Smit, The Learning Company. We would like to introduce her to you. Personal and professional.
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