Value Tales: Stories in Leadership Character (Turknett Leadership Group)

In this ValueTales episode, we thrilled to bring you the story of Arnie Silverman. A native of Schenectady, NY, Arnie is the Owner & President of Silverman Construction Program Management. In 2015, he was the recipient of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award. And in 2018, he received the Turknett Leadership Character Award in the small to mid-sized company category.  Click here to learn more about TLG's Leadership Character Model. To learn more about how we can help you unleash your organization's full potential, visit us at turknett.com.

In this ValueTales episode, we are honored to share the story of the infectiously energetic Dr. Robiaun Charles.  Dr. Charles, a native Atlantan, is currently the Vice President for College Advancement at Agnes Scott College. She received a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Rollins College, a masters from Georgia State, and a Doctorate in Higher Education Policy from Vanderbilt.  She is also a 2018 Leadership Character Award nominee, for reasons that will be clear in this interview! Click here to learn more about TLG's Leadership Character Model.   To learn more about how we can help you unleash your organization's full potential, visit us at turknett.com.

In this ValueTales episode, we are delighted to share the story of the indomitable Ann Cramer.  Ann is a native of Jacksonville, Florida, graduated from Salem College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with a degree in mathematics. She had a long and successful career at the IBM Corporation, where she started as a Systems Engineer in Jacksonville and retired as its Director for IBM Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs for the Americas. These days, she is serving as a Senior Consultant with Coxe Curry & Associates. She has been heavily involved in youth and educational organizations throughout her life, serves on multiple nonprofit boards including the Woodruff Arts Center, the Alliance Theatre Company, Public Broadcasting Atlanta (PBA). She has received numerous awards and accolades, including the first Lifetime Achievement Award by the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s "Women Who Mean Business" listing, named by Atlanta Woman Magazine as Power Woman of the Year, and was recognized as the US Chamber's first lifetime achievement for corporate citizenship award. Click here to learn more about TLG's Leadership Character Model.   To learn more about how we can help you unleash your organization's full potential, visit us at turknett.com.

In this first ValueTales interview, we share the story of Alex Gregory. Alex Gregory was born in Eatonton, GA, and earned an engineering degree from Georgia Tech. In 1973 he joined YKK as a manager of the Weaving Dept. and was the first American YKK employee in Georgia. In 2001 Alex was named president of YKK Corp. of America and in ’04, the first non-Japanese group officer of the YKK Corp. From 2008 to 2010, he also served on YKK Corp.’s board of directors – the first non-Japanese director – and was named chairman in 2011.  Click here to learn more about TLG's Leadership Character Model.   The Leadership Character Model   To learn more about how we can help you unleash your organization's full potential, visit us at turknett.com.

In this introductory episode, we chat with TLGs founders Bob and Lyn Turknett, where we discuss the history of Turknett Leadership Group, the origins of this ValueTales podcast, and why we thought it was so important to share these stories with you.  Links Mentioned In This Episode: The ValueTales series of books The Leadership Character Model   To learn more about how we can help you unleash your organization's full potential, visit us at turknett.com.   The Leadership Character Model