Addressing The Mental Health Crisis

Welcome to the Turknett Leadership Group Monthly Newsletter! May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Explore this edition to gain valuable insights from our experts on the mental health crisis that is unfolding in the workplace and beyond. You'll learn how leaders, employees, and their employers can address this crisis and improve the overall wellbeing and mental health of individuals in the workplace.

From the Experts: Tackling the Mental Health Crisis

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One powerful characteristic that I think needs to be highlighted as key to human-centric leadership is the ability to be a good coach. A leader who understands what coaching is (and what it isn’t) and how to effectively be a coach to team members can be a major catalyst for excellent productivity, team member growth, and strong team culture...

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Mental Health Exposed

By Tino Mantella, President & CEO, TLG

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Why does it take so long for most adults to see an issue, understand it, and then address it? Pick any topic that has raised its head in the last three decades or centuries, and there is a typical human process in response, whether it’s about race, sexual orientation, or even the climate. The commonality is we see the issue, but most of us wait for the momentum to build before we address it...

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TLG Launches Website Redesign

By Turknett Leadership Group

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Turknett Leadership Group (TLG), a nationally recognized leadership development firm based in Atlanta, GA, is excited to announce the complete redesign and launch of its new website, www.turknett.com, which showcases the company's portfolio of leadership development solutions, insights, and more...

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A Dialogue for Learning and Rational Self Counseling

From Bob and Lyn Turknett, Co-founders and Co-chairs, TLG

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Nothing has impacted our personal mental health more than learning Rational Behavior Theory, a version of cognitive-behavioral theory, from Dr. Maxie Maultsby, in 1973.?Bob wrote “A Dialogue for Learning Rational Self-Counseling” in 1979, when he was a licensed psychologist in private practice.??

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Coach Spotlight: Vicki Abelson - Managing Your Mental Health

By Jonathan Palombo, Marketing Manager, TLG

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Vicki Abelson has always had a true passion for people. Before she began helping individuals and teams unleash their potential through coaching, Vicki enjoyed an accomplished career in the healthcare industry that would span 15 years. As a result, Vicki understands the critical role that mental health and overall wellbeing play...

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TLG in the News:

TLG Welcomes Iolanda Martinas as Summer Operations Intern

Iolanda Martinas is an enthusiastic and driven student at the University of Georgia, pursuing her dreams of becoming an I/O consultant. With a deep-rooted passion for improving lives and fostering inclusive communities, she serves as the President of the Terry Student Diversity Advocacy Council, where she works to ensure minority students feel seen and valued. Her previous experiences include working with clients on planning, strategy, and development to promote social and societal change through technological developments, as well as creating a marketing and redevelopment plan for a segment of Highway 15 running through the city of Sandersville.?In her free time, Iolanda indulges her love for material arts, fantasizes about owning a cat, and delights in the vibrant atmosphere of renaissance fairs.

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TLG Welcomes Aboard Rick Mattson as the Team's Newest Coach

Rick Mattson coaches influential leaders of character and enables them to transform organizations. He has coached and mentored leaders from Fortune 100/500/1000 companies, military academies, higher education, non-profits and family businesses. He has earned the ICF ACC certification and is an instructor of coaching for the Master of Science in Organizational Leadership program at Columbus State University. He has spent 25 years leading high-performing teams and empowers clients to innovate, take measured risks, and achieve wildly important goals.

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