"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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02-12-2026 / News / By Luc Verheijen, Saskia TjepkemaStrengthening community with Appreciative Inquiry: stories from a learning network
The new AI Practitioner is out: 'Strengthening Community with Appreciative Inquiry – Stories from a Learning Network'. The spark for the theme of this issue came from an Appreciative Inquiry Learning Network on Strengthening Community that the authors initiated and co-facilitated last year. This issue is a remarkable and rich collection of stories, demonstrating how participants have been strengthening community in their context. -
02-09-2026 / Blogs / View in DutchHet ontwerpen van een DC door ‘momenten van de waarheid’ op te sporen
Wanneer je een Development Center wilt inzetten als interventie om de organisatieontwikkeling een impuls te geven, begint dat met de vraag: waar gaat die gewenste beweging over? Soms is er al een stevige visie of strategie, soms zijn het slechts de contouren van een gewenste toekomst. Door het wensbeeld te vertalen naar concrete momenten, ontstaat er handelingsperspectief: wat kun je doen als professional of leidinggevende om in het hier en nu aan de verandering bij te dragen? -
02-02-2026 / Blogs / View in DutchOmgaan met de realiteit van overgangsmomenten
De afgelopen periode hadden de vraagstukken die coachees met coach Sanne in gesprek brachten iets gemeen: ze gingen over overgangsmomenten – wisselen van baan, een reorganisatie, verlies van een dierbare, ziekte, ouderschap, pensioen… En ze besefte zich dat dit misschien geen toeval was. Ze had zelf een periode van overgangsmomenten achter de rug. Of ze zat er nog middenin.
Contact
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