"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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11-20-2025 / Blogs / By Sofie HendrikxCrisis in a care team: how team coaching restored collaboration
In some teams, collaboration seems to flow naturally; in others, it requires more deliberate effort. In one group of specialised nurses within a healthcare organisation, tensions escalated to the point where working together became nearly impossible. The team’s manager watched trust evaporate almost overnight and called in K&S consultant Sofie Hendrikx for an intensive coaching journey. -
11-17-2025 / Blogs / View in DutchOntginnen van het rijke midden met het oog op systeeminnovatie
Hoe veranker je vernieuwing in een gevestigde organisatie? Hoe voorkom je dat experimenten en pilots verzanden wanneer bestuurders, besluitvorming en bestaande systemen aan zet zijn? En hoe versterk je het rijke midden: de plek waar leren, macht en samenwerking elkaar moeten ontmoeten? Voor het 5e FCE Festival 'Sprankelend vernieuwen in de gevestigde orde' gingen Mara Spruyt en Suzanne Verdonschot in gesprek met Marijke Spanjersberg. -
11-14-2025 / Blogs / View in DutchHoe maak je een sterk ontwerp? HRD cafe S04E10
In deze aflevering van HRD Café duiken Pieterjan van Wijngaarden en Joep Schuermans in de wereld van het leerontwerp — en dan vooral de vraag: hoe maak je een sterk ontwerp?
Contact
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