TP Lab, a playground for exploration and innovation

Turningpoint was born out of research on leadership transitions in Europe. The Turningpoint team has maintained this spirit of research and constant innovation in regards to both content development and teaching methods.

Turningpoint Lab

Innovation lab

Noun

1- A space of work and socialization created to respond to different societal, organizational, scientific and technical issues.

TurningPoint Definition

2- A space to share research, ideas and experiences in order to develop innovative coaching methods for managers and their companies.

Academic research

Since the foundation of  Turningpoint in 1999, research has played a central role; the initial research project on leadership was developed in collaboration with Ashridge University in London and HEC Paris. Since 2012, Turningpoint has established a research partnership with EMLyon on Executive Leadership. Our leadership development, executive coaching and transformation programs have served as a basis for research for two successive PhD students. The first topic was the logic of “Leader Engagement”, followed by “Leader Vulnerabilities”.

Our 3-tiered approach

Turningpoint's innovation within leadership coaching and development are based on 3 internationally recognized academic approaches.
The Systemic approach

The Systemic approach

Gelstalt

Gelstalt

Appreciative Inquiry

Appreciative Inquiry

Bridget Farrands

Bridget Farrands

Drawing upon Turningpoint research into leadership transitions started in 1999, and in collaboration with Ashridge University and HEC Paris, Bridget Farrands and Richard Elsner identified polarizing situations – leadership tensions – that can place a new leader in a highly tenuous situation of which he is not always conscious. The research resulted in a book “Leadership Transitions – How business leaders take charge in new roles” (Kogan Page, 2012). The book is based on 4 stories of relative successes and failures.

Research and development
is in our DNA !

Michel Mornet

Michel Mornet

Turningpoint Co-fonder and Partner

Benjamin Pavageau

Benjamin Pavageau

Today a Doctor in Management Science, Benjamin was accompanied by Turningpoint for 7 years (2012-2019) as part of his research on leader engagement. His research demonstrated that the habit of giving, in whatever form, plays a central part in leadership development, both at the level of the leader and his team, as well as the entire organization.

Charles Revue

Charles Revue

Researcher and PhD student from EM Lyon and Turningpoint partner since 2019, Charles is working on a thesis on vulnerabilities of business leaders. He started his research with a dissertation on vulnerability while completing his Masters degree in Management Science at KEDGE Business School.

To really develop as a leader

TP Lab in pictures

From left: Michel Mornet, who oversees TP Lab at Turningpoint, Charles Revue, IRCOM researcher and Axelle Nourrain, Head of Development at Turningpoint.

Développer leadership Vuibert

Previous IRCOM researcher funded by Turningpoint, Benjamin Pavageau, promoting his book – a result of this thesis on leadership development.

Turningpoint Lab

The TP Lab team in August 2019. From left: Michel Mornet, Florence de Colnet, Laetitia Adhemar, Axelle Nourrain, Charles Revue, Edouard de La Moissonnière, Linh de Lavigne, Olivier Pelleau and Anne Fendt.

TP Lab meeting with Turningpoint team & coaches.

TP Lab meeting with Turningpoint team & coaches.

TP Lab meeting with Turningpoint team & coaches.

“Leadership Transitions – How business leaders take charge in new roles” (Kogan Page, 2012), by Bridget Farrands and Richard Elsner, former Co-founders of Turningpoint.

Work groups – TP Lab December 5, 2022

Work groups – TP Lab December 5, 2022

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