Turknett Leadership Group Calls for Nominations; November 1st Deadline for 2005 Annual Leadership Character Awards

Business Wire, Oct 10, 2005

ATLANTA -- Turknett Leadership Group (TLG) is seeking nominations for the third annual statewide Leadership Character Awards. Atlanta-based TLG in partnership with Kennesaw State University's RTM Institute for Leadership, Ethics and Character will honor four individuals and two organizations that best exemplify the standards set forth in the Turknett Leadership Character Model. Anyone may nominate a deserving individual or organization through November 1, 2005 at www.leadershipcharacter.com.

"The Turknett Leadership Character Award is the ultimate recognition in business today," said Jim Huling, CEO of MATRIX Resources, Inc. "This award acknowledges the individuals and organizations that have made the utmost principles, ethics and values the cornerstone of their success, regardless of financial achievement. I strongly encourage those professionals and companies who adhere to the highest levels of integrity, ethics and values to also seek this ultimate honor in Georgia business." MATRIX was one of the 2003 winners of the Organization Character Award and Huling was a nominee for an individual Leadership Character Award.

The categories for the Leadership Character Award are: Associate/Individual Contributor, Executive/Manager, President/CEO/Partner, and Non-Profit/Education. Categories for organizations are divided into two groups by size: over 500 employees, and under 500 employees.

Nominees will be evaluated based on the degree to which they exhibit the qualities of Leadership or Organization Character. Leaders with character possess unquestioned integrity, treat others with respect and take personal responsibility for the success of the organization. Organizations with character also have unquestioned integrity, treat their customers, suppliers and each other with respect, and maintain a culture in which everyone takes responsibility for achieving results and upholding the values.

All nominees and winners will be recognized at a luncheon ceremony on February 6, 2006 at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Buckhead.

Members of the advisory group who will select the honorees include Oz Nelson, retired chairman and CEO of United Parcel Service; Conchita Robinson, CEO of C. Robinson Associates; Dr. Betty Siegel, president of Kennesaw State University, and Frank Skinner, retired president of BellSouth Telecommunications.

Turknett Leadership Group is a character-based management and consulting firm that focuses on aligning strategy, leadership and culture by providing services in the areas of Executive Development, Selection & Integration; Succession Planning; Team Assessment and Development; Ethics, Retention and Culture Consulting.