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Atlanta Police Chief Recognized For Leadership Efforts

Chief George N. Turner nominated for 2014 Leadership Character Award

Atlanta Police Chief George N. Turner was nominated for a 2014 Leadership Character Award by the Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership and Atlanta-based Turknett Leadership Group. Chief Turner was nominated in the large company category and the award recognizes Georgia leaders who demonstrate outstanding character in leadership.

Chief Turner is a 33-year veteran of the Atlanta Police Department. Under his leadership, major crimes including homicide, rape and robbery are down 18 percent. During his career at the Atlanta Police Department, Chief Turner rose through the ranks, holding 18 different positions and significantly contributing to the Department’s expansion.

Since his appointment to Chief of Police, Chief Turner has focused on community engagement, boosting the number of officers on the street and making Atlanta a safer city. In the past four years, Chief Turner has created eight new units, including the Community Oriented Policing Section, to respond to citizen concerns. He has also worked with Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed in growing the department to the largest force in history, with more than 2,000 officers. Chief Turner is committed to deterring crime and has led the Atlanta Police Department in becoming one of the first law enforcement agencies to use innovative technology to stop crime before it occurs.

Chief Turner serves on numerous boards and committees including the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange and a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area board. He was recently named the 1st Vice President of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police and becomes the second African-American to hold this position. Leadership Character Award nominees are selected by an advisory board. Winners will be announced on September 24 at the Sheraton-Atlanta Hotel.

About the Leadership Character Awards
Since 2003, the Turknett Leadership Character Awards have recognized Georgia leaders who display character in leadership based on alignment with the Leadership Character Model, a model developed by Bob and Lyn Turknett in 1995. For 10 years, the Awards were presented by Turknett Leadership Group. The 11th Annual Leadership Character Awards will be presented under the auspices of the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership and will be held on September 24, 2014 at the Sheraton Atlanta.

About the Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership
Founded in 1964, the Greenleaf Center is an international nonprofit organization that serves students, individuals, workplaces and the community by growing servant-leaders through education and programming. Robert K. Greenleaf was the author of "The Servant as Leader," a landmark essay that coined the phrase "servant-leader" and launched the modern servant leadership movement. Today the
Greenleaf Center nurtures students, enhances workplaces and builds the servant leader community through education, leadership development and conferences. To find out more, please visit www.greenleaf.org.

About Turknett Leadership Group
Turknett Leadership Group (TLG) founded the Awards in 2003 and presented the Awards from 2003 through 2013. TLG’s expertise is Leadership. With over 25 years’ experience, TLG is Atlanta’s premiere resource for Executive Coaching, Talent Assessment, Leadership Team Development, Culture Assessment and Change, and more. Through an approach grounded in science and guided by the Leadership Character Model™, TLG helps organizations hire the best people, identify and develop high potentials, and create high-performing cultures.

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