{"id":7951,"date":"2026-07-08T10:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T17:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/pod\/?page_id=7951"},"modified":"2026-07-08T10:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T17:58:12","slug":"jeff-turner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/pod\/coaching-and-organizational-consulting\/meet-the-consultants\/jeff-turner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Turner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Praxis HR<\/strong><\/p>\n

PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT<\/h2>\n

\"ConsultantEvery organization and the individuals within it have unique strengths. As a consultant and advisor, my role is to assist leaders and teams to discover and apply their talents and skills to ensure individual and collective success.
\nMy approach to consultation involves a partnership with clients to discover their goals and priorities; a systems perspective; facilitation of communication with individuals and teams to help them discover their resilience; meticulous analysis of the factors that add to or detract from overall goals; and thoughtful synthesis to identify changes that will ensure success.<\/p>\n

AREAS OF EXPERTISE\/RESULTS<\/h2>\n
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  • Organizational and Climate Assessments<\/li>\n
  • Change and Transition Consulting<\/li>\n
  • Retreat Planning and Facilitation<\/li>\n
  • Strategic and Operational Planning<\/li>\n
  • Team building<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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    • Leadership\/Management Coaching<\/li>\n
    • Leadership\/Management Training<\/li>\n
    • Diversity, Inclusion and Cultural Competence Consulting<\/li>\n
    • Mediation\/Conflict Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

      EXPERIENCE \/ SELECTED PROJECTS<\/h2>\n
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      • Conduct organizational assessments and analysis; developed findings, conclusions and recommendations related to leadership effectiveness, communications, accountability, work processes, and morale.<\/li>\n
      • Design and facilitate leadership retreats; selected topics include Leading during Transition, Effective Leadership, Change Management, and Strategic Planning.<\/li>\n
      • Conduct climate assessments; assist with the development and implementation of recommendations.<\/li>\n
      • Design and facilitate strategic planning retreats for university business units, boards, and committees.<\/li>\n
      • Provide mediation, conflict resolution and facilitated negotiation services.<\/li>\n
      • Provide leadership coaching for department chairs, executive directors, faculty and administrators.<\/li>\n
      • Provide change and transition consulting for academic departments related to incentive structures, leadership, and programmatic changes.<\/li>\n
      • Design and facilitate core competency development for university administrative departments.<\/li>\n
      • Provide on-going employee relations consulting services in collaboration with university human resources team.<\/li>\n
      • Provide facilitation and meeting management training for department chairs and committee members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        CREDENTIALS<\/h2>\n
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        • Managing Partner, Praxis HR, a human resources and organizational development consultancy<\/li>\n
        • Certified Mediator<\/li>\n
        • Former Associate Dean and Assistant Professor of Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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          • Bachelor of Arts Degree, Economics and Plan II, University of Texas at Austin<\/li>\n
          • Doctorate of Jurisprudence, University of Texas at Austin<\/li>\n
          • National Advisory Council Appointee, U.S. Small Business Administration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

            SELECTED CLIENTS<\/h2>\n
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            • UW School of Medicine<\/li>\n
            • UW School of Business<\/li>\n
            • UW College of Arts & Sciences<\/li>\n
            • UW Capital Projects<\/li>\n
            • Other higher-education clients: Seattle University (School of Business, College of Education), University of Puget Sound (College of Arts and Sciences, Alumni Relations, Human Resources, Capital and Planned Giving), City University (School of Business)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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