“We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes–understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” Arianna Huffington AYÇA GENÇLER Born in 1961, Ankara, Turkey; Ayça Gençler is a graduate of TED Ankara College (1979) and the Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Industrial Engineering Department (BS, 1984). Joining Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. in 1984, worked as an Organization and Methods Specialist (1985), Organization Assistant Manager (1993), Capital Markets Assistant Manager (1997) and Retail Banking Group Manager (1998). Within the context of Retail Banking Performance … Continue reading Decision Making

QUESTIONS TO FIRAT ISBECER, WHO LED CHANGE VIA INNOVATION “Firat Isbecer is an entrepreneur and an angel investor. Isbecer co-founded Pozitron, a pioneering mobile banking and payments software company that was acquired by London based fintech star Monitise plc in 2014. As the Managing Director of Monitise MEA, Isbecer oversaw the company’s Eastern Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and Africa operations. Monitise was later acquired by US-based financial services tech giant Fiserv Inc in 2017. He left the company and founded Commencis. Commencis builds purposeful digital transformation journeys and products for leading brands across the globe.” (crunchbase.com)To begin with, who … Continue reading Innovation and Change

Ilaha Amirbayova Consultancy manager at PwC Azerbaijan     Interview questions about Organizational Culture How well you fit into a company’s culture depends entirely on your personality traits and outlook? What cultural aspects really matter to your company? Did you fit in with the culture working with your last employer? What would be the ideal company culture for you? How would you describe your corporate culture in five words? What’s one thing you would change about the company if you could change absolutely anything? How effective is organizational culture as a control mechanism upon which managers can rely? Describe organizational culture and … Continue reading Culture

Interview with Fırat Aktaş Marketing Director – Brand Communication & Innovation Dubai World Trade Center “Fırat Aktaş is a marketing communications professional with over 15 years … Continue reading Information Technology

İlhan Sipahi the General Manager of Doğuş Retailing is responsible from the all process of export of mainly jewellery and watches. We have chosen him to interview with since he is familiar with the information technologies and by the help of it they have designed the organization and its running. Integration with all the departments have enabled him to see the real impacts of it in terms of productivity, marketing and sales. What do you think about information technologies? Does it affect the working environment? In today’s globalization and competitive world, accommodating yourself to change and innovation and trying to … Continue reading Technology and Design

Ahmet Çetiner Gür-İş İnşaat ve Mühendislik A.S What is the most challenging thing in company you are working while keeping up with environmental changes? The most challenging thing is that practice does not always fit the theoretic. For instance, changes is currency. Estimation of inflation was 10-11% but the real inflation is 25% in Turkey. Thus, big companies have difficulties. Also, while doing business in many industry, permission from 5 ministries is needed. For instance, in Hatay all the permissions were taken 9 years ago. After that when the government changed 2 years ago, they wanted to remove the power … Continue reading Environment

INTERVIEW with JACQUES COUVAS A very valued Adjunct Professor in Business Administration Department in our school, Jacques Couvas, has agreed to help us with our project and give an interview about effectiveness. Before we begin, we would like to thank him for his time and contributions. Who is Jacques Couvas? “Jacques Couvas has held CEO, COO, executive officer positions, and board directorships with public and private MNCs in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. He has served on various committees of the International Telecommunications Union of the United Nations, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute, the European Conference … Continue reading Effectiveness