Author: GOKHAN
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Vision, Mission, Strategy, Values. What do they actually mean?
Vision: The goal to be reached in the future, the dream. The question to describe is: What do we want to achieve? ————————————————————————————————— Mission: The reason we’re here and doing this job. The question to describe is: Why are we here, in this business? ————————————————————————————————— Strategy: The main path drawn to navigate to the targets… Read more
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What is Strategy and How to Build One
First of all what is Strategy? The way I put into words, strategy is the main path drawn to reach the identified opportunities by utilizing your capabilities, competencies, and resources. And what strategy is not: A “strategy” is not simply a goal, objective, wish, or aspiration; it’s not just a plan, and it does not involve… Read more
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Resilience – The Power to Overcome Challenges
Although the term “resilience” in English does not have an exact equivalent in Turkish, I believe that it can be adequately explained in the context of how Turkish citizens face challenges. Whether through their ability to continue living by lowering their standards, their skill in finding clever solutions in times of hardship, or their tendency… Read more
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Katz’ Categorization of Managerial Skills
In his 1974 article published in the Harvard Business Review, Robert L. Katz categorized managerial skills into three distinct areas: As a scholar specializing in social psychology (particularly the social psychology of organizations), Katz emphasized in his article the interactions and overlaps among these skills while explaining how their relative importance varies across different managerial… Read more
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Flow
Achieving a balance between fostering employee development, managing workload, and maintaining motivation is a challenge that everyone struggles with. Deciding how much to focus on developing individuals, particularly those at the beginning of their careers, versus how much to challenge them with difficult tasks, is a complex process—almost like requiring its own “process control” software.… Read more
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Natural Gas – Benefits and the Future
Natural gas has become widely used since 1950s mainly for power generation, heating, and for processes like fertilizer production. As most would remember, the Greeks and Native Americans who discovered “burning air” leaks from ground have used it like around Mount Olympus, too. But the transmission, distribution, storage, liquefaction and shipping for use in a… Read more