Keys to Governance: Strategic Leadership for Quality of Life

Quality: The KalDer Case Novelty of Kalder Management Good Governance In Kalder Principles of Effective Cooperation with NGOs Management Support for NGOs Private Sector Impact: The Example of ARGE Consulting A Sectoral Deployment Strategy for the UN Global Compact Benefits of Volunteer Work NGO Contribution to the Business World PART VI: GOVERNANCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY OF CORPORATIONS: CONTINUOUS CREATION OF VALUE Diversity at the Head Table Important Areas of Diversity Managing Diversity Steps Toward Diversity Role of the Board of Directors Expectations from Board Members Measuring the Effectiveness of Corporate Governance Some Recommendations Constructive Critical Thinking Management Culture is More Important Than Management Structure Examples of Behaviours Expected from an Organization With Good Governance Ethical Values as a Foundation to Building Trust Common Management Challenges Strategy and Simulation Models Strategic Scenarios Customer Focused Organization Loyal Customer or Profitable Customer? Securing Mind Share: PR, Communications, and R&D Creating a Brand Growth and Profitability Geographic Expansion and Mergers Size and Mergers Multiple Management Centres The Fast-Acting Company Management in Family Owned Companies The Characteristics of a Good CEO Developing Future Leaders Preparing the Company for an IPO or Sale Human Resource Management Trust Within the Corporation Sharing Information Social Responsibility Corporate Citizenship Respect PART VII: GOOD GOVERNANCE STARTS FROM THE INDIVIDUAL Power of Positive Thinking Successful People are Those who Can Manage Life You Can Learn to be Successful Managing Time is Managing Life Align Use of Time with Your Vision Recommendations To Manage Others Man is The Creation of His Habits Critical Dimension of Life: Job And Career Live While You Work; Work While You Live Chasm in The Mindset: Us versus Them Education as the Key to Peace and Tolerance Diversity Breeds Richness Benefits of The Net Education Reform To Achieve Cultural Reform Evolution of Social Behavior Social Issues Threaten Global Peace We Should All Be 'A Citizen of The World' Tolerance and Harmony to Address Social Issues Curriculum for Global Citizenship APPENDIX: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF A NATION - TURKEY: Cradle of Civilizations, Land of Inspiration, and a Catalyst for Peace

book, Yilmaz Argüden explains how this task has changed in the modern world. He provides leaders in government, non-profits, and corporations with ideas for how to take their leadership into the 21st century.' - Jim Thomson, President/CEO, RAND Corporation'I commend Yilmaz Argüden for taking on the challenge to write this book, which provides new insights into how the global community can be a better place economically, socially, politically, and culturally through a detailed examination of good governance.' - Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Laureate, Social Entrepreneur, and Founder of Grameen Bank