LET ME TELL YOU A JOKE…A man goes to the movies to see a movie recommended by a friend. Surprised to find that friend on the seat next to his, he asks: You were the one who recommended this movie to me. Haven’t you already seen it? The friend replies: Yes, I have. But I […]
CAN THERE BE ART WHERE THERE IS UGLINESS? The book, “Introduction to Concepts in Art” (“Sanat Kavramlarına Giriş”), offers a clear and neat account for those who are interested in art and wish to learn about it. It is derived from the “Aesthetics and Introduction to Art” lectures Prof. Dr. Ayla Ersoy gave at Marmara […]
IS IT POSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN OUR HEALTH IN THE LIVES WE LEAD?The Myth of Normal – Trauma, Disease, and Healing in a Toxic Culture Last year, I wrote an article titled “The Body Keeps Score, But We Can Change It!” and summarized my views based on a global bestseller (https://muratulker.com/y/beden-kayit-tutar-olsun-kaydi-degistirmek-elimizde/.Now), the book Dr. Gabor MATÉ, […]
Is it possible to bring Money, Dignity, and Pay to your life while working??? On the last days of 2023, HBR Türkiye held a 2-day meeting called Business Summit 2023. I wasn’t able to watch it but some of my friends shared their notes with me, telling me they believed I’d find them quite interesting. […]
Conspiracy, Allegation, and the Veil of Mystery… How easy it would be to explain the course of history with conspiracy theories! Unfortunately, this is not possible. After a columnist drew attention to the matter, I studied the period just before the end of the Ottoman Empire and the unfolding of its destiny. I also reviewed […]
Intuition, Data, or Experience? What do you say about discussing influential decision-making in the individual and corporate (company/public) fields mentioning the book (*) “Don’t Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life”. .? It seems like just the right time for it. Our author, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, is currently an economist, […]
Perttu Polonen: The most important values of the future are compassion and honesty, which are learned in the family! On September 28, Harvard Business Review Turkey held the New Perspectives in Human Resources Summit. The number of speakers was quite immense and every aspect of the changes in human resource management were discussed. I […]
Until today, he has published summaries of the 70 most effective business books, and the name James M. Russel is the author of Dale Carnegie‘s written: ” How to Win Friends and Influence People” – the eighth book my parents gave me during my high school years in 1936. I later read “How to Develop […]
Today, there isn’t anyone in the world who hasn’t heard of the brand General Electric. I first noticed it in the 70s when I saw it in neon lights on top of a building in Jeddah. The GE logo can be seen on everything (-) including jet engines, ultrasound scanners, wind turbines, televisions, commercial loan […]
In November 2020, Scott Galloway, a professor at New York University, published a very interesting book titled “Post Corona / From Crisis to Opportunity”. Galloway is someone who has worked in the advertising and marketing sectors for a long time, founded companies, has done research, but like the most “left-leaning” employees in the sector, he […]
