The Global Leadership Forum / GLF

THE 6th GLF, ISTANBUL, 2004:
LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND CAPACITY BUILDING

	MS. TUNYA CELASUN The World Bank,Turkey. Ms. Celasun spoke about leadership and capacity building by acquiring resources and integrating them.She stressed the need for leadership as the agent of change to bring about the realisation of the objectives enumerated in the Millenium Declaration signed by the World Bank.
	DR. NAWAL AMMAR Kent State University, United States. Dr. Ammar spoke about restorative justice and Islam.She defined restorative justice with reference to healing and reconciliation and raised the question whether restorative justice can be found in Islam.She argued that indeed Islam has restorative justice; even non-restorative punishment has elements of restorative justice in its reference to community and evdentiary rules.Islam ,she pointed out,places justice before peace.
	MRS. SALLY ZEIJLON The World Bank Country Manager, Turkey. Mrs. Zeijlon outlined the belief that leaders are not born but made ;that charisma is not an inborn quality but something that leadership achievements bestow on the leaders.She listed a number of people-based leadership initiatives which the World Bank supports.
	AMBASSADOR INGMAR KARLSSON Ambassador, Consul General of Sweeden in Istanbul. Ambassador Ingmar Karlsson spoke about Islam and Europe.He pointed out that it was important to recognize Islam as a domestic European religion.He emphasized that greater religiosity does not mean rejection of European secular and cultural values. He concluded by urging that the future Europe be built on dialogue and cultural diversity
	DR. MURAT ÇİZAKÇA The University of Bahcesehir,Istanbul. Dr. Çizakça argued that the dictatorrships in Muslim countries come from historical events not from religion . Islam is not anti-democratic and democracy may come to all Muslim countries but it needs what he called elite settlement .
	MS. BERYL DESKIN Communication consultant in the United States. Ms. Deskin pointed out that leadership is a process that requires reflection and regeneration. Effective leaders develop and use tools for learning and encouraging the emergence of new leaders in their organisations.
	PROF. HAFIZA GOLANDAZ Director, the International Leadership and Management Alliance, Mumbai, India. Prof. Golandaz pointed out that in the nation building process while leaders-leadership and capacity building have equally important roles to play, they should also serve as checks and balances on each other.
	MS. ELENA GVOZDEVA Head of the Council of Young Scientists at the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science. Ms. Gvozdeva spoke about young women's leadership development in Siberia .She argued that the status of women in Russia has been deteriorating rapidly in recent years because economic reforms have adversely affected women in Russia. She suggested means of empowering women, and ecouraging leadership initiatives by young Russian scientists.
	PROF. MUHSİN MENGUTURK Former Chairman of the Security and Exchange Commission in Turkey. Prof. Dr. Mengütürk described the Six Segma Way as a new methodology widely used by companies in the United States to attain a virtuality defect-free level of performance.
	DR. STAN GRYSKIEWICS Vice President of the Center for Creative Leadership in North Carolina, USA. Dr. Gryskiewics argued that change is bound to occur in any organisation. He said that the creative leader is the one who turns the turbulance caused by change into positive turbulance. He urged managers and leaders to manage change before change manage them.
	DR. CHRISTOS NICOLAIDIS Senior Lecturer of Strategic Management at the University of Macedonia, Greece. Dr. Nicolaidis discussed the relationship between leadership and the national culture and argued that the Greek national cultural traits were very prominent in the leadership culture of most organisations in Greece.
	DR. CHRISTIE ONWJUBA Associate Professor of Sociology at Zayed University, UAE. Dr. Onwjuba discussed obstacles facing African women and shared some of her observations about the leadership initiatives being undertaken in the Emirates to enhance opportunities for women's paticipation in economic development and political decisions.
	CONGRESSMAN JOSE GOMEZ Member of Parliament in Venezuela. Congressman Gomez spoke of the threat of terrorism in Latin America and and of the leadership needed to join efforts to combat drug dealers and their terrorist networks throughout the region.
	DR. YESIM TODUK AKIS Partner at AmRob , an international executive search company in Turkey. Dr. Toduk Akis discussed difficulties and challanges tht characterise the Turkish management culture. Sahe argued that there was a need for transparency, commitment, and a sense of dedication to the overall well-being of the organisation. She referred to Dr. Safty’s book on New Paradigms in Leadership and pointed out that there was an urgent need for authentic leadership at all levels in all sectors.
	PROF. CELIK KURDOGLU Chairman of Iyi Sirket Consultancy in Turkey. Prof. Kurdoglu offered a more nuanced analysis of the Trukish management culture, pointing out in particular that the size of the underground economy has more to do with the level of inflation than with anything inherent to the Turkish culture.
	DR. ANDREA CAMPBELL Psychologist and a professor in New Jersey, USA. Dr. Campbell offered a perspective on the therapeutic use of universal language of reconciliation for harmony and peace with oneself and with one’s environment.
	MS. JOTI KHOLI English Lecturer at the Faculty of Law at the University of Bahcesehir, Istanbul. Ms. Kholi spoke about visionary leadership. She emphasized the significane of spirituality in meeting the challanges of globalisation. She urged everyone to take the lead to bring about a “concious evolution.”
	MR. LEONG SZE HIAN Financial Consultant, Singapore. Mr. Hian spoke of the benefits of privatisation, multilevel marketing and enterpreneurship as effective tools for tackling poverty, corruption and developmental challenges .
	DR. BRUCE LLYOD Professor of Managent at South Bank University, London.UK. Dr. Llyod spoke of the need to introduce wisdom into management desicions and argued that only when ethics and morality are an integral component of the management approach, can we speak of leadership.
	MS. SAADET DEMIRCAN Development Director at Danone SA , Turkey. Ms. Demircan discussed her own leadership initiative at Danone SA Turkey . She related leadership to public service. Ms. Demircan described her professional development and network initiative aimed at enhancing the Turkish public’s awarness of the principles of good health and nutrition.
	MS. CRISTINA LAMANA Bussiness Lawyer, Barcelona, Spain. Ms. Lamana argued that leadership is first and formost honoring individual uniqueness. Universal democracy and justice, she said, are biological and sociological imperatives for the species to survive.
	MS. MARINA TYASTO Chair of International Relations at the Siberian Academy of Public Administration. Russia. Ms. Tyasto emphasised the need for connective leadership, that is leadership that connects people and advances their learning and personal experiences for the benefit of all.
	MS. MEHJABEEN ABIDI-HABIBI Community and Development Consultant and former UNDP officer in Pakistan. , Ms. Abidi-Habibi shared four experiences in different settings showing individual leadership initiatives, courage and leadership in difficult circumstances in Pakistan.
	DR. MANSOOR ELAGAB Chairman of the Sudan Human Rights Organisation, London, UK. Dr. Elagab argued that development polcies must be both just and inclusive and called for universal respect for human rights. He pointed out that today the legitimacy of the nation state ought to depend on how it fulfills its human rights obligations to the citizens.
	MR. LUIS MARKIZ CORRERA Bussiness Lawyer,Puerto Rica. Mr. Correra argued that the leadership role is self-evident when dealing with conflict resolution and conflict reduction. It ought to be based on respect for internatinal law and on the imperative to work through the mechanism provided by th United Nations for collective actions.
	DR. CHRIS ERNST Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, USA. Dr. Ernst discussed his research on reconciling ethnicity, religion and gender differences. He argued that in order to resolve conflict, it is necessary to identify group history and underlying tensions, societal factors, cultural values, and organisational elements.
	DR. GARY LATHAM University of Toronto,Canada. Dr. Latham discussed the theory of organisational justice and explained procedural justice, and raised a number of questions to help sharpen the focus on Dr. Ernst’s research.
	MS. ANJELIKA BOROVIKOVA Political Analyst with the United Nations Atomic Energy Agency,Vienna,Austria. Ms. Borovikova discussed the phenomenon of the so-called young leaders in Russia. She discribed the history of the rising star of the newly rich young Russians. She discussed the relationship between wealth and community-based leadership initiatives in Russia.
	PROF. CARROL ALLAIS Chair of Sociology at Cape Town University, South Africa. Dr. Allais discussed the South African experience in literacy training . She highlighted the problem of literacy in the world and the efforts being undertaken in South Africa to involve volunteers in adult literacy programs and innovative literacy programs. She argued the need for greater leadership involvement on the part of the government.
	MS. HELEN FRAGKOU Management Lecturer at the University of Macedonia, Greece. Ms. Fragkou shared her research on leadership skills and attitudes and reviewed the literature on leadership, listing and comparing various tables of skills and attitudes.
	DR. IRVANA MROZKOVA Palacky University, Cezch Republic. Dr. Mrozkova shared experiences from her University Summer Institute on the development of leadership among young people from different cultures.
	DR. JOHN KANE Griffith University, Australia. Dr. Kane discussed leaders as peace makers in Israel, Palestine, India, and South Africa. He argued the need for mutual trust before a constructive relation could be established between leaders as peace makers.
	MS. HARRIET FULBRIGHT Former executive Director of the President’s Commitee on the Arts and Humanities in the Clinton Administration, USA. Ms. Fulbright argued that to be effective, global leaders must learn to deal with issues related to cultural diversity; They must learn to handle them with undertstanding, compassion, and tolerance.
	DR. HASAN ARSLAN AND DR. CEVAT CELEP Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey. Dr. Arslan and Dr. Celep discussed respectively the effects of the role of the Board of Trustees on the Governance of Turkish Foundation Universities. They argued the need for transformational leadership educations organisations in Turkey.
	DR. SELAHATTIN TURAN Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey. Dr. Turan discussed the result of a major survey on the question of preparing Turkish school leaders for the 21st century. He found that the issue of leadership education was one of the most frequently cited need for schol administators.