ARGE Consulting founded the Academy in 2014 to improve quality of life and sustainable development. Dr. Argüden’s book ‘Keys to Governance’ -published by Palgrave McMillan in 2011- formed the intellectual foundation of Argüden Governance Academy.
Published in Hürriyet Newspaper on October 21, 2014 (in Turkish).
We need to adopt a good governance culture at all institutions in order to improve our quality of life. A sustainable future requires a global education initiative for responsible global citizenship. Argüden Governance Academy was founded based on this idea that is laid out in “Keys to Governance” by Dr. Yılmaz Argüden.
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Quotes by Global Thought Leaders for Keys to Governance |
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“This is a marvelous book written by a well known and widely respected modern day renaissance leader and thinker. What Yılmaz Argüden has to say in this work is deeply rooted in a lifetime of remarkable experiences. On page after page one encounters important insights. This book is a tour de force of a kind that comes along only rarely. In these particularly difficult transition years we have here an oasis of calmly, thoughtfully, and carefully explained wisdom and suggestions about how to think and act. A must read.” |
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“Yılmaz Argüden has focused on two very important aspects of governance which haven’t gotten enough emphasis in my opinion: the need for trust and the need to build a culture of governance to improve sustainability of organizations. This book brings both issues to the fore and is a very good move in the right direction.” |
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“An extremely challenging and thoughtful analysis of the most important problems of global governance.” |
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“A must read for all those who believe that Government, Business and Civil Society need to work closer together for a sustainable planet and a better tomorrow. In his book Dr. Yılmaz Argüden provides holistic solutions to complex issues.” |
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“Whether a nation-state, or the world as a whole, benefits from globalization is above all a matter of good governance. Yılmaz Argüden investigates in this book thoroughly what this means for the actors in the world, for the political and economic élites. Yılmaz Argüden outlines the keys to good governance and sustainable development. It is a pleasure to read this book.” |
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“Any leader faces the challenges of establishing and maintaining trust among those whom he or she must lead. In this book, Yılmaz 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.” |
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“I commend Yılmaz 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.” |
