Forty Fours in Management: In the Age of Information and Innovation

Don't worry that you may have lost the race to build the world's highest building to the Burj al Arab in Dubai, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, or the World Financial Center in Shanghai if you place all the books written about leadership on top of each other, you can claim this title. You would be fairly confused reading this enormous collection. At times you will see the 5, 10, 27, 83 or 100 features of the perfect leader, and at other times you will be asked to ponder whether leadership is learned or made. You will read passages by the same author, which say the charismatic leader is both demonized and idealized, or that the perfect leader is either a listener or an orator. Don't be surprised by these contrasts, it is actually quite normal that there is such a quantity and such a wide variety of opinions about leadership, which is an immeasurable value.

DR. HAYRI BARAÇLI was born in Fatih, Istanbul, in 1966. He graduated from Yildiz Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering in 1989, and completed his Master s degree and doctoral studies at the University s Institute of Science. Starting his academic career as a research assistant in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Yildiz Technical University in 1990, Dr. Baraçl concurrently taught at the Air Force Academy between 1998 and 2007. Since 1999, he has been serving as a Faculty Member at Yildiz Technical University.
Working as the General Manager of Istanbul s Electricity, Tramway and Tunnel General Management (IETT) from 2009-2014, Dr. Baraçl was appointed as the General Secretary of Istanbul s Metropolitan Municipality in May 2014. He is also a member of Presidential Council of Local Administrations Policies.