Ocak 2012’nin en iyileri – “Industrial Engineering in Turkey“ grubu

Geçtiğimiz ay grubumuz için harika bir dönem oldu:

- Grubumuza 167 yeni üye katıldı, artık 1.826 kişiyiz.
- Grubumuzda 33 yeni tartışma başlığı açıldı.

Geçtiğimiz ayın bana göre en iyi tartışmalarını aşağıda bulabilirsiniz.

- Linkedin'de var olmak ya da olmamak – http://lnkd.in/WqtT3T
- Müşterilerin kalbini kazanmak – Guy Kawasaki’nin pazarlama zirvesi sunumu - http://lnkd.in/3wJPs8
- Motivasyonel video: "Mazeret üretmeyin, başarı çalışmakla olur" —Michael Jordan - http://lnkd.in/6ZGAmy
- 77 yaratıcı ve "yakalayan" marka sloganı - http://lnkd.in/w7qGhY
- Grafiklerle Türkiye ekonomisinin büyüme trendi - http://lnkd.in/yD5gs6
- Seth Godin, yeni dünya düzeninde nasıl başarılı olunabileceğini anlatıyor - http://lnkd.in/8fXaWt
- Hayatınızda "istatistiğin" bir yeri var mı? Size göre insanlar istatistiği nasıl daha etkin kullanabilir? - http://lnkd.in/ANS2g6

Grubumuzun hepimize değer katan bir deneyim olmasına sağladığınız katkı için teşekkürler.

Sevgi, saygı ve selamlarımla.


Ahmet Kara

Beni Twitter’da takip edin — http://twitter.com/kahmet
Blogumu ziyaret edin — http://rasyonelolmakgerekirse.blogspot.com

Best of December 2011 - Industrial Engineering in Turkey

(original discussion is here)

December was a great month for our group:

- We have gained 130 new members, and we now have 1,659 members.
- 44 discussions have been started at our group.

Below can you find my favorite discussions of the month.

- “Amazon's warehouse -- One of the largest warehouses in the world” by me – http://lnkd.in/TNAsTn
- “Blog yazarı üyelerimiz mutlaka vardır. Lütfen katkı sağladığınız blog adres(ler)ini paylaşabilir misiniz. Bakalım endüstri mühendisleri ne ölçüde "blogger" !!” by me – http://lnkd.in/8TWV6Q
- “Endüstri mühendisi olarak tarımda bir proje hazırlayacak olsanız ne üzerine hazırlardınız?” by İlker Bektaş – http://lnkd.in/vsGBP7
- “Rasyonel Olmak Gerekirse: Ahmet Kara kimdir?” by me – http://lnkd.in/QN_2n3
- “2011 Turkcell Blog Ödülleri oylama sonuçları (mutlaka göz atmalısınız)” by me – http://lnkd.in/fmfTfN
- “Kısıt Bazlı Planlama için Gerçek Zamanlı İşletme / Real-time...” by Göker Sarp – http://lnkd.in/tdiYzc

Thank you all for your active participation. I am certain that our group will continue to be a unique and value-adding experience to you in the coming months.

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Here’s my new-year message.

Have you ever felt that you have so little time remaining in life? We all have a very limited number of years, winters, even Saturdays left, and the clock keeps on ticking. Life is too short, and it will surely end in the twinkling of an eye. Whatever we do, we cannot change this simple and naked reality.

However, we can try to live our remaining lives well-organized: In wealth of health and peace, having wonderful relations with family and friends, good for the society and our world.

Starting from 2012.

I wish you -an awesome new year's eve, plus- a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year.

Cheers,

Ahmet Kara

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Best of November 2011 - Industrial Engineering in Turkey

(original discussion is here)

November was a great month for our group:

- We have gained 95 new members, and we now have 1,529 members.
- 54 discussions have been started at our group.

Below can you find my favorite discussions of the month.

- “Top Internet trends in 2011” by me -- http://lnkd.in/vpXzRF
- “The difference between management and leadership” me -- http://lnkd.in/nXeXpu
- “Pretty interesting take on innovation: "Innovation usually ends in failure: The most innovative areas are ones where the cost of failure is low"” by me -- http://lnkd.in/DHryQb
- “Global energy issues: A macro view” by me -- http://lnkd.in/9zi-2F
- “İşyerinde İyi Bir Takım Oluşturabilmek İçin Uygulanması Gerekenler” by Michael Page Turkey -- http://lnkd.in/3bTfPQ
- “(A great post on) How to be a great entrepreneur -- James Altucher” by me -- http://lnkd.in/g_83ki

Thank you all for your active participation. I am certain that our group will continue to be a unique and value-adding experience to you in the coming months.

Cheers,

Ahmet Kara

Follow me on Twitter (in Turkish) — http://twitter.com/kahmet
Subscribe to my blog (in Turkish) — http://rasyonelolmakgerekirse.blogspot.com

From archive: Best of October 2011

(original discussion is here)

October was a great month for our group:

- We have gained 132 new members, and we now have 1,434 members.
- 59 discussions have been started at our group.

Below can you find my favorite discussions of the month.

- “10 Key Trends to Watch (from globaltrends.com)” by me -- http://lnkd.in/gR56XK
- “Bir Milyon Girişimci Hareketine Nasıl Katılırım?” by Ece Burgaz -- http://lnkd.in/GC4CZ3
- “The future of cash: "What kind of payment mechanism will the world ultimately alight on?"” by me -- http://lnkd.in/GnqDGu
- “Steve Jobs and the Seven Rules of Success (via entrepreneur.com)” by me -- http://lnkd.in/ZKTekR
- “How algorithms shape our world -- Video on TED.com” by me -- http://lnkd.in/S8sVsD

Thank you all for your active participation. I am certain that our group will continue to be a unique and value-adding experience to you in the coming months.

Cheers,


Ahmet Kara

Follow me on Twitter (in Turkish) — http://twitter.com/kahmet
Subscribe to my blog (in Turkish) — http://rasyonelolmakgerekirse.blogspot.com

From archive: Best of September 2011

(original discussion is here)

September was a great month for our group:

- We have gained 101 new members, and we now have 1,302 members.
- 25 discussions have been started at our group.

Below can you find my favorite discussions of the month.

- “30′lu yaşların getirdiği deneyim (20′lerindekilere tavsiyeler)” by me -- http://lnkd.in/vzyW58
- “Fabulous infographics here: How To Land A Tech Job at Apple, Google and Facebook | EconMatters” by me -- http://lnkd.in/VDPgUX
- “DAL-SINIR ALGORİTMASI” by Emrah Uzumer -- http://lnkd.in/whPPX6
- “Steve Jobs: A Success Story” by me -- http://lnkd.in/EEcfuh

Thank you all for your active participation. I am certain that our group will continue to be a unique and value-adding experience to you in the coming months.

Cheers,


Ahmet Kara

Follow me on Twitter (in Turkish) — http://twitter.com/kahmet
Subscribe to my blog (in Turkish) — http://rasyonelolmakgerekirse.blogspot.com

From archive: Best of August 2011

(original discussion is here)

August was a great month for our group:

- We have gained 142 new members, and we now have 1,201 members.
- 20 discussions have been started at our group, of which, the most influential ones were started by Engin Bıçak, Emrah Uzumer, and me.

Below can you find my favorite discussions of the month (the discussions are still open, and you can always join the debate by placing comments).

- “Paylaşın, beğenin, yorum yapın.” by me -- http://lnkd.in/TDX89Y
- “Steve Jobs: A Success Story” by me -- http://lnkd.in/EEcfuh
- “Arena 11 ve daha fazlası...” by Emrah Uzumer -- http://lnkd.in/P8VQsz
- “Endüstri Mühendisliği Yazılımları ve Uygulamaları Kongre ve Sergisi Hk.” by Engin Bıçak -- http://lnkd.in/AT7_ps

I wish our group continues to be a value-adding experience to you in the coming months.

Cheers,



Ahmet Kara

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From archive: Initiation of our monthly newsletter

As of July 2011, we have initiated our monthly newsletter. Since then stands our newsletter for a summary of the group action for the ending month like group stats, the most influential members/discussions, etc.

You can reach to the original discussion (including the comments) on our first monthly newsletter from here.

Yours truly,

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Dear member,

From now on, I’ll be publishing a monthly newsletter at the end of every month which consists of a summary of the group action for the ending month like group stats, the most influential members/discussions, etc. I believe that these newsletters will help you keep track of the action, share, and collaborate. Here we go.

July was a great month for our group:

- We have gained 102 new members, and reached a size of 1,059 members.
- 27 discussions had been started at our group, of which, in my view, the most influential ones had been started by Adile Miriad and me.

Below can you find my favorite discussions of the month. Remember that the discussions are still open, and you can always join the debate by placing comments.

- “Why we need operations research -- From the blog of an O/R academician” by me -- http://lnkd.in/qaXiS5
- “Hüsnü Özyeğin gençlere profesyonel girişimlerini ve girişimciliği anlatıyor (95 dakikalık video)” by me -- http://lnkd.in/9HuQ8q
- “What will be engineering's Next Big Thing? Here's the verdict of New Scientist readers” By me -- http://lnkd.in/8hzZyP
- “Would you like to have a Google+ invitation?” by me -- http://lnkd.in/vXzgGQ

Please spread the word in order to let your network of friends/colleagues know of our discussions, plus help us grow bigger and bigger.

I wish our group continues to be a value-adding experience to you in the coming days.

Yours truly,


Ahmet Kara

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From archive: We now have 1,000 members!

Here is an important post of our group from our archive. I've posted the below discussion to the group on July, 2011. It's title is "Voila! -- Industrial Engineering in Turkey group now has ** 1,000 ** members". Original discussion is here.

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Dear all,

Yes, we now have 1,000 members!! It took us roughly six months to double our group size from 500 members to 1,000 members.

We are among the biggest and most influential Linkedin groups of Turkey:
- We are in top-30 in terms of group size (among the Turkey-originated groups that have the keyword 'Turkey' in their introduction); and
- We are in top-15 in terms of growth (measured as new members added in last four weeks).

Besides, our standing improves day by day: Our growth rate averages around 10% every four weeks whereas others' average around 5%.

Let me share with you my prospects regarding our group size:
- 1,600 members by the end of 2011,
- 4,000 members by the end of 2012,
- 10,000 members by the end of 2013.

Some of you might think that becoming a group of 10,000 members in two and a half years is a tough target. In deed, it really is. Nevertheless,

- WE ARE A BIG COMMUNITY: I guess there are around 25,000 Turkish industrial engineers on the platform. Besides, we are open to everyone.
- OUR GROUP OFFERS REAL VALUE TO THE SOCIETY: Remember, our vision is feeding our society with rich industrial engineering perspectives.

These factors should lever our group up, and transform us from being a mid-sized group to becoming a big-sized one in the years ahead.

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I strongly believe in the bright future of our group, and I will be working hard to add value to the group. Let’s work on this all together; I kindly ask three things from you:

1. This group is a huge asset for industrial engineering students and new-graduates, but usage of Linkedin is limited among them. If you are somehow connected to the academia, please do promote our group at your university.

2. Let’s promote our group at our personal networks: Share the discussions of our group at your social networks (as we are an open group, any discussion posted to the group is shareable on social networks such as facebook, twitter, or google+).

3. Our group address is http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=2478520. Please consider forwarding this message to your network of friends.

Thank you for being a part of our group. We are richer with you.

Kind regards,


Ahmet Kara

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