Yılmaz’ means ‘dauntless’. ‘Argüden’ means ‘honorable’ and is pronounced as ‘argue then’, as in the phrase “if you don’t agree, argue then.”
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Call for Good Governance at UN by Dr. Yılmaz Argüden

Trust is the essence of good governance and foundation of sustainable development

Selected by WEF as
“Global Leader for Tomorrow”

For his commitment to improve the state of the world

UN Global Compact
Global Chair of Local Networks

Representing 100+ Nations at the world’s largest sustainability platform

IFC Corporate Governance
Advisory Group Member

Among the global thought leaders in corporate governance

Business at OECD,
Chair of Governance Committee

Representing the private sector at the OECD

Chief Economic Advisor
to the Prime Minister

Among the closest colleagues of the Prime Minister

State Planning Organization
Chairman, Advisory Council

Development Strategies consultation w thought leaders

Leadership of
the Privatization Program

Innovative policies to improve competitiveness of Türkiye

Turkish Tax Authority
Oversight Committee Member

Representing private sector as Chair, TUSIAD Public Reform C.

Visionary Leadership for
Bringing Quality

Transformative leaders shape the future, Atatürk is an undisputable example

Pioneer for
Responsible Leadership

A Social entrepreneur, founder and leader of numerous NGOs

Visionary for the World
with his Strategic Leadership

Türkiye becomes a role model with innovative deployment strategies

Dr. Argüden
Improves Quality of Life

Advisor, Independent Director, Investment Banker, Social Entrepreneur…

Modern Day Renaissance Thinker and Leader

Turkish consulting, investment banking, competition law pioneer

Global Citizen Proposes
a Global Education Initiative

Our collective interdependance should be the focus of education

Int’l Industrial Engineering Society – Leadership Award

For his contributions to the industrial engineering profession

Key Insights by
Trusted Advisor

Building win-win strategies by considering stakeholder interests

Türkiye: A Country to Live,
Learn, and Innovate

Dr. Argüden’s proposal to utilize ”Türkiye” in all languages enacted

Sports Ambassador Proposes Multi-Country Olympics Effort

Boğaziçi Sports Ambassador Dr. Argüden: “Olympics Unite”

National Quality Movement
Brings Quality to Türkiye

Quality leader Dr. Argüden’s son becomes a car designer

Mr Strategy
Raised the Bar

Improving strategic thinking and management quality

ARGE Consulting
Path

Improving quality of life with innovative projects

Strategy Boutique
Global Impact

Global intellectual contributions in governance, sustainability, quality…

ARGE Consulting Promotes Responsible Leadership

Strategy, business excellence, governance & sustainability…

Sustainable Success Model by ARGE at 30th Anniversary

HBR, EFQM, and IIRC joins ARGE for its 30th Anniversary

Role Model for Europe
with its CSR Approach

ARGE Consulting allocates one day a week for non-profit work

UN Global Compact
First Turkish Signatory

Hosting UN General Secretary Kofi Annan in Istanbul

Shaping the Future Award
at the European Parliament

ARGE is a change agent with its social entrepreneurship

ARGE Consulting
World Economic Forum

WEF Professional Services Working Group member

ARGE Consulting
B20 Knowledge Partner

Governance and Sustainability recommendations to G20 leaders

ARGE Consulting
Certified EFQM Advisor

Intellectual contributions to the development of EFQM Model

ARGE, IIRC
Licensed Training Partner

Intellectual contributions to Integrated Reporting

International Council of Management Institutes

ARGE Consulting pioneering the adoption of ICMC

Dr. Yılmaz Argüden
is featured on Le Monde

ARGE shares its vision for Turkish–European Relations

Who Cares
About Europe?

National Quality Movement is the license to improve Europe

Balanced Scorecard
is in Türkiye

Global developments are introduced to Turkish clients

Turkish Davos:
Searching for Tomorrow

Scenario analysis with leaders from politics, business, NGOs and academia

Turkish Chambers of Commerce Works With ARGE Consulting

TOBB strengthens its organizational capacity

ARGE Partners With IMC to Establish ABİGEM & İŞGEM

ABİGEM & İŞGEM improves entrepreneurship and exports

Dünya, Microsoft and ARGE Collaborates for Anatolian SMEs

Strategy and Governance for SMEs, NGOs & Local Gov’t

Local Development Guide
For Business

Business, NGO & Public Sector engagement for better decisions

Guru of
Boards

Sharing experience at 70+ boards in 4 different countries

Dr. Argüden
Chairman of Erdemir

Inorganic growth strategies and quality focus at Erdemir

Rothschild & Co – Türkiye
Chairman

Rothschild globalizes with local leaders

UN Global Compact
Board of Directors

Sustainability leaders meet at the UN Global Compact Board

Argüden Governance Academy
is Founded

ARGE founded the Academy to improve quality of life and sustainable development
(February 16th, 2014)

Argüden Governance Academy
Established Fund at BÜVAK

Boğaziçi University President at the signing ceremony

Huge Donation from TIRSAN
for Good Governance

Visionary leaders support Argüden Governance Academy

Argüden Governance Academy
an Independent Foundation

Sharing governance know-how with public & private sectors and NGOs

Good Governance
for Quality of Life!

Trust is the essence of good governance

CEOs need to Manage not only
Company but also Stakeholders

Value creation needs managing stakeholder expectations

Good Governance in NGOs is
Key for Participatory Democracy

Civil society governance improves democratic culture

Good Citizenship Requires Assuming Responsibility

Voting is not enough for Participatory Democracy

Municipality Governance SC
Best-in-Class Example At OECD

Innovation for improving local good governance

Sustainability Scorecard
Role Model at G20

SGScorecard speeds up peer learning with examples

Good Governance For Kids
Gets Implemented Countrywide

Good Governance culture for elementary school kids

Good Governance Practices
for the Leaders of the Future

University students experience governance with GOV101

Academy Publishes the
First Turkish Integrated Report

Not only a thought-leader but also a pioneer in implementation

Knowledge Partner, Int’l. Integrated Reporting Council

Thought leader in integrated thinking/reporting

A Global First
From a Turkish Municipality

Kadıköy worked with ARGE to issue their integrated report

Council of Europe Accredited the Academy for ELoGE in Türkiye

Academy leads European Label of Governance Excellence process

KalDer
Institution of the Year

By bringing management quality to the National Agenda

National Quality Movement
Initiated

Mobilizing governmental, private and volunteer organizations

Türkiye Becomes
a Partner of EFQM

Turkish becomes one of the formal languages of EFQM

Ministry of Education Joins
National Quality Movement

Undersecretary of Ministry of Education signs the agreement

Chairman of Alumni Association
Civil Society Supported Univ.

BURC Facilities developed with donations from 4,500 alumni

Business Relations with the US
Entrusted to Dr. Argüden

Contributions to bilateral relations for over 20 years

Turkish-Canada Business Council, Founding Chairman

Leadership for Turkish-Canada bilateral relations

Turkish-French Business Council, Vice Chairman

Contributions to Turkish-French and Turkish-EU relations

Founding Board Member of
TEGV

The Idea to form an education foundation was presented to Suna Kıraç

Founding Board Member of
TESEV

First policy think-tank for social and economic studies

Corporate Volunteers Assoc.
Founder and Vice Chairman

For deployment of corporate volunteerism in the community

Founding Chairman of
UNGC Turkish Network

Dr. Argüden is elected as first Chairman of the Network

Leader for
Brilliant Endeavors

Top advisor for Mergers & Acquisitions in Türkiye

Effective Social Entrepreneur with His Strategic Vision

Leader & Social Entrepreneur for Social Change

Social Change through NGOs with Award Schemes

Designing award schemes to improve peer learning

Aligning Incentives
With the World We Want

Utilizing the power of financial sector for a better world

Tarsus American College
Broke All The Records

TAC became National Champions in all age levels

Chair of University Sports Club
First International SportsFest

First SportsFest was organized with the participation of European Universities

Among the Founders of
Basketball Players Association

Former players unite to improve Turkish basketball nationwide

Turkish Basketball Federation
Vice Chairman

“National Basketball Initiative” report is a top notch reference document

World Leaders are
Recommending This Book

INSEAD, Harvard, MIT, Clinton, Schröder…

Global Leaders look up to
Turkish Strategist

Innovative ideas for good governance and sustainability

Boardroom Secrets
Book of the Month

How to provide effective guidance and oversight

Business Leaders Follow
Keys to Governance

Provides valuable insights for all business leaders

The Essence of Strategy
is Choice

Quality is
Exceeding Expectations

Responsible Leadership is key
for Good Governance

Trust is the Foundation of
Sustainable Development

Distinguished Citizenship
Award

Distinguished Career
Award

Strategic Leadership
Award

Leadership in Quality
Award

Be as you wish to seemSocrates