Hello everybody and welcome to this new episode of the IMACE Podcast!

Our new stop is Turkey with the special guest, Menekse Ahbab!

Meneske has over 20 years of experience as EA/Office Manager in different multinational companies: Aside from her role, she was an internal trainer and organizational health leader at Johnson Controls Middle East & Africa region. In 2020 Menekşe worked at HPE as a GM assistant. She is now a Plant Director Assistant at Schneider Electric in Turkey.

Menekşe has extensive experience in the profession and is a genuinely passionate professional. She has been joining Executive Assistant events as a keynote speaker and trainer for many years. She continuously elevates the work by attending university conferences as an industry expert, mentoring/coaching the students and her colleagues in their early careers. Sharing knowledge and expertise is in her DNA; therefore, she is an active networker.

She is the National Chairman of IMA Turkey and I am so impressed by her story, because she is sharing with us the entire journey the association had in order to be established and legally recognized in Turkey, country where is not easy to found free and no profit organizations such as IMA. But here what made the difference was the power of the network, the passion and the common vision that enabled Menekse and the Turkish members, who did not give up.

We discuss about Leadership, Career Management, Change Management, Resilience and many other topics that are relevant for our workplace!

Please enjoy our conversation! This was the last episode of the IMACE Podcast where I invited international guests. Please stay tuned to see what is our next stop!

MM