EOQ Business Leaders’ Club EOQ General Assembly and Board Meeting December 10, 2005, Vienna

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club EOQ General Assembly and Board Meeting December 10, 2005, Vienna

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club Workgroup Members Niyazi Akdaş Wolfgang Kaerkes Youri Gousakov Bertrand Jouslin de Noray Frank Steer Ilknur Özbay Michaela Schröder

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club Brand Name EOQ Business Leaders’ Club! BLC

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club Vision: To connect European business leaders in order toachieve success and competitiveness within their organizations through innovation, transformation and diversity.

Mission: To create a prestigious network for business leaders within which quality can flourish. EOQ Business Leaders’ Club

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club Objectives • To create a prestigious network of European Managers/Leaders interms of quality,competitivenessand sustainability, • To enlarge EOQ network and add new perspectives,

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club Objectives • To improve EOQ’s relationships with the business world in order to better understand their needsin the field of quality,now and in the near future, • To create EOQ products as a result tailored according to the needs of the business world • To motivate the business leaders to be involved and take initiative in EOQ activities,

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club Objectives • To keep track of the needs of the business world, so that EOQ will react better and adapt according to this information source, • To bring a new approach to EOQ with the experience of the members of the network,

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club Objectives • To make use of the diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas of themembers of the network, • To increase EOQ’s incomes.

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club Added Values for Business Leaders • To be part of a European network • To have access to best information resources (innovation, transformation, etc.) • To help business leaders change their way of thinking • To help to deploy new approaches, practices

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club Added Values for Business Leaders • To help the European business community to succeed • To have an opportunity to share their ideas and experiences

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club Pilot Study in Turkey- Methods Top 25 Turkish companies from different sectors were chosen and contacted They were briefly informed about the project and asked to fill in a questionnaire about EOQ and related issues Answers from 16 of them have been received in spite of continous follow-up

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club Pilot Study in Turkey- Aims • To assess the awareness about EOQ and its activities among these QMs • To see the expectations of these companies from such a partnership • To see what they are capable of offering to EOQ in return • To set a method for other FMOs in the way they will approach the “Business Partner” candidates.

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club Results of the Pilot study in Turkey-1

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club EOQ’s Promises to the Business Leaders • Minimum two meetings per yearexclusive to business leaders’ club members • Discounted attendance to Annual congresses for the BLs or one representative from their companies; • Invitation to attend summer/winter camps or other Change Leaders’ events at their own cost;

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club EOQ’s Promises to the Business Leaders • Right to use EOQ’s name/logo on theirweb site, business card etc. to encourage them to emphasize their relationship with EOQ as the quality leader in Europe. • An electronic link between business leaders where they can easily reach each other through EOQ and EOQ continuously supports the business leaders with updated information

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club EOQ’s Promises to the Business Leaders “Free in-company assessment in innovation” at the beginning ofmembership; Priviliged access to EOQ’s new products Right to be an affiliate member starting from the second year

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club EOQ’s Promises to the Business Leaders • Registration of business partners’ information on quality in the EOQ Euroregister system • The opportunity to present his company during the EOQ Annual Congress

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club EOQ’s Expectations from Business Leaders • An annual fee(2000 € for companies with up to 500 employees, 4000 € for companies with more than 500 employees) starting from the 2nd year • To use their own network for promoting EOQ and its activities • To use their websites to promote EOQ activities via a link/banner or both

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club EOQ’s Expectations from Business Partners • Use their network in order to enlarge our network of business leaders • Use their own published material in order to continuously promote EOQ and its activities • The right to use their logo on the web site and EOQ-FMO materials

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club How to choose target BLs? • The individual must be from an organization which is judged to be: • Quality minded • Highly reputable • Of high performance • CSR orientated • Innovative • Open to transformation

EOQ Business Partnership Model How to choose target BLs? • The individual is expected to: • Have practical experience in managing change and transformation • Be quality focussed • Be open to innovation • Have multicultural experience • Be open minded • Have respect for others • Be willing to share

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club Route The first Business Leaders’ Meeting will be held in Cappadocia, Turkey between April 20-23, 2006 to finalize the Business Leaders’ Club model. The attendants will be named by the Executive.

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club The aim of this meeting will be: • Determine what is expected from a partnership between EOQ and the business world and how to shape this relationship so that both parties will benefit. • Define how to invite new members, how to contact business leaders, how to choose these leaders and how to involve FMOs to do this.

EOQ Business Partnership Model Thank you!

EOQ Business Leaders’ Club EOQ General Assembly and Board Meeting December 10, 2005, Vienna