IBM Kurumsal Hizmet Gücü - Türkiye

I started to meet my team one at a time as we gathered at the Taxim Hill Hotel in Istanbul over the weekend. Besides the kick off team dinner on Saturday and the briefing Sunday morning, it was really nice that as we as a team got to discover Istanbul in a very non touristy fashion depending on using the Metro Bus to get around and by doing a lot of walking. We stuck to a lunch at a typical Turkish café and ordered Shish kabab. Of course!

As we boarded Turkish Airlines to Izmir, it would have been hard to say that this was a team who had only just met.

Then comes the big day! Day 1 when we got to meet our clients, its all about first impressions, high expectations, deliverables in a one month timeframe… and we do it in Typical IBM Style – One team (in “Business Formals”) presenting a common goal.

We had our initial meeting at the Agean Chamber of Commerce which mainly consisted of introductions between the IBM Teams, our work plans and the three client organizations. The hosts were absolutely warm and gracious and even funny as we discovered from their introductory stories. Formal presentations done and there’s nothing like a good cocktail mixer to build a relationship and set off on the right foot.

Yes, my Turkish has gotten a little better, so it was easy enough to figure out that IBM Kurumsal Hizmet Gucu Turkiye means IBM Corporate Service Corps Turkey! But you know that too.... :-)