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In this episode, we delve into the concept of being "qualified" in the workplace, examining who gets labeled as such, who doesn't, and the underlying reasons. We explore "competency checking"—the practice of scrutinizing individuals' abilities—and how it disproportionately affects underrepresented groups, often going unnoticed or unchallenged. Our discussion aims to redefine qualifications in a fair, equitable, and actionable manner. Our guest, Shari Dunn , is an accomplished journalist, former attorney, news anchor, CEO, university professor, and sought-after speaker. She has been recognized as Executive of the Year and a Woman of Influence, with her work appearing in Fortune Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Ad Age, and more. Her new book, Qualified: How Competency Checking and Race Collide at Work , unpacks what it truly means to be deserving and capable—and why systemic barriers, not personal deficits, are often the real problem. Her insights challenge the narratives that hold so many of us back and offer practical solutions for building a more equitable future. Together, we can build workplaces and communities that don’t just reflect the world we live in, but the one we want to create. A world where being qualified is about recognizing the talent and potential that’s been overlooked for far too long. It’s not just about getting a seat at the table—it’s about building an entirely new table, one designed with space for all of us. Connect with Our Guest Shari Dunn Website& Book - Qualified: https://thesharidunn.com LI: https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/sharidunn TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thesharidunn Related Podcast Episodes: How To Build Emotionally Mature Leaders with Dr. Christie Smith | 272 Holding It Together: Women As America's Safety Net with Jessica Calarco | 215 How To Defy Expectations with Dr. Sunita Sah | 271 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music…

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Ahval English editor David Lepeska interviews a variety of experts and analysts on all issues connected to Turkey

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Ahval English editor David Lepeska interviews a variety of experts and analysts on all issues connected to Turkey

94 episódios

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Talking Turkey

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EU losing credibility in eyes of Turkey - Muzaffer Şenel 36:23

há 4 years36:23

36:23

Political science professor Muzaffer Şenel told Ahval editor David Lepeska that he expects the European Union to levy minor sanctions against Turkey this week, that both Turkey and Greece are asserting maximalist maritime claims and that Turkish politicians are increasingly using refugees as scapegoats for the country’s economic and social issues.…

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Turkey fears a united EU - Karol Wasilewski 36:35

há 4 years36:35

36:35

Warsaw-based analyst Karol Wasilewski told Ahval editor David Lepeska that NATO has to be innovative to get Turkey and Greece to the negotiating table, that a divided European Union has strengthened Ankara’s hand and that Turkish foreign policy gains in Libya, Syria and the eastern Mediterranean could evaporate quickly.…

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Greece-Turkey tensions could spur Cyprus talks - Fiona Mullen 26:57

há 4 years26:57

26:57

Cyprus analyst Fiona Mullen told Ahval editor David Lepeska that conflict might have broken out in the eastern Mediterranean by now if the Greek and Turkish militaries had not been talking regularly, that Cyprus missed a great opportunity to develop its gas fields, and that the planned EastMed pipeline is probably a pipe dream.…

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Neither US nor EU have meaningful leverage over Turkey - Harry Tzimitras 40:23

há 4 years40:23

40:23

Harry Tzimitras of the Peace Research Institute Oslo told Ahval editor David Lepeska that Turkey has been using its quest for natural gas to send a political and military message to the region and the West, and that the pandemic has shrunk energy demand and dramatically altered the situation in the eastern Mediterranean, from which gas will not be going to the European market.…

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Turkey-Greece talks could lead to deadlock again - Nicholas Ioannides 41:02

há 4 years41:02

41:02

Maritime law scholar Nicholas Ioannides told Ahval editor David Lepeska that several factors come into play when determining the maritime borders around the Greek island of Kastellorizo and that Turkey has violated the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, to which it is not a signatory, and sought to introduce deviations from international law while other regional actors have accepted standard regulations and sought to cooperate.…

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Turkey creating fear and anxiety among diaspora in Germany - Gerasimos Tsourapas 33:33

há 4 years33:33

33:33

Migration and diaspora scholar Gerasimos Tsourapas told Ahval editor David Lepeska that a covid outbreak in any of Greece’s Aegean island refugee camps could exact a high toll, that President Erdogan’s weaponisation of refugees is likely to deliver diminishing results and that Turkey’s repressive measures abroad, like those of many authoritarian regimes, tend to make a real impact.…

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Horrifying, unlivable situation in Turkey-controlled Afrin -- Meghan Bodette 29:48

há 5 years29:48

29:48

Researcher Meghan Bodette told Ahval editor David Lepeska that more than 170 women have been kidnapped by Turkey-backed rebels in Syria’s Afrin province since the start of the Turkish occupation in January 2018, including 11 more in August, and that Turkey has no intention of responding to reports of war crimes and rights violations in Afrin or northeast Syria.…

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Macron, Erdogan use each other to reach nationalist voters - Guillaume Perrier 31:21

há 5 years31:21

31:21

Guillaume Perrier, longtime Turkey correspondent for French newspaper Le Monde, told Ahval editor David Lepeska that the threat of Turkey-linked political parties and Islamist and ultra-nationalist groups is growing in France and that with their latest exchange of insults presidents Erdogan and Macron are playing to a domestic audience and may soon move closer on Libya and the eastern Mediterranean as Paris aims to broker talks.…

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Erdogan gets away with murder when talking to Trump - Dimitar Bechev 39:15

há 5 years39:15

39:15

Atlantic Council fellow Dimitar Bechev told Ahval editor David Lepeska that we cannot yet assess the likely impact of Turkey’s gas discovery in the Black Sea, that Turkish President Erdogan appears to have U.S. President Trump wrapped around his finger and that Turkey’s policies in Syria, in halting Syrian President Assad’s offensive and curbing the Kurdish nationalist movement, have been a measured success.…

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There are thousands of Turkish spies in Germany - Sevim Dağdelen 31:09

há 5 years31:09

31:09

German parliamentarian Sevim Dağdelen told Ahval editor David Lepeska that Germany cannot be a credible mediator on Libya or Turkey-Greece tensions until it halts arms shipments to Turkey and that Germany’s largest Muslim organisation is not a religious body but a political one, a representative of the Turkish state with which Germany should end all cooperation and funding.…

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We’ve reached the panic point on Turkey - Ghanem Nuseibeh 36:45

há 5 years36:45

36:45

Ghanem Nuseibeh of London-based consulting firm Cornerstone Global Associates told Ahval editor David Lepeska that Turkey’s foreign policy has become increasingly aggressive and predominantly Islamist, like that of Iran after its 1979 revolution, and NATO and the European Union have only put themselves at greater risk by failing to take united action.…

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Arabs are wondering, is Erdogan all talk? - Nervana Mahmoud 41:34

há 5 years41:34

41:34

Middle East analyst Nervana Mahmoud told Ahval editor David Lepeska that war is a real possibility in the eastern Mediterranean, that Turkey has taken all decision-making power away from Libya’s Tripoli-based Government of National Accord and that Turkish President Erdogan has lost significant support among Arabs in the past decade for failing to live up to his promises.…

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Farmers in Turkey are seen as peasants - Mehmet Gurs 38:33

há 5 years38:33

38:33

Renowned chef Mehmet Gurs told Ahval editor David Lepeska that the best people tend to make the best foods, that Turkish agriculture has probably never been this troubled and that the initial motivation for his New Anatolian Kitchen concept was making Turkish food cool and sexy enough to attract the next generation of chefs.…

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Deep admiration and respect for Kurds from Bakur - Ava Homa 41:48

há 5 years41:48

41:48

Kurdish Iranian author Ava Homa spoke to Ahval editor David Lepeska about her well-received debut novel, Daughters of Smoke and Fire, Kurdish life as an act of subversion, the great possibility of Rojava and the admiration Kurds in Iran and beyond have for Kurds in Turkey, and their achievements.

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Turkey should break silence and support Uighurs - Dolkun Isa 36:45

há 5 years36:45