SSBS & HBBSS hosted a joint day-long leadership workshop to facilitate professional development for ex-pat teachers with current leadership roles while also offering a starting point for new teachers as they prepare to assume leadership roles in the future.

SSBS & HBBSS Director of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Pan GuanWen

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Head teacher of SSBS High School

Addisu Seyoum

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Deputy Head teacher of HBBSS Middle School

William Franks

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Head teacher of SSBS Middle School

Stacie Sulies

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Deputy Head teacher of SSBS Primary School

Brian Rhea

The event started with a morning session hosted by Lorna Doucet, Associate Professor at Fudan University's School of Management. Professor Doucet led an engaging seminar on different leadership styles and discussed the importance of empowering employees.

Associate Professor at

Fudan University's School of Management

Prof. Lorna Doucet

SSBS & HBBSS Director of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Pan GuanWen, led the afternoon brainstorming session where the four teams prepared solutions to challenges.

Superintendent

Mr. Shengchang Tang

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Deputy Superintendent

Ms. Ying Li

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General Manager

Mr. Keith Tang

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The day ended with presentations judged by an impressive panel of Chinese and Ex-pat administrators from both schools, including Superintendent Mr. Shengchang Tang and Deputy Superintendent Ms. Ying Li. The winner team received a special customized gift from school.

Winner team received their awards from

Principal Tang and Principal Li

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Group 3 is the champion,

consisting of Mr Max, Mr Allen, Mr Terrance,

Mr Mark, Mr Martinez, Mr Eppley and Mr Peter

(from left to right).

○ Q&A○

Associate Professor at

Fudan University's School of Management

Prof. Lorna Doucet

Q1：What's your overall impression of the leadership workshop morning session?

My overall impression of the leadership workshop morning session is extremely positive and inspiring. The leaders showed great care and passion for fine-tuning their leadership skills. They shared great insights with each other on how they approach leadership challenges. They asked great questions. They challenged the frameworks I offered and reflected deeply on how they might apply to their own situations.

Q2：What is one area you hope these leaders will develop further in going forward?

The one area I hope the leaders will develop further in going forward is the ability to adjust their leadership approach to the situations they face - choosing different conflict management styles and leadership styles to meet their challenges in a dynamic and responsive way.These leaders already have tools that work well for them.aOne important next step is to broaden their leadership toolkits to have even more impact.

Q3：What is your overall impression of the SSBS & HBBSS Leadership Teams?

I am deeply impressed with the rich experience, thoughtfulness, energy and strong sense of purpose of the SSBS & HBBSS Leadership Teams. I was really inspired by them. I believe they have already done amazing things and will continue to develop into even stronger leaders with tremendous impact on students, the schools and the broader community.AIt was a great pleasure to have the opportunity to work with them.

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Foreign Teacher of SSBS High School

Bree Hall

Q: What do you think of the leadership workshop?

First of all, I’m very glad to be invited to this event. The morning session was interesting. I felt like I was back at university. Reading lecture slides and having group discussions. I’m really looking forward to this afternoon when we have the group presentations. We are students instead of our regular roles – being teachers. It is always appreciated when we can have opportunities to learn and grow.

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Foreign Teacher of HBBSS Middle School

James Knoop

Q: How do you feel about this workshop？

I really enjoyed the morning session. I thought the warmup activity with the negotiation and the self-assessment of the leadership style was excellent. Our afternoon session with our team was a really nice opportunity to network and share ideas with the staff at SSBS. We share a lot of the same passions and perspectives and it was great to build a consensus with a new team of respected colleagues. I look forward to building on what we started!

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Foreign Teacher of SSBS Primary School

Brian Rhea

Q: What do you like the most about the event?

One of the most interesting things I became aware of was the classification of different leadership styles and where these methods are effective. It was quite interesting to hear from an expert about how to most efficiently manage people to benefit both the employer and employee. I think creating a proposal with my team was the most enjoyable aspect for me. It was fun to be given a challenge, a time limit, and the goal of creating something from nothing. It was exciting to help coordinate and encourage everyone to work together in a constructive and harmonious manner.

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A group photo for

potential expat leaders and

school administration of SSBS and HBBSS

文：Robert Edgar，Ellen Lu，

Joanna Jin， Ann Jin

校对：Robert Edgar，Ellen Lu

图片：Chen Yu，Chyu HowRay

编辑：Chyu HowRay