One of the best TED talks I have listened to; should be considered for the bi-annual TED conference held in California. The message is incredibly relevant and important and delivered within an extremely traumatic and destructive experience that would have sunk most organizations. It is just incredible how JIS and its community have been able to weather the tsunami and come out a stronger, better and still grateful community. Steve you are my hero.
Great point re "never ignore the local community". This is universal. I think we need to be more mindful of that in international schools, as transient teachers and administrators. I appreciated this story, but did wish that the deceased employee, and the cleaners in general, were acknowledged more overtly. I do understand that might not have been the point of the talk, but when Mr Druggan stated that "all involved will be able to travel the earth with their heads held high", it feels like one individual is not being acknowledged. Overall, great to hear the JIS story from '14-'16 from a leader's perspective, though.
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One of the best TED talks I have listened to; should be considered for the bi-annual TED conference held in California. The message is incredibly relevant and important and delivered within an extremely traumatic and destructive experience that would have sunk most organizations. It is just incredible how JIS and its community have been able to weather the tsunami and come out a stronger, better and still grateful community. Steve you are my hero.
thoughtful and an important narrative for all
Great point re "never ignore the local community". This is universal. I think we need to be more mindful of that in international schools, as transient teachers and administrators. I appreciated this story, but did wish that the deceased employee, and the cleaners in general, were acknowledged more overtly. I do understand that might not have been the point of the talk, but when Mr Druggan stated that "all involved will be able to travel the earth with their heads held high", it feels like one individual is not being acknowledged.
Overall, great to hear the JIS story from '14-'16 from a leader's perspective, though.