Hello all! I had a mission under SEAMEO-RIHED in Myanmar last week, which was about management and leadership for vice presidents/vice rectors of 24 member universities
Here I am, sharing what I learned with you ka!
The first thing that popped up on my mind was 'hospitality' ka. I was heading to the Immigration, a university rector was waiting at the end of the escalator to greet us and lead us the way. It was a pleasant surprise and I felt very grengjai while thinking that in our Thai context, we wouldn't see such a greeting! This is why 'context' is highly important to consider in many situations na ka.
Second is the thirst for learning. Because it was held in Myanmar, a few were allowed to be observers. They took it seriously, completing the work assigned in workshops with questions to make sure they could understand the task clearly. In our context, it seems that observers aren't required to have much responsibility so they could just sit in a bit too comfortably sometimes ka (Me included!)
The observer status could become quite meaningful and contributive when the expectation is set prior to the activity ka. One I went recently turned to be such a valuable learning experience. I was expected to be a 'full-time observer' and be 'very observant' to fill in a form offering key issues I've seen at the end of the exercise. It was an 'outside-in' effort from a person totally outside this specialization. Basically, my offer was a broad picture of management from leadership to logistics.....guess it has been rooted from my working at OHEC for long to be readily using my horizontal lens ka.
The third one is the role of rectors in GMS-UC who have so much on their shoulders with far fewer vice rectors to help. The enormous challenges to tackle require careful thought-out plan and communication. I'm glad they were highly enthusiastic to learn and yes, their personal actions showed, 'life-long learning', a truly 'empty glass of learning ready to be filled' ka!
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