2017年CIEO企业发展峰会纪实

    2017年5月11-13日，加拿大国际教育集团（CIEO）中层以上中外籍管理人员一行50余人赴惠州双月湾参加为期三天的企业发展峰会。峰会围绕团队建设、企业运营、管理者素质与能力、多元文化融合四个方面展开，层层深入，与会人员皆表示受益匪浅。

团结共进 百川汇海

    峰会首日下午，在CIEO副总经理Simon和教学副总监Mark的带领下，与会人员以游戏形式开展了团队建设。游戏极富趣味性和针对性：破冰——让与会人员互相熟悉；搭建金字塔——考察团队的创意和突破能力；绘画游戏——检验小组成员的默契和沟通配合能力。

    团队是一个企业发展的核心，管理是团队共享融洽感情的保障。因此,此次峰会将团队建设定为第一个主题。当天团队建设活动成效初显，也为紧接着两天的培训奠定了良好的基础。

总结经验 齐头并进

    5月12日企业发展峰会进入正式议程，CIEO总经理Haley介绍了本次峰会的会议目标之后，与会人员按事业部版块分组讨论《如何整合资源借力促进幼儿园发展》、《如何打造一所高品质的私立学校》以及《培训学校如何在行业中成为引领者及未来发展方向》等议题。

    会议气氛活跃，大家各抒己见。分组讨论结束后，各小组代表纷纷上台分享讨论成果。随后CIEO教学总监Paul主持了关于《假设管理决策-跨文化》的讨论，通过实际工作中的案例对中外方管理者共同关注的问题进行了探讨。由于案例均出自CIEO各园校在管理中出现的实际问题，与会中外管理者一致认为讨论的话题针对性强，实事求是，能够指引管理者在日后的管理中做出正确的判断并结合实际作出更好的决策。

素质能力 两者兼备

    当天下午，CIEO董事长Winnie以《CIEO管理者必备的素质与能力》为主题进行了专题演讲，并主持讨论，与大家共同探讨CIEO人应有的思想、态度、素质、专业知识和能力。Winnie的演讲引发了现场中外方管理者的思考，大家不断反思和总结以往工作中的不足，并纷纷表示今后的工作中不断提高自身素质、严格要求自己、以身作则地做优秀的团队领导者。

多元文化 有效融合

    5月13日，CIEO邀请深圳赛诺企业管理咨询有限公司进行为期半天的多元文化分享会。分享会的主题是为CIEO量身定做的。多元文化的融合对CIEO的发展来说至关重要，作为一个拥有800多名中方员工和200多名外方员工的企业，CIEO海纳百川，致力打造“家文化”，旨在让员工对企业有归属感。在分享会中，与会人员进一步了解了不同国籍不同信仰不同语言等多元文化并存的情况下如何进行有效的融合、交流及沟通的方法。

    5月13日，CIEO企业发展峰会圆满落幕。大家怀着激动的心情踏上归途，在未来的工作中，CIEO人将奋力前行，勇攀高峰，为教育事业发展做出更大的贡献。(完)

2017 CIEO Summit Conference
Sharing Wisdom and Knowledge to Promote Development

Team-building, managerial professionalism and competence, business operations and cultural sensitivity.  These topics formed the theme of CIEO’s recent Summit Conference held over 3 days (May 11-13) at Huizhou’s Double-Moon Bay Resort, a very rewarding session for the 50-plus CIEO management team members who were in attendance.
Team-Building
The first item on the conference itinerary saw all attendees invited to participate in activities jointly hosted by Simon Chen (Agile Kindergarten principal) and Mark Emptage (Vice Director of English Education).  The activities were designed to develop our team’s sense of trust, collaboration, communication and creativity.  It’s a massive competitive edge for any enterprise to have a strong team and it’s our management team that gives us our wings.  The successful activities of the first day laid a solid foundation for the following two.
Discussions on Business Operations
Haley Lang, CIEO General Manager introduced the objectives of the conference with all attendees grouped by department to conduct investigative discussions.  Focusing on topics in the areas of integrating resources to promote development, building a top-tier, quality private school, SWOT analysis of our brand, these upbeat discussions yielded many workable strategies which were subsequently presented by group leaders. 
Director of English Education, Paul Kozyn, hosted a workshop aimed at the whole picture of CIEO’s operations in examining the decision making processes of the CIEO management team.  Focused on some common issues which we see in CIEO-operated kindergartens, schools and training centers, his presentation was entitled, “Hypothetical Managerial Decisions.”  A cross-cultural discussion on theoretical case studies, the session was run as a brain-storming session and investigation into how culture and environment affect practical ideas and solutions.
Managerial Professionalism & Competence
CEO of CIEO, Winnie Chen, attaches great importance to the professionalism and competence of CIEO managers.  According to her, professionalism in fact includes four aspects: passion for education, compliance with CIEO regulations, strong understanding of CIEO’s management model and proper understanding and integration of Chinese and western cultures.  Among these four, compliance with CIEO regulations was the most important, drawing her emphasis. With respect to developing CIEO managers’ with high competence, Ms. Winnie outlined the “Six C’s”; planning & collaboration, communication, learning & creation, team construction, execution capacity and combination application of new technology.
Winnie’s speech showed clear leadership and provided direction for our assembled managers, ultimately laying the blueprint for CIEO’s future development.  CIEO’s mission is to pursue, in perpetuity, an expanded capacity for offering qualified, recognized international education.
Cultural Sensitivity
On May 13, a tailor-made workshop for CIEO on cultural sensitivity was given by speakers from Sino-Associates. With over 200 international educators and over 800 experienced Chinese teachers, CIEO is devoted to building a family-like culture for all staff. The main presenter shared with attendees on how to communicate and integrate effectively with people of different nationalities, languages and backgrounds.
CIEO’s Summit Conference concluded and results were fruitful.  We appreciate the efforts of all involved and aim to stick to our philosophies, incorporating what we’ve learned into our devotion.  We pledge to continue to offer our students, families and communities with outstanding, trustworthy educational options.