One of the greatest lies pedalled by the TBI authorities is that working in their schools is a good idea for your career. In reality, working for TBI has long proved to be one of the biggest mistakes that you could make. Whether you are a teacher or a manager, again and again TBI has…
In 2013 we alerted readers to the fact that TBI Kelapa Gading had made an astonishing choice for their next School Manager. Indeed, it struck us as so ridiculous that we openly mocked the choice from the start. This was a case where caution was not required. Anyone with a lick of common sense would…
We have identified the prevalence of “magical thinking” as one of the hallmarks of TBI. Rather than basing their claims on any objective criteria or awards, which frankly don’t exist, they merely heap compliments and praise on themselves. The much-loathed TBI Head Office is filled with cronies of Mariam and Luke who regularly engage in chimpanzee-like grooming…
One of the most insidious problems that I encountered while working at TBI was the prevalence of what psychologists call “magical thinking”. While this thinking was less in evidence at the wretched TBI franchise schools, which had mostly had years of disappointing sales and low student numbers to cure them of their illusions, it was absolutely…
non sequitur 1. An inference or conclusion that does not follow from the premises or evidence. 2. A statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it. Rather than engaging with the serious allegations that former staff have made about The British Institute, they have instead resorted to sneaky, weasel-like techniques to avoid incriminating…
A few days ago we reported that TBI has done yet another major back-flip on one of their treasured policies, unofficially ending the disastrous “Indonesianization of management” policy. As we have shown, as late as 2009 all of their Group schools were managed by expats, and by early 2012 none of them were. This change…
The last couple of months have surely been tumultuous at The British Institute. In the last few days alone there have been no less than 23 job ads for positions at TBI schools. A couple of these have been for the much-vaunted and frequently delayed TBI Bali (the school was originally slated to open in…
1. TBI Dago Mid 2010 2. TBI Fatmawati Mid 2010 3. TBI Sudirman Early 2011 4.TBI Kuningan Late 2011 5. TBI Riau …
2014 has been a terrible year for TBI Jakarta. They have been badly damaged by the arrival of a cashed-up new competitor at FX Mall, a posh mall on Jalan Sudirman, in the second half of 2013. While Wall Street long ago eclipsed The Brutish Institute in the capital, chalking up 8000 enrolments in the capital to TBI’s, er,…
Back in 2013 we ran the following article, which now seems more relevant than ever. Since we first published it, our predictions have been borne out in a most striking manner. While there were only 4 Wall Streets in Greater Jakarta a mere 2 years ago, they are now about to open their seventh, at Bintaro;…
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