Name: How to educate leaders? Liberal arts
Uploaded: 2007-08-03T08:29:00Z
Duration: 17 min 16 s
Description: A liberal arts education is critical to forming true leaders, says university head Patrick Awuah -- because it builds decision-making skills, an ethical framework and a broad vision. Awuah himself left a career at Microsoft in the US to found a liberal arts school in Africa: Ashesi University, in his home nation of Ghana. A passionate talk about dreaming, doing and leading.

A liberal arts education is critical to forming true leaders, says university head Patrick Awuah -- because it builds decision-making skills, an ethical framework and a broad vision. Awuah himself left a career at Microsoft in the US to found a liberal arts school in Africa: Ashesi University, in his home nation of Ghana. A passionate talk about dreaming, doing and leading.

How to educate leaders? Liberal arts

Societal progress hinges on how leaders are educated, not just who holds power. When a hospital in Ghana lost electricity during surgery, a lack of basic preparation put lives at risk, revealing a deeper crisis of responsibility among the educated elite. A shift from rote memorization to critical thinking and ethics can empower new generations to create meaningful change. Real leadership begins with learning to question, to serve, and to build solutions for complex problems.