How to Lead: A Confucian guide to wise leadership

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The World of Work and Study: Seminar series for SACU, Lecture 8

Leadership has never been easy – even over two thousand years ago in ancient China. Confucius and those who followed in his footsteps travelled to various states to offer ideas on better leadership for all levels of government. They argued that wise leadership is not a skill developed in isolation, but rather the culmination of an embodied virtuosity in interactions. For example, the exemplary Shun developed within a dysfunctional family, influencing his closest family members as well as his community and state.

Confucius lived over 2000 years ago, yet his influence remains very strong in China. During the Han dynasty, 'Confucianism' was adopted as the underlying ideology for imperial rule and family order. Throughout China’s history, Confucianism has been challenged, reinterpreted, and appropriated. From the 20th century, after a period of disfavour, politicians and educationalists in China are once again turning to Confucianism for guidance. In order to understand what Confucianism is, SACU is pleased that experts Dr Katherine Ngo and Dr Kelly Ngo, from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, will be running a series of seminars for us in 2025, our 60th year.Each lecture will be approximately 45 minutes followed by 15 minutes for discussion. Participants will be encouraged to ask questions using the Zoom chat function so that the speakers can respond to as many points as possible.Registration on Eventbrite is required. Just before each seminar, a Zoom meeting link will be sent to those that have registered via Eventbrite.This seminar series is free and open to all. We invite attendees to join SACU <a href="https://sacu.org/join.html" title="https://sacu.org/join.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>

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