About this episode

This episode discusses five reasons against sending future leaders to elite boarding schools.

Prince George is set to attend Eton College, continuing a long tradition of future leaders being educated in elite boarding schools. But is this really the best way to prepare someone for leadership in the 21st century? In this episode of An Evolving Man Podcast, I explore five reasons why we need to stop sending our future leaders to boarding school. Drawing on modern leadership literature, boarding school syndrome research, attachment theory and the work of writers such as Nick Duffell, Joy...

People in this episode

Host: Piers Cross

Topics covered

• leadership
• boarding school
• education
• attachment theory
• mental health

Keywords

• leadership preparation
• boarding school syndrome
• modern leadership literature
• attachment theory
• elite education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eton College

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