The Wise Leader: A Practical Guide for Thinking Differently About Leadership

The five mantras are, in order:

Wise leaders are purposeful.

In Part Two we outlined a six-step process for exploring multiplicity of self. List the different roles you play in life Characterise ‘you’ in each of those roles Identify how many different selves are present across those roles Test your hypotheses Reflect on any tensions between these selves Learn to dance

Paul Baltes said that the main motivation underlying the development of wisdom is not a striving for excellence, but a desire to improve others' lives14.

The wise leader is a skilled influencer, calm in the face of complexity, someone known for their propensity to listen to anyone, regardless of rank.

3Ps of Wise Leadership.

Step six – learn to dance Consciously reflecting on our different selves and building the capacity to bring them purposefully to bear

Step two – characterize self in each role For each of the roles you have come up with, ask yourself questions like: What emotions do you experience in each of these roles? What behaviours? What drives each of these personas? What sort of thing does each of these personas tend to say? What age/appearance is each of these personas?

Step three – refine yourselves A role is not the same as a self. For example, Shaun looks

If you want your leaders to become wiser you need to create space for them to reflect, alone and with each other.