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Apr 2, 2013

"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power." --Lao Tzu

Six Ways to Become A Wise Leader

There are two kinds of leaders, according to Prasad Kaipa and Navi Radjou, the authors of a new book called "From Smart to Wise." Smart leaders "tend to look at the world through colored lenses that skew or limit their perspective, which affects their decisions and actions, while wise leaders "are able to continually reframe and reinterpret events through integration and find new meanings within a rapidly changing context." By cultivating certain capacites, the authors maintain that we can actually evolve from being smart leaders to wise leaders ... and in doing so greatly increase our effectiveness and positive impact. In this article they offer six powerful keys.