Leaders Must "Wise Up" to Navigate a Tumultuous World

In a global context marked by chaos and turbulence, technological advancements, health crises, marketplace alterations, shifting demographics and organizational foolishness, the demand for more adaptive and reflective forms of leadership has become a necessity. Given this context, wisdom can provide a meaningful understanding of good leadership to navigate such turbulence and seize the opportunities that come along with it. As such, wisdom constitutes a cornerstone of effective leadership and serves as a key driver of organizational excellence.

How Do Leaders "Wise Up?"

To put wisdom to good use in leadership, in one of our research pieces, we developed a valid "wise leadership scale," designed to assess the extent to which leaders and managers demonstrate wisdom within organizations by gathering data in France and Morocco. In a recent research output, we validated the new wise leadership scale using data collected from Canada, China and Morocco. How do we define wise leadership?

Wise leadership is oriented toward enabling others to contribute meaningfully to the flourishing of individuals, organizations and the wider community.

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