Table of Contents
More Praise for From Smart to Wise
CHAPTER ONE: Wise Leaders Wanted
The Pitfalls of Smart Leadership
The Functional Smart Leader and the Business Smart Leader
The Six Leadership Capabilities
CHAPTER TWO: Shift Your Perspective: Connect to Your Noble Purpose
The Limits of a Smart Perspective
Noble Purpose: It’s Your Personal North Star
CHAPTER THREE: Be Aware of Your Action Orientation: Act Authentically and Appropriately
Authenticity and Appropriate Action
Authentic and Appropriate Action in the Age of Complexity
The Limits of a Smart Action Orientation
CHAPTER FOUR: Gain Role Clarity: Lead from Any Position
The Limits of Smart Leadership Roles
How Wise Leaders Demonstrate Role Clarity
Role Clarity and Becoming a Wise Leader
CHAPTER FIVE: Clarify Your Decision Logic: Decide with Discernment
The Neurobiology and Psychology of Making Decisions
Smart Versus Wise Styles of Decision Logic
CHAPTER SIX: Develop Flexible Fortitude: Know When to Hold and When to Fold
Wise Leaders Display Flexible Fortitude
Cultivating Flexible Fortitude
CHAPTER SEVEN: Discover Drivers of Your Motivation: Act with Enlightened Self-Interest
Enlightened Self-Interest: The New Business Imperative
Smart Leaders and Self-Interest
Wise Leaders Are Driven to Serve Others
Cocreating Sustainable Value with All Stakeholders
Cultivating Enlightened Self-Interest
CHAPTER EIGHT: Cocreate a Field of Wise Leadership: Find Your Wisdom Logic
One Journey to Wise Leadership: Steve Jobs
Wisdom Logic: Your Authentic Pathway to Wise Leadership
Cultivating Leadership Wisdom Across Social Systems