CHAPTER 5
Wisdom
Leverage strengths and manage weaknesses.
To different minds, the same world is a hell and a heaven.
—RALPH WALDO EMERSON
Acting with wisdom is doing the right thing, in the right way, for the right reasons. Being wise allows us to navigate complicated workplaces and complicated situations. Being wise allows us to analyze the current state and embrace multiple and complex realities, weigh future possibilities, and make plans.
Consider the example of &Beyond in South Africa, which wisely both manages Phinda, a wildlife preserve, and serves the local community.1
STEWARDS OF A COMMUNITY AND A WILDLIFE PRESERVE
In Portuguese, cobra de capelo means “snake with hood.” Spitting cobras bite to eat and spit to defend. While deadly, ...
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