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Leadership in Action: In Focus—Leadership Wisdom—Some Sage Advice for Leaders
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Leadership in Action: In Focus—Leadership Wisdom—Some Sage Advice for Leaders

by Rola Ruohong Wei, Jeffrey Yip
October 2008
Intermediate to advanced
5 pages
19m
English
Center for Creative Leadership
Content preview from Leadership in Action: In Focus—Leadership Wisdom—Some Sage Advice for Leaders

CYCLE OF EXPERIENCE

By practicing inquiry and reflection on a variety of experiences, leaders can develop their capacity to make wise choices. To develop wisdom, leaders must engage with both surface and deep reflection and the habits of reflective practice.

Reflection should not be an end in itself. It is connected with the cycle of experience, and leaders should continue to grow in experience to deepen in reflection.

Wisdom is more than a trait or ability—it is a process. Wise people are those who are acutely aware of their limitations. Reflective practice can help leaders build a broader repertoire of responses so they won't be tempted to always fall back on familiar ones. By thinking critically about your values, your behaviors, and your ...

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