Wisdom In Leadership What Makes A Leader Truly Wise
                     Wisdom In Leadership: What Makes A 
Leader Truly Wise?
Chaitanya Kumari
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Wisdom in a leader is an unbeatable quality and a leader cannot exist without 
being wise. Without wisdom, a leader will not be able to guide his team/group 
hence rendering the role incompetent and incomplete. The foremost 
responsibility of a leader is to inspire and guide a group to reach its goal. A 
leader cannot guide his group thus defeating the whole purpose of becoming a 
leader in the first place without wisdom. A leader needs to be wise because 
he/she needs to read both situations and people.
A leader also requires making sound decisions and without wisdom, he/she 
cannot make proper decisions. Wisdom provides insight into different matters 
and gives problem qualities to the leader as well. To know what, when, and 
where to do everything correctly a leader must be wise. Leading a group or a 
team is not easy so the leader needs to be mentally tough to take even harsh 
decisions at times for the greater good and that strength comes from being wise.
To know all the team members and all their strengths and weaknesses and 
motivate them accordingly a leader has to be wise.
Great Leaders In History
There have been many great leaders in history who have shaped the destiny of 
humankind. All of them possessed confidence, compassion, and courage without 
which they could not motivate entire nations to follow them. Many people 
perceive compassion as a weakness but without that, you cannot walk hand in 
hand with people from all squares of life.
Leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela had the compassion to stand 
up for their beliefs and also motivate their brothers and sisters to fight for their 
freedom and respect. Martin Luther King Jr.’s movement of civil rights was 
based on the belief that everyone must be treated equally underlining the 
importance of equality of actions.
Wisdom, courage, justice, and temperance are 4 pillars of leadership that 
promote moral integrity, self-discipline, and empathy. Stoicism is another 
significant quality of being a leader which makes him/her calm in the face of 
adversity. Everyone looks up to a leader and if the leader cannot handle pressure 
then his team will also falter. In modern times the founder of Amazon, Jeff 
Bezos embodies these principles and also that of stoicism and as a result, his 
company is the largest e-commerce platform in the entire world.
How to Become a Wise Leader?
No one is born a leader. Leadership skills are acquired just like any other skill. If 
you are ready to put in the work for it, it will pay off.
Some practical tips to become one are as follows:
Be reflective
Invest time for personal growth
Be open-minded
Set clear goals
To achieve, design a plan
Lead by example
Step out of comfort zone
Take risks
As a leader, you must push your boundaries and set an example in front of your 
followers. Being a leader is complicated but rewarding at the same time. The 
more risk you take, the more reward you will reap.
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