1. Small Journey to transform from a
Smart to Wise Leader

3. How we define Smart Leaders?
• Smart leaders are the one’s who have the ability to impress with their
intellectual prowess and ability to succeed at high levels. They take
quick decisions and look for opportunity in risky situation.
• There are two types of smart leaders on the basis of the zones from
which they act.
• They are FUNCTIONAL Smart leaders and BUSINESS Smart leaders.

4. Smart Leaders
Functional Smart leaders
• Look through the blue filter
• Are expert in certain domain
• Tend to complete task with
operational efficiency
• Risk averse
• Look for short term gains
Business Smart Leaders
• Look through the red filter
• Crave for fame and recognition
• Competitive in nature
• Ready to take risk
• Look for broader perspective

5. Similarity among both
of them
•Both the types of Smart
leaders have one thing in
common they view the world
around them with filters
differing only in the color.
•This limits their actions and
ability to think and take
decisions.

6. What does Wisdom mean?
The quality or state of being
• wise
• knowledge of what is true or right
coupled with just judgment.

7. Wise Leader
•Wise Leadership consists of
applying and integrating smartness
wisely for mutual, instead of just
personal, benefit.
•Wisdom amplifies and elevates
leaders smartness, enabling them to
operate at a higher plane.
•Growing as a Wise leader takes
practice, self discipline, and a
willingness to act consistently with
your own purpose , values and
context.

8. Example of Noble Purpose
Noble Purpose/North Star
It means something that you truly believe
in, something so worth accomplishing
that you dedicate yourself to it
wholeheartedly; without qualm or self
interest.
It means devoting yourself to a cause, or
to many causes, that you consider noble
purposes.
It at times motivates us and directs us
towards our vision.
• Dr. V’s North Star? He dreamed a
seemingly impossible dream: to
eliminate needless blindness by
providing appropriate, compassionate,
high-quality eye care for all.
• Allianz Global Investors:• Visually impaired conducted training in
dark
• Hearing impaired conducted in silence.
• To make them aware of their
limitations and increase their empathy
for others.

9. Two of the most well known
and admired faces and the
best example of a Wise
Leader

10. Perspective
Smart to Wise
Leadership
Action Orientation
Role Clarity
Here are six capabilities
which when learnt to act
and lead wisely will
transform a Smart Leader
to a truly Wise Leader.
Decision Logic
Flexible Fortitude
Motivation
End up becoming a
WISE LEADER

11. Brief Introduction on
Servant Leader ….
Servant leaders who let others act,
lead and prioritize them more and
themselves lead from the back.
Example N.R.Narayan Murthy co
founder Infosys stepped down as CEO
so that Others get chance to lead.

12. Thank You All for your
attention…
The small journey ends here but still
the learning remains to be done.
So get back and introspect , design
your noble purpose, work on the
six capabilities.
Even if you master one you will
understand and feel happy about
“What it actually means to be a
Wise Leader”.
Add meaning and value to your life
that’s the OBJECTIVE.