Smarter? or Wiser?
I've been involved in many situations where leaders were smarter than most of the people they were trying to influence, but were oblivious to the fact they were no wiser. That doesn't work out very well. Being "the smartest person in the room" creates an opportunity for the leader to find the humility that enters hand-in-hand with wisdom. First of all, wisdom is the great equalizer. All human beings have access to wisdom; no one person is innately wiser than another. It's always possible to sort people out by "smartness", but...
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