Various experts authored that wise leaders have certain leadership skills that transcend the daily requirements of a job, counting their approach to decision-making. Of course, they do not make one-sided decisions; instead, they are affected through the varying perceptions of their team also those outside the company. Their decisions are informed through their personal experience and the experience of others, and also take into account what is good not only for the company but also for society as a whole. Wise leaders model and encourage free thinking and risk-taking because they believe testing theories and arguing outcomes help cultivate wisdom for all involved. Another way they aim to maximize the potential of others is by pushing them far enough so they’re just over their personal threshold of being uncomfortable.
Thales of Miletus:
The ancient Greek philosopher Thales was born in Miletus in Greek Ionia. Aristotle, the major source for Thales’s philosophy and science, identified Thales as the first person to investigate the basic principles, the question of the originating substances of matter and, therefore, as the founder of the school of natural philosophy. Thales was interested in almost everything, investigating almost all areas of knowledge, philosophy, history, science, mathematics, engineering, geography, and politics.