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Practical wisdom

By Steven Schwartz - posted Wednesday, 5 January 2022


In his discussion of moral will, Barry Schwartz quotes President Barack Obama's first inaugural address in which he appealed to the American people to show virtue.

Virtue is a lovely old-fashioned word. President Obama essentially asked his countrymen to be good people. But, asking people to be good is not enough. We also need to make it possible for them to act wisely.

Employers need to empower all workers, whatever their job, to use their moral wisdom to benefit their clients, colleagues, and communities. And society at large must reward people who use good judgement. We need to make them heroes and tell their stories to anyone who will listen.

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Of course, workers must be highly trained; we all benefit from having a skilled workforce. Still, it is worth remembering that no matter how much money and effort we invest in training, practical wisdom will remain the rarest and most important skill of all.

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This article was first published on Wiser Every Day.



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Emeritus Professor Steven Schwartz AM is the former vice-chancellor of Macquarie University (Sydney), Murdoch University (Perth), and Brunel University (London).

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