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Most of us want to succeed. And most of us want to do the right thing. But we often forget that the way to succeed is by doing the right thing, as Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Sharpe remind us in Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing. When the institutions that shape our society—our schools, our banking and health care systems, and the other services we depend on day to day—need to change, the people in them typically rely on one of two tools: either make more rules or offer smarter incentives. But rules and incentives are not enough. There is a third way, a better way. And in this lively and provocative book, Schwartz and Sharpe explore the essential principle of problem solving that can transform our lives: practical wisdom.
Practical wisdom is a concept that Aristotle identified millennia ago and that new scientific research reveals is as crucial today as it was in ancient Greece. Practical wisdom is the essential human quality that combines the fruits of our individual experiences with our empathy and intellect. It's how we learn to be a good friend or parent or doctor or soldier or citizen or statesman. It's how we come to understand, as the authors write, "the right way to do the right thing in a particular circumstance, with a particular person, at a particular time."
In Practical Wisdom, Schwartz and Sharpe explain the importance of wisdom in our daily lives and show how to combat work situations that squeeze it out of our practices. They introduce us to what they call the "canny outlaws," people with the wisdom to work around the calcified conventions of business as usual to achieve inspiring and satisfying results in the classroom, the courtroom, and the hospital, and in daily life. And they identify System Changers, people who are building new, more rewarding, and ultimately more effective ways to work.
ISBN: 9781594487835
ISBN-10: 1594487839
Audience:
General
For Ages: 18+ years old
For Grades: 12
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 336
Published: 21st April 2011
Dimensions (cm): 22.9 x 15.9
x 3.0
Weight (kg): 23.4
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