Hi Hiromi,

Thank you for your summary of Bondi’s book of articles.  I was intimidated to try that choice myself.  I appreciate the way that you have summarized and highlighted some tenants of developing professional wisdom. I specifically like the idea that “Wisdom, as recognized in professional judgement, lies not in technical rationality but is an attribute of a mature moral agent.” (Hasegawa, 2018).

So often, decision making can become over complicated.  It is good to remember that wisdom rests in our good character.  Last year I was faced with a challenging situation which involved several upset parties who were looking for a solution to the situation we were facing.  I excused myself to take a minute to think.  I remember looking in the mirror and thinking, “if you are the leader, you should lead”. As I walked back to where the group was meeting I proposed a solution which wasn’t ideal for me as the school leader but allowed other parties to save face and move forward.  It was a good exercise for me in applying professional wisdom.

 

Bondi, L., Carr, D, Clark, C and C. Clegg (2016). Towards Professional Wisdom: Practical Deliberation in the Professions. New York: Routledge.

Hasegawa H. (2018). Rank-Talk-Write – toward professional wisdom. retrieved from create.twu.ca/papagena163/2018/10/14/rank-talk-write/