Praise

“From Smart to Wise teaches the importance of working together and shows that everyone can contribute to making the world a better place.”

“We are entering a new era of ‘conscious capitalism’ in which enlightened organizations will strive to serve a higher purpose that transcends profit maximization. This thought-provoking book proposes pragmatic pathways for smart leaders to become wise leaders who will run the conscious business of tomorrow.”

“An invaluable guide to negotiating leadership in a world that expects both reflection and decisive action from the C-suite. This enjoyable book reminds us that leadership success requires continual communication, motivation, and connection to a meaningful purpose.”

“Leaders can't rely on smartness alone to solve the complex issues and paradoxes they face today. This seminal book shows how leaders across sectors can cultivate practical wisdom and use it to create sustainable value for all stakeholders.”

“In a leadership landscape of greater volatility, uncertainty and public attention, the wisdom conveyed by Kaipa and Radjou in From Smart to Wise will prove invaluable for any executive seeking lasting impact and fulfillment.”

“Few developments for leadership are more important in today's world than learning how to blend eastern wisdom tradition with western pragmatism. From Smart to Wise is an immensely practical guide for those who are serious about their development as leaders”

“With examples from today's best leaders, Kaipa and Radjou have created a practical guide for accelerating your own wise leadership development, a true competitive advantage in today's rapidly changing world. We can all benefit from the self-reflection that From Smart to Wise encourages. By defining our unique ‘noble purpose,’ we can bring about meaningful change and progress in our companies, communities, and society.”

“Developing wisdom can turn a long and arduous trip into a compelling, sustainable, and inspiring leadership journey. Read this fascinating book and let it teach you the tools you'll need to go from smart to wise!”

“From Smart to Wise is a practical and powerful book that reminds us of the ultimate destination of our leadership journeys: wisdom earned through experience and shared in service of others. Even better, Prasad Kaipa and Navi Radjou offer a step-by-step road map for getting there, complete with real-world examples sure to inspire and challenge us along the way.”

“This extraordinary book takes the intangible concept of wisdom and brings it to life, giving it context and ways for us to practice wise leadership in our daily lives. Kaipa and Radjou show us how to connect with other leaders in today's interdependent world to cocreate a field of wise leadership. You must read From Smart to Wise. It is a journey worth taking.”

“Getting from smart to wise is the most important leadership challenge of the 21st century. Prasad Kaipa and Navi Radjou offer a guidebook to this transformation, one that any leader will find of great use.”

“From Smart to Wise is a good example of what it talks about. It is wise, clear, and grounded in real experience. It reminds us that our humanity is the key to success in business, and also that a purpose greater than profit is needed to create a world that is fulfilling as well as productive.”

“Kaipa and Radjou remind us that at the top of the intelligence hierarchy isn't the individual genius, but the genius maker who has the wisdom to lead for the common good and evoke the best in others. The path from smart to wise should be the aspiration of all who lead in the knowledge economy.”

“From Smart to Wise is a very timely and unique book. Kaipa and Radjou offer us a pathway to evolve from behaving smartly to acting and leading wisely, extending benefits of wise leadership not only to ourselves and our companies but also to our societies.”

“From Smart to Wise is the book managers from all walks of life and in all institutions ought to read. Kaipa and Radjou credibly and convincingly make the point that smartness is no longer sufficient to be sustainably successful today and provide those interested in becoming wise leaders with a useful road map.”

“Ordinary organizations become extraordinary organizations when some wise leaders embrace the collective good and invite others to do the same. From Smart to Wise is a magnificent book about how to become a person of wisdom and influence.”

“Kaipa and Radjou have spent most of their lives bringing the wisdom traditions to bear on the art of business. From Smart to Wise offers depth, context, and timeless tools to lift the mechanical into the noble, marrying the practical and the compassionate–a rare, effective, uplifting companion.”

“From Smart to Wise is a game changer! Read it to find how to apply practical wisdom in your business. Use the framework in this book to create your own wise leadership road map–and you can become a highly effective leader like Warren Buffett, Ratan Tata, and Alan Mulally.”

"Radjou and Kaipa provide ample examples of how being smart only isn't enough any more to succeed -- you also need to understand AND CONNECT WITH your authentic self SO YOU BECOME the best wise leader that you can be. The roadmap to wisdom lies within this book -- you would be smart to read it, and wise to embark on that journey."

“From Smart To Wise clarifies how the cultivation of awareness and wisdom can make a game-changing difference in leaders and their organizations. Kaipa and Radjou provide practical guidance for leaders who want to become the best kind of people for themselves and for the transformation of their organizations and communities. This is a great book, in its widest scope of insights as well as in the practical path it maps toward enriching change.”

“In From Smart to Wise, the authors give you the path towards sustainable and durable leadership. This could be the roadmap for all leaders in a world that is more socially aware and conscious.”

"Kaipa and Navi wrote a practical guide to wise leadership. It provides an insight into one's own nature to understand the kind of leader one becomes. They draw upon their own studies of  traditional Indian philosophy as well as examples of leaders around the world, to convince the reader that with a little introspection and application one can be a wise leader."

“Prasad Kaipa and Navi Radjou's collaborative work From Smart to Wise is a compelling narration with practical insights that makes it “a must read” for the new generation of aspiring smart leaders in the age of innovation.”

“Knowledge is what you know you know—it can be taught. Intuition is what you do not know you know—it has to be learned. When knowledge and intuition combine, you get wisdom. Navi and Prasad take you on this mysterious journey with great lucidity.”