Wise Leadership Questionnaire [WLQ] Developed by Hassi & Storti (2023) ‘‘Wise leaders are individuals who operate in a normatively positive way by exhibiting intellectual shrewdness, moral conduct, virtuous humility and spurring action (p.52)’’. INSTRUCTIONS: This questionnaire contains 16 items about four dimensions of wise leadership. Use the following scale to assess how frequently each statement fits an individual. There are no right or wrong answers. The word ‘others’ may mean their subordinates, wo-workers, or business partners. KEY: 0 = Never 1 = Rarely 2 = Sometimes 3 = Usually 4 = Always 1. He/she anticipates what will happen.---------------------------------------------------------0 1 2 3 4 2. He/she guides towards the action needed to achieve a desired outcome. ---------0 1 2 3 4 3. He/she constantly considers the morality of what he/she does. ----------------------0 1 2 3 4 4. He/she regularly questions what he/she knows.-------------------------------------------0 1 2 3 4 5. He/she takes the right action in the right moment.---------------------------------------0 1 2 3 4 6. He/she motivates subordinates to act. ------------------------------------------------------0 1 2 3 4 7. He/she balances his/her own interests and other people's interests. ---------------0 1 2 3 4 8. He/she recognizes that he/she does not know everything. ---------------------------- 0 1 2 3 4 9. He/she quickly senses what lies behind a situation. ------------------------------------- 0 1 2 3 4 10. He/she voluntarily shares knowledge with others. ---------------------------------------0 1 2 3 4 11. He/she puts the greater good of the organization first. ---------------------------------0 1 2 3 4 12. He/she admits errors and mistakes that he/she makes. --------------------------------0 1 2 3 4 13. He/she exhibits sound judgment. -------------------------------------------------------------0 1 2 3 4 14. He/she rallies others around his/her vision. ----------------------------------------------- 0 1 2 3 4 15. He/she consistently links saying and doing. ------------------------------------------------0 1 2 3 4 16. He/she willingly learns from everyone. ------------------------------------------------------0 1 2 3 4 Scoring TOTAL 1. Sum the responses on items 1, 5, 9, and 13 -------- Intellectual Shrewdness 2. Sum the responses on items 2, 6, 10, and 14 -------- Spurring Action 3. Sum the responses on items 3, 7, 11, and 15 -------- Moral Conduct 4. Sum the responses on items 4, 8, 12, and 16 -------- Cultivating Humility 5. Sum the responses on all items --------- WISE LEADERSHIP Score range: Divide the wise leadership score by 4: 13-16= very high; 9-12=high; 5-8=low; 0-4= very low. Hassi, A. & Storti, G. (2023). Wise Leadership: Construction and Validation of a Scale. Modern Management Review, Vol. 28 No. 1, pp. 47-69.