Wisdom is the safeguard that can provide just the right amount of balance to a leader's decision making. Wisdom serves as a bridge between character and competence and is a critical piece of the puzzle when it comes to resilient leadership (Dees, 2013). Smythe and Norton (2011) discuss the importance of wise decision making stating that “leadership requires techne and phronesis, the practical wisdom that can make a decision in the face of all that is not yet known, in the midst of a situation that it's changing before your eyes, and in the awareness that 'maybe I've already done something wrong'” (p. 2). When wise leaders step forward and fill the much-needed role in today's world, society as a whole benefits (Yang,