Difference Between

Wisdom & KnowledgePrepared By:-

Nidhi GuptaLeena Gulati

Shloka

"Action alone is your right, never the fruits thereof; let not thy motive be the fruit of action, nor should thou desire to avoid action." 

Knowledge Worker A knowledge worker is a person who works primarily with information. He

creates and makes use of knowledge at workplace.

A knowledge worker tends to be creative and innovative in the acquisition,

analysis and interpretation of information.

Wisdom WorkerA wisdom worker has a deep insight into the how and why of things. He has vision, right perspective, intuitive skills and the

power to transform. A wisdom worker is a visionary and has

along term view.

TRAININGSKILLS

TECHNICAL&

PROCEDURES

POLICIESWORKERS

Education&

DevelopmentValues

Vision&

Principles

ManagerialEffectiveness

KNOWLEDGE

WisdomWorkers

Approach to Managerial Effectiveness

An Inspiring

Story

A young man asked a saint:- “what is a secret to success??”The saint asked the young man to meet him near the river next morning..They met & Young man walked with saint towards the river..When the water got up to their neck saint droned the man into water.The boy struggled to come out.. but saint held him inside forcefully.When the boy started turning blue then saint took his head out of water.

He asked the boy:- “What did you want the most when you were inside the water?”Boy said:- “Air”Saint:- “That's the secret to Success”

A BURNING DESIRE IS THE STARTING POINT OF ALL

ACCOMPLISHMENTS,NOT THE WEAK DESIRE..!!

KNOWLEDGE WisdomIt involves acquisition, analysis and interpretation of information.

It involves application of information on in different situations.

It leads to wisdom. It is the outcome of accumulated knowledge and it’s intelligent application.

It is abstract-a resource to be utilised. It is quality to judge what is right or wrong under a given situation.

It can become obsolete as it is time-bound. It is timeless.

One can learn or acquire it. One must awaken it.

It can be measured. It can’t be measured.

It applies reason to decision-making. It applies value system to decision-making.

APJ Abdul Kalam

The 11th president of the nation Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Kalam popularly known as APJ Abdul Kalam is one of the finest personalities of the nation. He is an extremely knowledgeable and learned person who has played a pivotal role in the organisational, technical and political role in India’s development. He is also a wise and humble person whose wisdom and humility has made him won titles like people’s president and missile man of India.He is a visionary and a perfect balance of knowledge and wisdom.

Knowledge worker (KW)

Wisdom Worker (WW)

A KW tends to follow a hectic life pattern. He is usually a roamer.

A WW worker tends to evolve an intense life pattern.

He thinks all knowledge is objective. He thinks all knowledge is finally subjective.

It is usually egoistic, but not normally and truly effective in performance.

It is usually humble, as also truly effective in performance.

It views life and progress linearly . It views life and progress cyclically.

It tends to dominate and exploit Nature as a resource.

It be friends and embraces Nature with adoration as a partner in his life scheme.

Ramalinga Raju founded Satyam Computers in 1987 and was its Chairman until January 7, 2009 when he resigned from the Satyam board after admitting to cheating six million shareholders.In January 2009, Raju indicated that Satyam's accounts had been falsified over a number of years.

Raju described how an initial cover-up for a poor quarterly

performance escalated: "It was like riding a tiger, not knowing how to

get off without being eaten.“

Our knowledge can only be finite, while our wisdon must necessarily

be infinite….

Gautama Buddha who sat under the pipal tree vowed never to arise until he had found the truth.After a reputed 49 days of meditation, at the age of 35, he is said to have attained Enlightenment.Gautama was known as “Awakened One” or "The Enlightened One“.According to Buddhism, at the time of his awakening he realized complete insight into the cause of sufferings.These discoveries became known as the "Four Noble Truths.

Four Noble Truths are as follows:Thus is the Noble Truth of Suffering

Thus is the Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering

Thus is the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering

Thus is the Noble Truth of the Path that leads to the Cessation of

Suffering.The Noble Eightfold Path is one of the

principal teachings of the Buddha which describes:-

1. Wisdom2. Ethical Conduct &

3. Concentration as achievement of self-awakening.

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