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Wisdom Integration Competency Model (WICM)™

A comprehensive model for developing wiser people, healthier relationships, and stronger leaders.

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What is the Wisdom Integration Competency Model (WICM)?

The Wisdom Integration Competency Model (WICM)™ is a framework designed to help individuals, leaders, teams, and organizations understand, measure, and develop the competencies that lead to wiser behavior and better decisions. Where most development models focus on skills, WICM focuses on: - What drives judgment - What shapes behavior under pressure - What improves emotional intelligence - What strengthens relationships - What enables better decisions - What elevates leadership impact WICM gives structure and language to something most organizations struggle to define: How do we develop people who act with wisdom?

Why Wisdom Matters in Today’s World

We live in an environment of rapid change, complexity, information overload, relational stress, polarized communication, and high-pressure decisions. Organizations don’t just need technical experts — they need individuals who can: - navigate uncertainty - regulate emotions - take multiple perspectives - understand long-term consequences - lead with empathy and clarity - make grounded decisions even in conflict This is what WICM was created for. It translates the timeless qualities of wisdom into modern, measurable competencies that can be assessed, learned, and applied.

The Seven Core Competencies of WICM™

WICM identifies seven measurable pillars that underlie wise behavior:

Perspective Taking

The ability to see beyond your own viewpoint — understanding other perspectives, systems, contexts, and consequences.

Asks deeper questionsIntegrates multiple viewpointsAvoids black-and-white thinking

Emotional Maturity

Staying regulated, grounded, and thoughtful, especially under pressure or conflict.

Responds instead of reactingMaintains composure in conflictPractices self-awareness

Ethical Reasoning

Aligning choices with values, fairness, long-term outcomes, and the wellbeing of all involved.

Makes principled decisionsIdentifies ethical trade-offsTakes responsibility

Relational Intelligence

Understanding how actions affect others, and how to build healthy, supportive, and productive relationships.

Communicates with respectBuilds trustNavigates difficult conversations

Context Awareness

Situational intelligence — reading the environment, dynamics, and timing.

Makes decisions appropriate to contextUnderstands power dynamicsAnticipates relational and systemic impact

Self-Regulation

Managing impulses, emotions, and habits, especially when triggered or overwhelmed.

Recognizes internal patternsPauses before actingMaintains boundaries and focus

Long-View Decision-Making

Choosing actions with an understanding of long-term consequences and potential ripple effects.

Avoids short-termismThinks strategicallyBalances present needs with future outcomes

How WICM Works

WICM has three interconnected components:

1

The WICM Assessment

A structured evaluation that measures all seven competencies through prompts, scenarios, self-/other ratings, behavioral indicators, reflection questions, and emotional-pattern mapping. It identifies both strengths and areas of risk.

2

The WICM Profile

A clear, personalized summary showing competency scores, development priorities, relational strengths, decision-making tendencies, triggers under pressure, and patterns affecting leadership or performance.

3

The WICM Development Pathway

A tailored plan for growing each competency over time through coaching, behavior-shaping techniques, decision-making tools, relational intelligence practices, micro-habits, and reflection exercises.

WICM makes wisdom practical, not theoretical.

Who WICM Is For

Individuals

  • personal growth
  • self-regulation
  • better life decisions
  • emotional healing
  • leadership readiness

Families & Parents

  • healthier communication
  • conflict reduction
  • modeling wisdom for children

Leaders

  • balanced authority
  • better decision-making
  • relational leadership
  • ethical reasoning under pressure

Teams

  • reduced conflict
  • improved collaboration
  • higher trust

Organizations

  • leadership pipelines
  • culture transformation
  • civility and inclusion
  • performance improvement

What Makes WICM Unique?

  • It blends emotional intelligence with ethical reasoning
  • It incorporates behavior science and relational intelligence
  • It links wisdom directly to performance and culture
  • It is measurable, teachable, and applicable
  • It integrates seamlessly with all ecosystem tools

WICM is not just a model — it is an operating system for human growth.

Use Cases for WICM

1

For Individuals

regulating emotions, improving personal decision-making, healing relationship patterns

2

For Families

resolving unhealthy conflict cycles, teaching teens judgment and wisdom

3

For Teams

understanding how behavior affects performance, improving communication

4

For Organizations

building a wise, civil, high-performance culture, leadership development programs, succession planning

WICM adapts to any context where better decisions, behavior, and relationships are required.

How WICM™ Integrates with the Ecosystem

WICM is the foundation of your entire platform. It integrates with:

CBM™

Links wisdom competencies to behavior patterns.

Grip Modulation™

Shows how wisdom affects authority styles.

RaaS™

Reveals how wisdom impacts relational subsidies.

HORDE™

Aligns wisdom with occupational and relational demands.

Presence–Engagement Tools™

Shows how wisdom shapes presence, tone, and emotional regulation.

Decision-Making Tools™

Provides the internal competencies that make wise decisions possible.

Dashboards & Praxy Avatar Profile Signature (PAPS)™

Feeds wisdom scores into personalized development pathways.

The entire ecosystem sits on top of WICM.

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