Abstract
Issued in 2012, the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace produced The Vocation of the Business Leader (VBL), a document that synthesizes the contents of the Catholic social tradition in relation to business leaders by framing their responsibilities according to a see, judge, and act framework that reveals what practical wisdom demands in the context of business. The essay surveys the connection between practical wisdom and the see, judge, and act framework in the Catholic social tradition and explains this relationship in light of the contents of the VBL document. By first examining the subjective dimension of work, the dependent relationships between the world, the work, and the worker are magnified. From this perspective, the necessity for practical wisdom in business is evident, yet its applications abstract. What VBL proposes, in light of the see, judge, and act tradition, is a practical approach to serving the common good, making of decisions grounded in well-formed principles, and reciprocating gifts and wisdom, which inevitably defines great business leaders.