Purpose: This research was conducted with the aim of 
providing a structural model of wisdom based on successful 
intelligence and philosophical mindset with the mediation of 
self-esteem in middle managers.
Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional research method 
is correlational and in order to respond to the research 
hypotheses, structural equation modeling analysis was used. 
The statistical population of this research was made up of all 
the middle level managers of private banks and Mahan 
Airlines in Tehran in first half 1400, from among them, 300 
people were selected by staged cluster sampling method. In 
this research, the tools of wisdom (Ardelt, 2003), successful 
intelligence (Sternberg, 2005), philosophical mindset (SmithSultani, 1375), and self-esteem (Rosenberg, 1965) were used, 
all of which are valid and had acceptable reliability. In order 
to analyze the data, SPSS-V19 and Lisrel-V8.8 software were 
used. The findings of the research showed that the model has 
a good fit. The results showed that successful intelligence had 
a direct effect on wisdom. In connection with the existence of 
an indirect effect of successful intelligence on the wisdom of 
middle managers through self-esteem, it is confirmed with 
95% confidence .
Findings: The results showed that philosophical mindset had 
a direct effect on wisdom. In connection with the existence of 
an indirect effect of philosophical mindset on the wisdom of 
middle managers through self-esteem, it is confirmed with 
95% confidence.
Conclusion: Therefore, paying attention to the mentioned 
variables helps senior managers and researchers in choosing 
managers and designing more suitable for cultivating wisdom.