This article was originally published by eJewishPhilanthropy.com As a Professor and the CEO of an Institute dedicated to growing lay and professional leaders, I am increasingly concerned that even our most enlightened programs of training and development are… Continue Reading
This article was originally published by eJewishPhilanthropy.com It is hard to recall a time when the interest in “conflicts of interest” has so dominated the American political landscape. During the campaign season we were inundated with allegations of improprieties from… Continue Reading
In his recent article on Moses and transition, Rabbi Evan Moffic restates many important lessons for contemporary organizational leaders. He avers that the biblical narrative (Old Testament?) offers a paradigmatic example of succession in the case of Moses and Joshua. Continue Reading
This article was originally published by eJewishPhilanthropy.com Imagine a world in which high performing, high potential university graduates are recruited to work in Jewish communal institutions with the same attractive and compelling packages offered to their classmates going into… Continue Reading
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American Jewish organizational leaders are no doubt spending much of their time at this week’s General Assembly discussing their seemingly never-ending quest for meaningful responses to the Pew Study. There is, however, another study, recently released, that has barely raised an eyebrow in the so-called organized Jewish community, and that is unfortunate. Continue Reading
This article was originally published by The Jewish Telegraphic Agency CHICAGO (JTA) – At a campaign event in Virginia last week, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders invoked his Judaism in response to a question about Islamophobia in the media. The… Continue Reading
This article was originally published by eJewishPhilanthropy.com Our community has real metrics to prove that when professional development is done right it makes a difference, and it has an impact. “Every question,” taught Nahman of Bratslav, “is an answer.”… Continue Reading
This season of recently completed commencement ceremonies and valedictories featured a seemingly unending spate of references to the writings of NY Times columnist and television pundit, David Brooks. Wherever one turns of late, one encounters Brooks’ popular construct in which he suggests that there are two different types of virtues in life: resume and eulogy. Continue Reading
This article was originally published by eJewishPhilanthropy.com What do last month’s vote of the international USY board to drop its ban on inter-dating, President Obama’s decision not to participate in the events following the horrific murders in Paris, and… Continue Reading