Religious texts and management gurus: A study of Jewish leadership
Q. What exactly is “Jewish leadership?” Continue Reading
Author: Hal M. Lewis
Long Before the C-Suite
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
Op-Ed: Bernie Sanders doesn’t want to talk religion — and thank God for that
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
Professional Development: If Not, Why Not?
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
Where Eulogy Virtues Are Resume Virtues
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
Sometimes It’s About The Way We Tie Our Shoelaces
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
Four questions for the new year about the way we do business
This article was originally published by eJewishPhilanthropy.com If 2014 is any indication we should anticipate that the new year will see these pages (and those of other Jewish publications) filled with editorials proclaiming the virtues of entrepreneurship in Jewish… Continue Reading
Reflections on Hanukkah at the White House
When the invitation to attend the White House Hanukkah Party arrived in my inbox, I suspected one of my more tech-savvy friends was playing a joke. But the invitation was real and what I had at first believed to be… Continue Reading
I Thought You Said You Wanted To Run Things Like A Business
After years of working and teaching in the Jewish community I should know better. But, I continue to be struck by the irony that many of the same individuals who claim to want our communal institutions to “run more like businesses,” ignore the very principles and best practices that would enable us to do exactly that. This is particularly apparent in the realm of leadership development and talent management, where crises of CEO succession planning and job dissatisfaction among younger professionals should both challenge and trouble those who have made “be more like a business” their cri de coeur. Continue Reading
Trusting our leaders
This article was originally published by JUF News The closer we get to another round in the seemingly never-ending American election cycle, the more we begin to hear stepped up discussions about trust (or the lack of same) in… Continue Reading