Inspired Jewish Leadership: Practical Approaches to Building Strong Communities

by Erica Brown

Help sustain the Jewish tradition's legacy of community leadership by building strong leaders today. "Great Jewish leadership has helped us survive slavery, guided us to the Promised Land, given us hope through exile and oppression, helped us enjoy membership in a nation of overachievers and given birth to the State of Israel. Great Jewish leadership generates vision and, as a result, followers. It inspires us and helps us to stretch higher, see farther and reach deeper."
―from the Introduction Drawing on the past and looking to the future, this practical guide provides the tools you need to work through important contemporary leadership issues. It takes a broad look at positions of leadership in the modern Jewish community and the qualities and skills you need in order to succeed in these positions. Real-life anecdotes, interviews and dialogue stimulate thinking about board development, ethical leadership, conflict resolution, change management and effective succession planning. Whether you are a professional or a volunteer, are looking to develop your own personal leadership skills or are part of a group, this inspiring book provides information, interactive exercises and questions for reflection to help you define leadership styles and theories, expose common myths and coach others on the importance of leading with meaning.

Genres: Judaism, Professional Development, Jewish

256 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2008

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Reviews

[Arnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I used this book to lead a group staff study over the course of a year and it was exactly what I needed. Author used texts to illustrate the many challenges of leadership, and raised important questions that every Jewish leader should consider

[Ben Vos · Rating 4 out of 5]

As it says, there are practical approaches in here; potentially really useful.

[Jeffrey Spitz Cohan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was inspired to post this review today after reading David Brooks' glowing column about Erica Brown in the New York Times.

I read this book a year or two ago and posted this short review on Virtual Bookshelf:

If you only write positive reviews, you won't have credibility. In that spirit, this book isn't deserving of the Jewish Lights label. It's more of a compilation of aphorisms from other leadership books. It's not totally worthless but I was disappointed by the shallowness of this book.

[Charles Cohen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Incredibly helpful and inspiring, this will be a great resource for working with my board.