Inspired Jewish Leadership: Practical Approaches to Building Strong Communities »

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.

Introduction Leading and Meaning 1

1 Guilt and Pleasure: Putting the Jewish in Jewish Leadership 17

2 Defining Leadership 31

3 Who Are We Leading? Age, Ethnicity, and Community 43

4 Vision and Mentoring 57

5 Authentic Leadership 75

6 The Optimistic Leader 87

7 Leading for Transformation 97

8 Nurturing Women's Leadership 107

9 Jewish Leadership and Conflict Resolution 117

10 Ethical Leadership 139

11 Changing the World, Changing Ourselves: A Crash Course on Change Management 151

12 Creating Meaningful Board Service 169

13 Who's Next? Effective Succession Planning 191

App. 1 Twenty-five Questions a Jewish Leader Should Ask 203

App. 2 Leadership Exercises 205

Notes 217

Suggestions for Further Reading 227