By Adena Philips Do you remember that company retreat you went on three years ago? Can you recall the exercises you participated in and what you learned from them? If you’re struggling to conjure an answer, you’re not alone. The annual meeting or offsite is an invaluable way for organizations and teams to come together and reflect on where they’ve come and where they are going - but it can be challenging to make it engaging and … [Read more...] about 10 Moves that Make the Passover Seder a Perfect Workshop
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The Quest Toward Organizational Health
A small nonprofit’s journey from start-up to sustainable By Esther Mendlowitz I’ll never forget the day in December 2015 when our CEO casually walked by my desk and said, “We’re talking tonight?” “No,” I said, bemused, seeing nothing on my calendar. He nodded his head, indicating “Yes,” and walked away. That was an atypical exchange, so I knew something was brewing. Evening came around, the phone rang, and the next thing I knew I was being … [Read more...] about The Quest Toward Organizational Health
Creating a PERMA Organizational Environment
By David Raphael “Sapiens rule the world, because we are the only animal that can cooperate flexibly in large numbers. The real difference between us and chimpanzees is the mysterious glue that enables millions of humans to cooperate effectively.” (Yuval Harari) As Jewish community professionals and leaders we are, to paraphrase Harari, in the business of enabling and empowering people to cooperate effectively. We spend our days engaging and … [Read more...] about Creating a PERMA Organizational Environment
Communicating Change: What Can We Learn from a Pair of Bean Boots
By Allison Cohen As organization, often steeped in history and tradition, we tend to shy away from making big, sweeping changes because let’s face it, CHANGE IS HARD. But it is also good (really, really, good). As with most things the anticipation of the change is often worse than the change itself. We are at a point in time where movements like #metoo, #timesup and #enough are giving us the opportunity to pause and re-examine our … [Read more...] about Communicating Change: What Can We Learn from a Pair of Bean Boots
Gender Equity in Hiring: It is Time
By Sara Shapiro-Plevan, Rabbi Rebecca W. Sirbu and Allison Fine The vast majority of employees in Jewish communal organizations are women, yet nearly all of the top positions continue to be filled by men. Each year the Forward publishes a salary survey listing the names and salaries of those at the helm of these Jewish communal organizations. Just like every year previously, in 2017 a woman’s name doesn’t appear until number 29 on the list. … [Read more...] about Gender Equity in Hiring: It is Time
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