Rabbi Naphtali Hoff

Previously, we discussed to-do lists and the need to prioritize your list (if you use one) to make sure that you get the most important work done first. While there is a place for keeping lists (many use them with great success), an even better strategy is to schedule tasks and block out your time.... Read more »

Non-profit leadership is hard work. We come to it wanting to make an impact with our teaching and services, but we often get bogged down by the things that we must do to keep ourselves viable, like fundraising and donor cultivation, back office management, and more. Making matters worse, our work is often isolating, moving... Read more »

In a previous series for SmartBrief, Naphtali laid out his 5-step productivity process for leaders, which he then turned into a Productivity Blueprint. This post is the first to dive deeper into the third of his five steps, doing for maximal productivity. Okay. So, we’ve planned our work (Step 1) and put systems in place... Read more »

Teshuva is on the forefront of our collective minds as we near Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year. Our sages tell us that those who seek to engage in teshuva are actively assisted from Above. (Shabbos 104a; Yoma 38b) Nothing can stand in the way of the remorseful soul that seeks to... Read more »

In a previous series for SmartBrief, I laid out my five-step productivity process for leaders, which I then turned into a Productivity Blueprint. This post dives deeper into the second of my five steps, sharing for maximal productivity. The fifth and final piece of the second productivity step – “share it” – is to monitor each project... Read more »

In a previous series for SmartBrief, I laid out my five-step productivity process for leaders, which I then turned into a Productivity Blueprint. This post dives deeper into the second of my five steps, sharing for maximal productivity. Of course, all of we have been discussing assumes that you are prepared to delegate work. Delegation is a... Read more »

In a previous series for SmartBrief, I laid out my five-step productivity process for leaders, which I then turned into a Productivity Blueprint. This post dives deeper into the second of my five steps, sharing for maximal productivity. As helpful as meetings are for leaders to set and clarify expectations and build relationships, there still needs to... Read more »

In a previous series for Olami, Naphtali laid out his 5-step productivity process for leaders, which he then turned into a Productivity Blueprint. This post is the second to dive deeper into the second of his five steps, sharing for maximal productivity, and picks up from this last one, which made the case for huddling... Read more »

It’s okay not to know… and to admit it. In a “social” world (sadly, often of the more superficial variety), in which we feel a constant urge to be smarter, more successful, happier, and better looking than the next person, it’s hard to start a post by admitting that I don’t know something. That it’s... Read more »

In a previous series for Olami/NLE, Naphtali laid out his 5-step productivity process for leaders, which he then turned into a Productivity Blueprint. This post is the first to dive deeper into the second of his five steps, sharing for maximal productivity. Have you ever shopped at a retail store at opening and passed by... Read more »

Pages By: Rabbi Naphtali Hoff

Become a Master of Your Time & Schedule

We’re Smarter Together

Remove Distractors

How to Coach Yourself to do Teshuva

Monitor and Review

Be Prepared to Delegate

Use Software to Increase Collaboration

Plan Regular 1:1 Meetings

All I Know is that I Don’t Know

Huddle Up Each Morning

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