A new buzzword is Hungarian-American psychologist’s Mihaly Csíkszentmihályi’s concept of “flow.” People are happiest when they are in a state of flow—a state of concentration or complete absorption with the activity at hand and the situation. Such a state requires several conditions. For example: Motivations: One is engaged in the acts because they are intrinsically rewarding, rather than... Read more »
Man has two powers in his brain – a Koach Hachochma and a Koach HaMedameh, the power of imagination. We need the latter to break through our limited horizons in order to understand deeper levels of reality and in order to not just self-actualize but to self-transcend.[1] Great leaders are visionaries – they use their... Read more »
Man has two powers in his brain – a Koach Hachochma and a Koach HaMedameh, the power of imagination. We need the latter to break through our limited horizons in order to understand deeper levels of reality and in order to not just self-actualize but to self-transcend. [1] Great leaders are visionaries – they use... Read more »
As a coach and professional development provider, I often find myself having some variation of the following conversation with principals. “Please make sure,” they say, “to include lots of practical examples for everyone in the room when you speak.” They explain their request as follows. “Oftentimes when we bring someone in to present a workshop... Read more »
Three years after Bernie Madoff’s startling $10-20 billion Ponzi fraud case was concluded, a lower profile but equally damaging Ponzi scheme engineered by Texas businessman, Allen Stanford, was adjudicated in June 2012:
The Kiruv world has mekareved significant numbers of people. Yet, not only have we not acted to reduce the intermarriage rate; we have not even managed to stabilize it.[1] In part, this is because our vision has been too limited and our goals (for many of us) have been elsewhere (facilitating Shomrei Shabbos Jews). Yet,... Read more »
“Don’t waste words on people who deserve your silence. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is nothing at all.” -Unknown “If you see something, say something.” “Stand up for yourself.” “Use your voice, don’t be quiet.” These slogans, and many similar messages, are being spread like wildfire. Cancel culture has made it that... Read more »
It is a truism that someone who truly lacks nothing will not seek out Judaism. Everyone who seeks out Judaism is searching for something that they sense they are lacking. Should we also presume that the greater the lack, the greater the Kiruv opportunity? A longitudinal study has compared nearly 50 years of trends in public opinion data.
In my previous article I shared five focus areas that new and experienced teachers need to be focusing on if they're going to succeed when school starts up again. They are: Mastering the delivery of both in-person and remote instruction. Creating engaging, differentiated lessons to reach all learning styles.
In my previous post, I shared insights from a group of female leaders about how to position ourselves and our nonprofits for coronavirus and “disaster-proof” our lives moving forward. This post follows along the same theme and highlights the perspectives of four exceptional business leaders and thinkers. How to Disaster-Proof Your Resilience
