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“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 encouraging board leaders, professional staff membe

While Ice Age Brains and negativity bias were essential when we roamed the frozen tundra dressed in animal hides, they are of lesser value in the workplace.

It occurred to me that nonprofit organizations should also possess a cognitive reserve.

When Michelangelo meets the consultant

Can we be the victim, hero and and villain all at the same time?

“A strategic planning process is not just a strategic process; it is a political one as well.”

“When you reach a fork in the road, take it.”

I first met Arnie Weiner in 1975. I was 23 and was in Detroit, pursuing a relationship that ended three months after my arrival. One day,...