Reimagining Leadership in Jewish Organizations: Ten Practical Lessons to Help You Implement Change and Achieve Your Goals - Softcover

Dr. Misha Galperin is CEO and president of Jewish Agency International Development and former CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. Dr. Galperin serves on several non-profit boards and was previously COO of UJA-Federation of New York, the world's largest local philanthropy. He has a PhD in clinical psychology and has written about and spoken widely on the issues of Jewish identity, values and community. He was born in Odessa, Ukraine, and immigrated to the United States in 1976 with his family at age eighteen. He is author of Reimagining Leadership in Jewish Organizations: Ten Practical Lessons to Help You Implement Change and Achieve Your Goals and coauthor of The Case for Jewish Peoplehood: Can We Be One? (both Jewish Lights).

Larry S. Moses is senior philanthropic advisor and president emeritus of The Wexner Foundation.

"Provokes important and critical questions about Jewish leadership today.... Both inspiring and instructive."
―Natan Sharansky, chairman of the executive, The Jewish Agency

"Thoughtful, visionary and exceptional.... An important conversation around Jewish leadership."
―Marlene Post, former chair, Hadassah and Birthright Israel Foundation

"Eminently readable, extremely useful, with astute psychological insights into the motivation of professionals and staff.... A must-read for all Jewish leaders and those who aspire to that role."
―Elise Bernhard, president, National Foundation for Jewish Culture

“Few leaders in the Jewish community can match Misha Galperin for his intellect, his insights and his perspective on what kind of leaders the Jewish community needs to ensure that the Jewish people continue to go from strength to strength. This book contains valuable lessons for Jewish leaders of all ages and all backgrounds.”
―Sanford R. Cardin, president, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation

“A how-to book that is a must-read for anyone wanting to have a serious impact in the Jewish philanthropic world. It is the modern-day Jewish nonprofit version of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying!”
―James S. Tisch, chairman of the board, The Jewish Agency for Israel and former chair of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations

“A valuable resource for all who recognize that leadership is the critical element that will shape our collective future. Today's leaders and all who aspire to future leadership ought to study the insights that Misha has harvested from his remarkable professional journey.”
―Dr. John Ruskay, executive vice president and CEO, UJA-Federation of New York

“Combine[s] lessons from the rich literature of leadership with personal reflections on his calling in Jewish communal service. A must-read for those lay and professional leaders who seek to effectively serve the community.”
―Dr. Jeffrey Solomon, president, Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies

“Asks us to stop thinking about institutions from the perspective of their mission alone but how their choice of leader will profoundly impact their capacity to take risks, embrace mistakes, hire well and build strong professional-lay partnerships.... Offer[s] rich and necessary insights into the human condition in every chapter.”
―Erica Brown, author, Inspired Jewish Leadership: Practical Approaches to Building Strong Communities

“[A] genuine and honest approach.... Current leaders, aspiring leaders and executives will benefit from the author's experience and the meaningful advice that he generously shares with them.”
―Steven Schwager, executive vice president and CEO, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

“Remarkable ... No matter what field of endeavor one pursues, profit or nonprofit, the vision, the ideas and the practices so cogently presented here will be of immense value.”
―Dr. Steve Nasatir, president, Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago

“A definite read for the new generation of Jewish entrepreneurs!”
―Irina Kogan Nevzlin, president, Nadav Foundation