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Learning from competitors without becoming them | Business insights from the weekly Torah portion
Managers love innovation, but many organizations improve through imitation; This week's Torah portion Shoftim and Rabbi Isaac Arama offer the right boundary: Tools can be learned from the outside, but purpose cannot be copied
Ziv Elul | 08.13.26
Pieter Bruegel the Elder - The Harvesters
Can your organization stop before reality forces it to?
Shmita does not promise freedom from fear or risk; it disrupts the illusion of control and asks what security rests on; Rabbi Isaac Arama offers managers a lesson in faith, risk management and the courage to test an organization while it still works
Ziv Elul | 08.06.26
When the fox enters the boardroom: What crises reveal about leadership
Business insights from the Torah: Rabbi Akiva’s encounter with a fox after the destruction of the Second Temple offers a lesson for leaders: crises should not be reduced to slogans about opportunity, but used to uncover hard truths, learn and rebuild 
Ziv Elul | 07.22.26
Reuben and Gad ask for land
The scaffolding that became the house: the silent disease that topples leaders
From Moses and the tribes of Gad and Reuben to modern organizations, the great leadership test is remembering what was meant to serve the journey, and what the journey itself is
Ziv Elul | 07.09.26
When the dissenter is no longer part of the system: Business insights from the weekly Torah portion
The story of the Korach rebellion: When does the failure of an individual require organizational introspection, and when does it reflect someone who has chosen to leave the partnership?
Ziv Elul | 06.11.26
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When an organization loses its center
Do companies collapse because of competition, or at the moment they forget what they were actually built around?
Ziv Elul | 05.14.26
The modern sabbatical year: why organizations must know when to stop
Is a company measured by how much it produces, or by its ability to stop in time and not lose itself?
Ziv Elul | 05.07.26
The strategic value and risk of organizational speech: business insights from the weekly Torah portion
Words may be an organization’s cheapest resource, but their impact is profound; from hallway chatter to leadership messaging, internal discourse can build trust or erode it, while disciplined discourse can drive clarity, culture and long-term success
Ziv Elul | 04.16.26
Sometimes the most motivated and capable employee causes the greatest damage to a business from an excess desire to contribute
When good intentions burn the system: business insights from the weekly Torah portion
Sometimes the most motivated and capable employee causes the greatest damage to a business from an excess desire to contribute, just look at Aaron the High Priest's sons in the weekly Torah portion of Shemini
Ziv Elul | 04.09.26
Why great leaders build routines, not moments of inspiration
Opinion: is success built on big ideas, or on the small actions repeated every day? 
Ziv Elul | 03.19.26
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