About the Book
What makes a good leader? How does good leadership impact an organization? This book argues that meaningful and useful answers to these questions are available in traditional religious and spiritual resources. There are three goals in this book. The first is to introduce readers to traditional texts that deal with the idea of the biblical covenant and/or Jewish leadership. The second goal is to show how religion can talk to real world problems. The third goal is to argue on behalf of a theory of leadership based on mutual trust and respect - a covenantal leadership. In a covenantal organization, when one finds the teacher - the one who best interprets and exemplifies the meaning of the covenant to his and her contemporaries - one has also found the leader. The best teachers have always showed us how to use yesterday's language to solve tomorrow's problems. This is what this book hopes to put forward as the spirit of covenantal leadership.
Table of Contents:
Introduction The Many Paths of Covenantal Leadership The Path of Humanity The Path of No Illusions The Path of Integration The Path of Moral Imagination The Path of the Role Model The Path of Moral Growth Integration and the New Responsibilities Conclusion: Covenantal Leadership as Teaching
About the Author :
MOSES PAVA is a professor of Business Ethics at Yeshiva University and author of eight books including The Search for Meaning in Organizations (Quorum, 1999) and Jewish Business Ethics (Jason Aronson, 1999). He currently lives in Springfield, MA.
Review :
...possibly his best work, evidencing a maturity of thought and confidence of expression.... Professor Pava is quite explicit in what he is seeking to do: demonstrate how traditional Jewish sources relating to the Jewish concept of covenant can provide...specific examples to assist business leaders in resolving real world problems' in the here and now. "Edwin Epstein, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley"
I don't know any other book or major article that makes such an intelligent use of the Jewish faith tradition in order to illuminate contemporary problems of leadership and organization building. I wish authors from the Christian, Muslim, Hindu, and other traditions would follow Mr. Pava's lead by drawing on their own religious resources in order to enrich the understanding of business ethics. "Georges Enderle, University of Notre Dame"
I believe that [Moses] Pava has written an original, insightful, and provocative book. "Timothy L. Fort, University of Michigan Business School"
"In Leading with Meaning: Using Covenantal Leadership to Build a Stronger Organization," Pava admirably displays his comfort with, and commitment to, the teachings of Torah Umadda, the harmonization of the Jewish religious tradition with the secular world around him. ... No utopian he, Pava work is pragmatically rooted in the realities of the market place and not in some idealized cloistered setting. I was particularly impressed with the way ancient texts are brought alive by the author in dealing with contemporary concerns. "Leading with Meaning," will be greeted enthusiastically both academic business ethicists and by practical entrepreneurs interested in elevating their lives and work to a higher moral plane. "Dr. Norman Lamm, President, Yeshiva University""
..".possibly his best work, evidencing a maturity of thought and confidence of expression.... Professor Pava is quite explicit in what he is seeking to do: demonstrate how traditional Jewish sources relating to the Jewish concept of covenant can provide...specific examples to assist business leaders in resolving 'real world problems' in the here and now." -- Edwin Epstein, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
"I don't know any other book or major article that makes such an intelligent use of the Jewish faith tradition in order to illuminate contemporary problems of leadership and organization building. I wish authors from the Christian, Muslim, Hindu, and other traditions would follow Mr. Pava's lead by drawing on their own religious resources in order to enrich the understanding of business ethics. -- Georges Enderle, University of Notre Dame
I believe that [Moses] Pava has written an original, insightful, and provocative book." -- Timothy L. Fort, University of Michigan Business School
""In Leading with Meaning: Using Covenantal Leadership to Build a Stronger Organization," Pava admirably displays his comfort with, and commitment to, the teachings of Torah Umadda, the harmonization of the Jewish religious tradition with the secular world around him. ... No utopian he, Pava work is pragmatically rooted in the realities of the market place and not in some idealized cloistered setting. I was particularly impressed with the way ancient texts are brought alive by the author in dealing with contemporary concerns. "Leading with Meaning," will be greeted enthusiastically both academic business ethicists and by practical entrepreneurs interested in elevating their lives and work to a higher moral plane." -- Dr. Norman Lamm, President, Yeshiva University
."..possibly his best work, evidencing a maturity of thought and confidence of expression.... Professor Pava is quite explicit in what he is seeking to do: demonstrate how traditional Jewish sources relating to the Jewish concept of covenant can provide...specific examples to assist business leaders in resolving 'real world problems' in the here and now." -- Edwin Epstein, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
"I don't know any other book or major article that makes such an intelligent use of the Jewish faith tradition in order to illuminate contemporary problems of leadership and organization building. I wish authors from the Christian, Muslim, Hindu, and other traditions would follow Mr. Pava's lead by drawing on their own religious resources in order to enrich the understanding of business ethics. -- Georges Enderle, University of Notre Dame
I believe that [Moses] Pava has written an original, insightful, and provocative book." -- Timothy L. Fort, University of Michigan Business School
""In Leading with Meaning: Using Covenantal Leadership to Build a Stronger Organization", Pava admirably displays his comfort with, and commitment to, the teachings of Torah Umadda, the harmonization of the Jewish religious tradition with the secular world around him. ... No utopian he, Pava work is pragmatically rooted in the realities of the market place and not in some idealized cloistered setting. I was particularly impressed with the way ancient texts are brought alive by the author in dealing with contemporary concerns. "Leading with Meaning", will be greeted enthusiastically both academic business ethicists and by practical entrepreneurs interested in elevating their lives and work to a higher moral plane." -- Dr. Norman Lamm, President, Yeshiva University
.,."possibly his best work, evidencing a maturity of thought and confidence of expression.... Professor Pava is quite explicit in what he is seeking to do: demonstrate how traditional Jewish sources relating to the Jewish concept of covenant can provide...specific examples to assist business leaders in resolving 'real world problems' in the here and now." -- Edwin Epstein, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
"I don't know any other book or major article that makes such an intelligent use of the Jewish faith tradition in order to illuminate contemporary problems of leadership and organization building. I wish authors from the Christian, Muslim, Hindu, and other traditions would follow Mr. Pava's lead by drawing on their own religious resources in order to enrich the understanding of business ethics. -- Georges Enderle, University of Notre Dame ""In Leading with Meaning: Using Covenantal Leadership to Build a Stronger Organization," Pava admirably displays his comfort with, and commitment to, the teachings of Torah Umadda, the harmonization of the Jewish religious tradition with the secular world around him. ... No utopian he, Pava work is pragmatically rooted in the realities of the market place and not in some idealized cloistered setting. I was particularly impressed with the way ancient texts are brought alive by the author in dealing with contemporary concerns. "Leading with Meaning," will be greeted enthusiastically both academic business ethicists and by practical entrepreneurs interested in elevatingtheir lives and work to a higher moral plane." -- Dr. Norman Lamm, President, Yeshiva University
., ."possibly his best work, evidencing a maturity of thought and confidence of expression.... Professor Pava is quite explicit in what he is seeking to do: demonstrate how traditional Jewish sources relating to the Jewish concept of covenant can provide...specific examples to assist business leaders in resolving ' real world problems' in the here and now." -- Edwin Epstein, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
"I don' t know any other book or major article that makes such an intelligent use of the Jewish faith tradition in order to illuminate contemporary problems of leadership and organization building. I wish authors from the Christian, Muslim, Hindu, and other traditions would follow Mr. Pava' s lead by drawing on their own religious resources in order to enrich the understanding of business ethics. -- Georges Enderle, University of Notre Dame ""In Leading with Meaning: Using Covenantal Leadership to Build a Stronger Organization," Pava admirably displays his comfort with, and commitment to, the teachings of Torah Umadda, the harmonization of the Jewish religious tradition with the secular world around him. ... No utopian he, Pava work is pragmatically rooted in the realities of the market place and not in some idealized cloistered setting. I was particularly impressed with the way ancient texts are brought alive by the author in dealing with contemporary concerns. "Leading with Meaning," will be greeted enthusiastically both academic business ethicists and by practicalentrepreneurs interested in elevating their lives and work to a higher moral plane." -- Dr. Norman Lamm, President, Yeshiva University
..."possibly his best work, evidencing a maturity of thought and confidence of expression.... Professor Pava is quite explicit in what he is seeking to do: demonstrate how traditional Jewish sources relating to the Jewish concept of covenant can provide...specific examples to assist business leaders in resolving 'real world problems' in the here and now." -- Edwin Epstein, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
"I don't know any other book or major article that makes such an intelligent use of the Jewish faith tradition in order to illuminate contemporary problems of leadership and organization building. I wish authors from the Christian, Muslim, Hindu, and other traditions would follow Mr. Pava's lead by drawing on their own religious resources in order to enrich the understanding of business ethics. -- Georges Enderle, University of Notre Dame ""In Leading with Meaning: Using Covenantal Leadership to Build a Stronger Organization," Pava admirably displays his comfort with, and commitment to, the teachings of Torah Umadda, the harmonization of the Jewish religious tradition with the secular world around him. ... No utopian he, Pava work is pragmatically rooted in the realities of the market place and not in some idealized cloistered setting. I was particularly impressed with the way ancient texts are brought alive by the author in dealing with contemporary concerns. "Leading with Meaning," will be greeted enthusiastically both academic business ethicists and by practical entrepreneurs interested in elevatingtheir lives and work to a higher moral plane." -- Dr. Norman Lamm, President, Yeshiva University
