Israel’s Civil Service Commissioner, the Director-General of the Ministry of Education, and 25 other senior executives participated in our recent Program for Senior Civil Servants. This is one of our flagship programs. Many in the highest levels of the civil service aim to participate in it – we usually have 3-4 candidates competing for each […]
Dear All, This month, I would like to share with you a short summary of the Institute’s work in 2011, mainly the development of our strategies for change, and the status of the Institute and its three Centers. Our Strategies Over the year we invested considerable energy in crystalizing the Institute’s approach. We understood that […]
Ten billion dollars. This is the estimated sum that the Government of Israel is investing in order to move major army bases to the Negev (in the south of Israel). It is clear that this investment presents a potential turning point for the southern Israeli periphery, an opportunity to improve the quality of life for […]
The question on the table is how to break institutional silos and bring influential partners together – this is one of the key ingredients needed to create systemic impact in Israel. A few weeks ago, my staff and I visited Tzfat, a city in Northern Israel, which suffers from high poverty levels and high rates […]
Dear All, When we partnered with Penni and Stephen Weinberg four years ago to establish the Penni and Stephen Weinberg Center for Lay Leadership, the concept of lay leadership as known in the United States was almost unknown in Israel. Since then, the Center has made significant progress in encouraging Israel’s emerging lay leaders to […]
Dear Friend, I am extremely pleased to announce that we have signed a groundbreaking contract with the Government of Israel for the establishment of the Center for Public Leadership, the first of three partnerships that will form the base for the ‘JDC Institute for Leadership and Governance’. The Center for for Public Leadership will conduct training programs for senior […]
Dear friends, As Rosh Hashanah approaches, I thought it would be a good opportunity to update you on the progress of the JDC Institute for Leadership and Governance. This past year has been very significant for the development of the Institute. Thus far, nine director-generals of government ministries, and five ministers, have expressed their support […]
איני יכולה שלא להביט על סיפורו של אהוד אולמרט כעל סיפורנו כולנו. מדינה בהישרדות, המדיחה את מנהיגיה כבתוכנית הישרדות שבה החזקים נזרקים ראשונים. ושאלת השאלות המנקרת בי היא מה באמת קרה? מדוע הודח אולמרט מתוכנית ההישרדות של מדינת ישראל? מדינת ישראל נמצאת במעבר, משלב ההקמה לשלב המיסוד. ובשלב המעבר מתפרק הדבק שחיבר אותנו עד כה, […]