A number of people succinctly describe the difference between leadership and management: architects vs builders, what things mean to people vs how things get done. In an entrepreneurial venture and…
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COVID Inequality & Multipliers
The lockdowns of varying degrees currently being experienced in Melbourne and Sydney highlight the deep fissures and inequalities prevalent in large cities. Rather than a tale of two cities, it’s…
How Not to Run a Football Club
After the sudden resignation of the president of Collingwood Football Club, Eddie McGuire, David points out the club’s flaws when it comes to governance and leadership. [Medium].
Dan Andrews Has Lost Our Trust
Why is this state different from all other states? There are no simple answers. We are still in the “fog of war” (albeit slightly less foggy than a few months…
Speaking Truth to Power
While the term “truth to power” has its roots in dissidents rising up against authoritarian rule, the principle is very relevant in a family governance context. “Sure we have family…
With the recent departure of their senior coach, it has been revealed that former Fremantle coach Ross Lyon is a “front and centre” contender for the top role at the…
Beth Dins Behaving Badly
After judges from the Sydney Beth Din are found in contempt of court by the NSW Supreme Court, David considers the wider implications of this precedent, and how Beth Dins…
Yeshivah Episode IV – A New Hope
The drawn out process of governance reform at Yeshivah over the last few years has not concluded, rather has reached an important step. If it were a construction project, we…
With the passing of a new Jewish year and the fresh spiritual energy this brings to the world, there is a palpable buzz around the Yeshivah as we approach something…
Who Wants to be a Leader?
As the restructure process at Yeshivah Centre inches forward, and we draw closer to elections, the big question is: who will nominate to hold board positions on the new legal entities that will operate…
Can Yeshivah take the cultural steps forward?
A wise friend of mine adapted the Harvard-developed negotiation model (seven elements, getting to yes) to articulate a hierarchy of three ways a dispute can be resolved: power, rights and…
This is written in the style of a Harvard case study. It is an allegory; imagine a real company in this situation and facing similar challenges. The questions at the end are…
