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The Rabbi and the CEO: The Ten Commandments for 21st Century Leaders
What if you had the secret sauce of success? Apply this 10-part foolproof system for meeting any challenge and winning big.
What if you got access to the secret DNA that had a tiny fraction of humanity (0.2%) win 22%of all Nobel prizes and succeed disproportionately in many fields of human endeavor?
Whatif you had a system for meeting any challenge and building success predictably--professionally and personally?
Amazingly, such a toolbox has been hiding in plain view for 3,000 years.
It's... the Ten Commandments. But not the dusty Ten Commandments you know.
It took teaming up a Rabbi and a CEO to harness the power of the Ten Commandments for today's challenges. Each Commandment holds a secret key to success. Together, they will make you invincible.
In a unique synergy, Dr. Zweifel, former CEO, Columbia professor and award-winning author of 7 books like Strategy-In-Action and Communicate or Die , joined with Rabbi Raskin, Jewish leader and author of Letters of Light , to blend the timeless wisdom of the Ten Commandments with a cutting-edge methodology from 35+ years in management.
"The leadership wisdom contained here is timeless, powerful and actionable--just what you'd expect when you combine a Rabbi and a CEO!" --Scott A. Snook, Professor ofOrganizational Behavior, Harvard Business School
"An insightful 'lighthouse' to navigate the dynamic world of leadership and management in the 21st century." --Dr. Martin Cross, CEO, Novartis-Australia
Jews are not the "People of the Book" by accident. Torah, Talmud and Kabbalah hold life-and-death leadership stories and astonishingly practical lessons for 21st-century managers and leaders of all stripes.
You needn't be Jewish or religious to profit from these timeless secrets. They've stood the test of time; they're built to
* How to free yourself from your own "Egypt"(the Hebrew word for "Egypt" means "limitations") and move beyond outdated mind-sets. Including a checklist for overcoming blind-spots, p1.
* How to build your own vision not based on false idols or external expectations, and move from reaction-mode to standing in the future, p33.
* A 6-step method to resolve any issue --without provoking World War III, p67.
* How to lead through language --from excuses, complaints and blame games to commitment and action, p73.
* The 3 secrets for listening between the lines and taking charge of any meeting or negotiation, p76.
* How to say No, step back and build "Islands in the Sea of Time" for what truly matters, p91.
* 3 tools for regulating emotions so you keep your cool , p136.
* The 4 ethical dilemmas and how to tackle each, p162.
* The smartest investment in customer and employee loyalty , p178.
* The killer-app of successful leaders : 3 steps from breakdown to breakthrough that make you unstoppable, p203.
* ... and finally, how to win any battle by standing in the shoes of clients, competitors, even adversaries , p222 .
"Regardless of your religious beliefs, the lessons are universal and continue to be timely. This is a book executives should read and share with their co-workers." --Jay Greenspan, Founder, JMJAssociates
"Do yourself a Get this book. It offers a kind of leadership power that is all too often missing in boardrooms and that you simply won't find elsewhere." --Ali Velshi, Anchor, Senior Economic & Business Correspondent, NBC News
If you like stories of the good, the bad and the ugly, but also practical step-by-step systems and a touch of humor, then you'll love Zweifel's and Raskin's award-winning book about how to use the Ten Commandments for maximum mileage.
Put The Rabbi and the CEO to work today, build the success you always wanted and change your life forever.
What if you got access to the secret DNA that had a tiny fraction of humanity (0.2%) win 22%of all Nobel prizes and succeed disproportionately in many fields of human endeavor?
Whatif you had a system for meeting any challenge and building success predictably--professionally and personally?
Amazingly, such a toolbox has been hiding in plain view for 3,000 years.
It's... the Ten Commandments. But not the dusty Ten Commandments you know.
It took teaming up a Rabbi and a CEO to harness the power of the Ten Commandments for today's challenges. Each Commandment holds a secret key to success. Together, they will make you invincible.
In a unique synergy, Dr. Zweifel, former CEO, Columbia professor and award-winning author of 7 books like Strategy-In-Action and Communicate or Die , joined with Rabbi Raskin, Jewish leader and author of Letters of Light , to blend the timeless wisdom of the Ten Commandments with a cutting-edge methodology from 35+ years in management.
"The leadership wisdom contained here is timeless, powerful and actionable--just what you'd expect when you combine a Rabbi and a CEO!" --Scott A. Snook, Professor ofOrganizational Behavior, Harvard Business School
"An insightful 'lighthouse' to navigate the dynamic world of leadership and management in the 21st century." --Dr. Martin Cross, CEO, Novartis-Australia
Jews are not the "People of the Book" by accident. Torah, Talmud and Kabbalah hold life-and-death leadership stories and astonishingly practical lessons for 21st-century managers and leaders of all stripes.
You needn't be Jewish or religious to profit from these timeless secrets. They've stood the test of time; they're built to
* How to free yourself from your own "Egypt"(the Hebrew word for "Egypt" means "limitations") and move beyond outdated mind-sets. Including a checklist for overcoming blind-spots, p1.
* How to build your own vision not based on false idols or external expectations, and move from reaction-mode to standing in the future, p33.
* A 6-step method to resolve any issue --without provoking World War III, p67.
* How to lead through language --from excuses, complaints and blame games to commitment and action, p73.
* The 3 secrets for listening between the lines and taking charge of any meeting or negotiation, p76.
* How to say No, step back and build "Islands in the Sea of Time" for what truly matters, p91.
* 3 tools for regulating emotions so you keep your cool , p136.
* The 4 ethical dilemmas and how to tackle each, p162.
* The smartest investment in customer and employee loyalty , p178.
* The killer-app of successful leaders : 3 steps from breakdown to breakthrough that make you unstoppable, p203.
* ... and finally, how to win any battle by standing in the shoes of clients, competitors, even adversaries , p222 .
"Regardless of your religious beliefs, the lessons are universal and continue to be timely. This is a book executives should read and share with their co-workers." --Jay Greenspan, Founder, JMJAssociates
"Do yourself a Get this book. It offers a kind of leadership power that is all too often missing in boardrooms and that you simply won't find elsewhere." --Ali Velshi, Anchor, Senior Economic & Business Correspondent, NBC News
If you like stories of the good, the bad and the ugly, but also practical step-by-step systems and a touch of humor, then you'll love Zweifel's and Raskin's award-winning book about how to use the Ten Commandments for maximum mileage.
Put The Rabbi and the CEO to work today, build the success you always wanted and change your life forever.
276 pages, Paperback
First published July 31, 2008
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About the author
Thomas D. Zweifel
28 books4 followersIt was a perfectly clear day in September 2001, an Indian-summer morning when the sky was deep blue. Thomas was sitting on the Brooklyn Promenade--alone except for a few runners and dog walkers--and reading Michel Houellebecq's Les Particules Élémentaires (this is not an endorsement of that book) when he looked up at 8:46 a.m. and saw something he had never seen before: A plane hit the World Trade Center. Smoke and millions of tiny metallic glitters were in the air; a light wind swept them toward him. The glitters turned out to be countless papers, documents flying across the East River. One of them was a page from a civil law book, blackened on all four sides. Another was a FedEx envelope with a contract that someone had just signed a few minutes earlier.
That moment changed Thomas' world, and his life, forever. He set out on a journey to himself. And he started to worry about what kind of legacy to leave. One answer: to write books that help leaders of all stripes build successful companies and/or lives.
Dr. Thomas D. Zweifel is is a board member, strategy and performance expert, TED speaker and award-winning author of 11 books, including "Strategy-In-Action" (with Edward J. Borey), "Communicate or Die," "The Rabbi and the CEO" (with Aaron L. Raskin) and "Gorilla in the Cockpit" (with Vip Vyas).
Since 1984, living in Europe, India, Japan, and the United States, Thomas has helped clients align on strategy, boost leadership, and build high-performance teams in the action of meeting strategic and/or breakthrough objectives.
From 1997 to 2011, Thomas was the CEO of Swiss Consulting Group, named a "Fast Company" by Fast Company magazine and awarded "Best of Business in New York for Management Consulting" by SBCA.
Strategies based on his books are used by 30+ Fortune 500 companies, the UN Development Programme, the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and the U.S. Air Force Academy, to help their teams meet strategic imperatives.
Since 2001, Thomas has taught leadership to 1,500+ students at Columbia University and St. Gallen University to prepare them for executive leadership positions.
He often appears in the media, including ABC News, Bloomberg TV, and CNN. A speaker for ten speaker bureaus, his interdisciplinary and action-packed keynotes inspire business leaders.
Born in Paris, Thomas was educated in Switzerland, Germany and the United States, and holds a Ph.D. in International Political Economy from New York University.
In 1996 he realized his dream of breaking three hours in the New York City Marathon, and in 1997 was recognized as "fastest CEO in the New York City Marathon." He lives in Zurich with his wife and their two daughters (and a dog called Motek, the only other man in the house).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_...
That moment changed Thomas' world, and his life, forever. He set out on a journey to himself. And he started to worry about what kind of legacy to leave. One answer: to write books that help leaders of all stripes build successful companies and/or lives.
Dr. Thomas D. Zweifel is is a board member, strategy and performance expert, TED speaker and award-winning author of 11 books, including "Strategy-In-Action" (with Edward J. Borey), "Communicate or Die," "The Rabbi and the CEO" (with Aaron L. Raskin) and "Gorilla in the Cockpit" (with Vip Vyas).
Since 1984, living in Europe, India, Japan, and the United States, Thomas has helped clients align on strategy, boost leadership, and build high-performance teams in the action of meeting strategic and/or breakthrough objectives.
From 1997 to 2011, Thomas was the CEO of Swiss Consulting Group, named a "Fast Company" by Fast Company magazine and awarded "Best of Business in New York for Management Consulting" by SBCA.
Strategies based on his books are used by 30+ Fortune 500 companies, the UN Development Programme, the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and the U.S. Air Force Academy, to help their teams meet strategic imperatives.
Since 2001, Thomas has taught leadership to 1,500+ students at Columbia University and St. Gallen University to prepare them for executive leadership positions.
He often appears in the media, including ABC News, Bloomberg TV, and CNN. A speaker for ten speaker bureaus, his interdisciplinary and action-packed keynotes inspire business leaders.
Born in Paris, Thomas was educated in Switzerland, Germany and the United States, and holds a Ph.D. in International Political Economy from New York University.
In 1996 he realized his dream of breaking three hours in the New York City Marathon, and in 1997 was recognized as "fastest CEO in the New York City Marathon." He lives in Zurich with his wife and their two daughters (and a dog called Motek, the only other man in the house).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_...
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August 9, 2021
This business books links the timeless 10 Commandments for business leaders today. It also is appropriate for leaders of non-profits as well. The dialogue back and forth between rabbinic wisdom and practical examples applied made for good reading. Each of the 10 Commandments had tips and tools that could be implemented today, right now. The book was written after 9/11 (that was almost 20 years ago this September) and two other world changing events--the election of Donald Trump and the global pandemic. Some of the business examples feel a little dated. Nonetheless, the take-aways are timeless.
Examples: "Whenever you don't know which of two actions to take at any given moment, take the more generous action."
"Amazing things happen when people recognize that they are interconnected."
"A hundred times everyday, I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend of the labor of other men." (Albert Einstein)
At West Point, now all leadership courses have a cross-cultural component." (I learned the importance of this working at SAP!)
"Any time you are managing people, your job is not about you, it's about them."
One tricky component that I am still working on but it is particularly relevant to the world we find ourselves in now, the idea that "The bottom line: Every descent is for a higher ascent, every breakdown can into a breakthrough." As I talked about recently, can we find the blessing in the curse? These authors would say yes!
Should be required reading in business schools and rabbinical schools.
Examples: "Whenever you don't know which of two actions to take at any given moment, take the more generous action."
"Amazing things happen when people recognize that they are interconnected."
"A hundred times everyday, I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend of the labor of other men." (Albert Einstein)
At West Point, now all leadership courses have a cross-cultural component." (I learned the importance of this working at SAP!)
"Any time you are managing people, your job is not about you, it's about them."
One tricky component that I am still working on but it is particularly relevant to the world we find ourselves in now, the idea that "The bottom line: Every descent is for a higher ascent, every breakdown can into a breakthrough." As I talked about recently, can we find the blessing in the curse? These authors would say yes!
Should be required reading in business schools and rabbinical schools.
May 8, 2018
The leadership lessons contained in “The Rabbi and the CEO” are timeless, powerful and practical. This uplifting book offers a powerhouse of sound advice, practical and yet easy to implement nuggets of wisdom anybody can benefit from both in life and business. As the authors wisely say, “you always have a choice. You’re in charge; nobody can tell you how to live your life.” And for that you have here a well-articulated and powerful guide.
September 4, 2019
A VALUABLE GUIDE FOR EVERY DAY LIFE.
Excellent read. Very meaty, practical, and useful. Please read this book. I could read it over and over and still learn something new each time.
Excellent read. Very meaty, practical, and useful. Please read this book. I could read it over and over and still learn something new each time.
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December 30, 2017Started late tonight. Only got through the intros but am excited to start reading more. It already has me interested.
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