Effective Shlichus: A Ten Stage Journey

Effective Shlichus: A Ten Stage Journey

Dr. Simcha-Assaf Leibovich has been leading leadership and managerial development programs for over four decades using the Experiential Leadership Training (ELIT) approach, an approach that has been successfully applied around the world. Dr. Leibovich has previously served as an academic advisor at the Israeli Center for Management; as a lecturer at the Israel Defense Force’s Leadership Development Center, as well as in its Command and Staff College; headed the social and communal education majors at the Orot College for teachers; and founded and directed the nature-based leadership workshops at the Ne'ot Kedumim Biblical Landscape Reserve, as well as at the Global Center for Leadership Development at Har Herzl. Every person in this world is born with their own unique mission—their shlichus—and with the capacity to fulfill that mission. So taught the Lubavitcher Rebbe, one of the twentieth century’s most empowering and delegating figures. To the thousands of emissaries—shluchim—that the Rebbe sent out, he assigned a special mission: to help others discover that they, too, have a mission from G-d; and then to enlist them in the task of making the world a better, more Divine place. This work demands determination and total devotion to a cause, but that isn’t enough. To succeed, the shliach must acquire a set of leadership and managerial skills, tools, and insights. Come along on a journey, through ten “stations,” to discover those tools, insights, and methods that will help you to successfully and effectively fulfill your shlichus. This book is based on the accumulated experience earned through working with thousands of shluchim, educators, parents, and directors of organizations in Israel and throughout the world, and it is meant for anyone who views his or her own life with a sense of mission and purpose.