Schedule and Tuition

Tuition
The cost of the program is $4,500. There are there payment options:

• Pay $4,500 and register for all 6 modules
• Two payments of $2,250 each and register for 3 modules at a time
• Pay on $750 on a per module basis

We accept MasterCard, American Express and Discover. You may also pay by personal check. We do not accept Visa.

Note: No matter what payment option you choose, it is expected that you will pay the entire program fee, take the modules in sequence and maintain enrollment with your cohort.

Books and Materials
Most materials will be available online through our Blackboard course management software.  You can see a demo here.  There may be additional book purchase requirements. Please check back on this website in late winter 2012.

Courses
The Jewish Leadership Certificate consists of six (6) modules. All are required for a certificate. The program is designed to be completed, in sequence, over six (6) months. Courses meet on the weekends and Mondays, and do not meet during Jewish holidays, or the Sabbath.

Module 1: A Model of Jewish Leadership
Sunday and Monday 9am to 5pm
March 18-19, 2012

The first module introduces participants to leadership (as opposed to management), and considers the best practices of effective leadership. Participants complete self-assessments and learn about the impact of leadership style. In this module, Jewish leadership is defined and compared to leadership in the more general context. Classical Jewish teachings and experiences drawn from Jewish communal history are examined for what they can tell us about the notions and development of Jewish leadership models. Finally, participants build a competency model for the program, identifying a range of competencies to acquire based on Jewish leadership principles, and are introduced to the concept and practice of professional mentoring. The integration of classical Jewish thought and texts with professional best practices will be introduced as a signature of the program and all subsequent modules.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the best practices of leadership
• Complete and evaluate the results of leadership style self-assessments
• Understand key principles of Jewish leadership drawn from classical Jewish thought and communal history
• Build a competency model for Jewish leadership
• Become familiar with professional mentoring

Module 2: Communications for Leaders
Mondays, 6pm to 9pm
March 26 to April 30

Participants are introduced to important communications skills and applications. They learn to articulate a vision and serve as advocates for their organizations and programs. They develop skills in advancing agendas in various contexts, including with professional colleagues, lay leaders, funders, and external constituents. Participants gain experience in constructively receiving and providing feedback. They learn techniques to improve listening and critical thinking skills, and the ability to pose useful questions. Classical Jewish texts will be examined in considering effective communication skills for leaders.

Learning Outcomes

• Learn to articulate a vision
• Learn the practical skills associated with agenda setting and advancement
• Improve skills in delivering and receiving feedback
• Improve listening and critical thinking skills
• Become better communicators who can effectively build and strengthen relationships

Module 3: Leading People Through Change
Mondays, 6pm to 9pm
May 14 to June 18: (no class Memorial Day)

Leaders must understand the past, engage with present conditions, and develop and chart a course for the future. This module helps participants develop skills in problem finding. It also introduces participants to best practices for visioning, planning (including succession planning), and change management. To support strategic development, participants will learn to develop operational systems, conduct environmental scans, develop evaluation tools and implement evaluation processes. Classical Jewish texts as well as contemporary Jewish organizational and communal concerns will be examined in considering the most effective means for leaders to plan and execute for the future.

Learning Outcomes

• Develop problem-finding skills
• Learn how to vision
• Understand the fundamentals of planning and change management
• Learn how to develop effective operational systems
• Learn how to conduct environmental scans
• Learn the importance of evaluation and how to develop effective evaluation tools and practices
• Learn how to position an organization for change and success

Module 4: Ethics
Mondays, 6pm to 9pm
July 9 to August 6

Where there are individuals in leadership positions, there is the potential for abuse of power. Leaders need to be sensitive to ethical challenges. They need to develop the skills needed to think and lead within an ethical framework. This module helps students define leadership ethics and develop a model for ethical leadership. Participants learn about ethics and how to apply them, particularly as part of the decision-making process. They learn about the abuse of power and the importance of humility in effective leadership. Case study is introduced as an effective means of evaluating effective ethical behavior. Classical Jewish texts will inform discussions of the central ethical issues to strengthen ethical leadership skills.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand ethical leadership
• Develop a personal model for ethical leadership
• Apply ethics to decision-making
• Understand how to curb the abuse of power in leadership positions
• Understand the importance of humility in effective leadership
• Understand the value of case study for developing leadership skills and sensitivities
• Develop sensitivity to ethical challenges associated with leadership

Module 5: Collaboration and Power Sharing
Mondays, 6pm to 9pm
August 13 to September 10 (No class on Labor Day Sept. 3, 2012. Make-up date, TBD.)

In this module, participants learn about the value of collaboration for personal and organizational performance. They are introduced to a diversity of tools and practices that foster and improve collaboration. They learn to better manage conflict, build teams, broker lay-professional relations, and engage others. Effective supervision in a variety of contexts will be discussed. This module stresses the importance of gaining and applying knowledge of colleagues and staff members in order to maximize their strengths and skills. Participants are asked to apply collaboration skills acquired in the module to their current professional context. Classical Jewish texts will be examined in considering effective collaboration, with particular emphasis on the notion of shared power.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the value of collaboration
• Develop tools that facilitate effective collaboration and help foster conflict management, team building, and relationship building
• Learn how to implement strength-based leadership
• Apply collaboration in the professional environment
• Become an effective supervisor
• Share power in appropriate and constructive ways

Module 6: Capstone
Sunday and Monday, 9am to 5pm/9am to 1pm
October 14 and 15

The Capstone affords participants the opportunity to synthesize their learning in the program through a practical professional application within their organization. The Capstone has great benefit for participants as well as their organizations. Participants will identify a currently unresolved problem in their organization, describe the problem, and provide a possible resolution utilizing skills learned within the context of the framework of Jewish leadership.

Learning Outcomes

• Synthesis of program learning
• Application of skills in a professional setting
• Challenge and enhance prior knowledge with new knowledge about and skills in leadership
• Identify a significant organizational issue and propose a solution that reflects and incorporates related sought outcomes of the program

Contact Us
If you would like to speak with someone to get more information about The Certificate in Jewish Leadership, give us a call or email us today!

Call: 312-503-0714
Email: pdp@northwestern.edu