Erica Brown - leading with meaning

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader."

— John Quincy Adams

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Strengthening leadership through teaching and consulting

Take your organization and your non-profit leadership to the next level through personal reflection, case studies, cutting-edge business literature and spiritual texts that have shaped and inspired leaders for centuries. Discover the causes and issues that ignite your passion for change and harness your potential to make a difference… read more

Exploring Jewish identity and spirituality in a complex world

Find your distinctive place in the world through the study of ancient Jewish wisdom coupled with modern interpretation on topics as diverse as Jewish identity and community, the paradox of choice, the nature of ethics and tikkun olam, social justice. Consider how Jewish mysticism can help you become a better person or how confronting family life in Genesis through art and text can change the way that you view marriage and sibling rivalry… read more

Dr Erica Brown is a writer and educator. learn more

Leaders need words of inspiration and reflection. I have asked people in leadership positions to share words that get them through difficult times and give their leadership more intentionality. If you have a prayer that you say and would like to share, please send it to Erica@leadingwithmeaning.com.

My friend Bruce Wildman said that the closing prayer of the Amidah gives him strength through leadership difficulties… read more

Books by Dr. Erica Brown

Talk is Cheap

“Is a multitude of words unanswerable? Must a
loquacious person be right?”
The Book of Job, 11:2

The Book of Job tells the painful story of a man of goodness beset by tragedy as part of a wager between God and satan. The book recounts the saga of a man who believes deeply in God but is challenged by life’s hardest tests to see if he will remain faithful. Many traditional commentators believed that the Book of Job never took place. Job was a fictional character, there to tell everyman’s story of woe. We learn from Job and his friends how to react and respond to hardships. read more

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The Networked Nonprofit

Beth Kanter and Allison Fine

This quick read centers on how non-profits use social media to drive positive change. I found one distinction in particular very helpful. The authors describe three types of organizations.

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