Radical Resilience for Jewish Leaders

In one of his last public messages in 2020, Rabbi Sacks zt'l reminded us that as a people we have a remarkable ability not just to survive challenges, but to emerge even stronger. "We are a super-resilient people," he wrote, "the more pressure we've been under, the stronger we've become." Rabbi Sacks also taught that greatness is not a question of avoiding failure, but of learning from it: 

"The great human beings are not those who never fail. They are those who survive failure, who keep on going, who refuse to be defeated, who never give up or give in. They keep trying. They learn from every mistake. They treat failure as a learning experience. And from every refusal to be defeated, they become stronger, wiser and more determined."

This programme has been designed to help leaders develop "radical resilience", the ability to respond to personal, professional, and communal challenges with grace, empathy, and self-composure. After decades of coaching and mentoring hundreds of leaders, Matthew Freeman and Tamra Wright have designed a groundbreaking programme to help leaders thrive, even in the most challenging times.

Your 60-Day Mindset Reset 
In just two months, you will acquire essential skills to lead a fulfilling, healthy life while effectively guiding your team or community. 

"Matthew Freeman and Dr. Tamra Wright have crafted a powerful, practical, and transformative programme. It is a lifeline for faith-based leaders seeking to maintain well-being while fulfilling demanding roles. With their vast experience and innovative methods, these iconic thought leaders provide essential tools for resilience, empathy, and joyful leadership. This programme is a must for those wanting to lead with renewed energy and purpose. Don’t miss this pioneering opportunity!"

Krish Ravel OBE, founder of Faith in Leadership

Combatting Isolation and Burnout
Leaders in demanding roles often feel isolated and worry about meeting their communities' needs without sacrificing their health, well-being, and family responsibilities. The risk of burnout is significant. Our program offers insights from cutting-edge research in productivity and positive psychology, providing you with tools to avoid burnout and transform setbacks into opportunities for growth. You will learn to:

• Develop positive new habits
  
• Overcome self-defeating patterns of thought and behavior
  
• Enhance your empathy, focus, and creativity

These skills will benefit your professional and personal life, empowering you to lead with greater joy and confidence. 

Transform Your Leadership Journey
Join us and become part of a supportive community of faith-based leaders committed to personal and professional growth. You will learn Stanford professor Dr BJ Fogg's Tiny Habits approach to behaviour change with Tamra, a certified Tiny Habits coach, and complete the 7-week 'Positive Intelligence' program created by best-selling author Shirzad Chamine. 

Programme structure

• 7 weekly meetings over Zoom 
  
  
• 2 individual coaching sessions with Matthew or Tamra
  
  
• 6 weeks of email-based habit coaching with Tamra
  
  
• 2 follow-up group meetings to reinforce progress
  
  

Meeting Dates: 

Mondays at 1 pm, 20th January to 10th March  

Notes: 

1. There will not be a meeting on 24th February

2. There are also some places available for similar programmes running on Sundays at 2 pm (UK time), and on Tuesdays at 8 pm (UK time). These programmes will start on Sunday February 2nd and Tuesday February 4th.

Fees and Bursaries
From April 2025, the full price of this programme will be £1200, but you can join now for just £800. We also have generous bursaries available for those who don't have institutional support, so please don't let concerns about finance prevent you from taking part! If you have questions about the bursary scheme, please email us for more information: matthew@dialectixconsulting.com or Tamra.2020Torah@gmail.com 

About the programme leaders
Matthew and Tamra are friends and colleagues who first met when Matthew joined the faculty of the Senior Faith in Leadership Programme. After years of working together, they have joined forces to create a bespoke personal development programme for faith-based leaders. 

Matthew Freeman, an Anglophile American, isn't just a facilitator, author, and coach – he's a bridge builder. His passion is helping individuals and groups overcome differences and find common ground to tackle complex challenges. Sought after globally, Matthew has brought his expertise to diverse audiences – from members of the US Congress and the Federal Reserve to Fortune 500 companies and small charities across the US, UK, Europe, Kenya, and Hong Kong.

With a unique background in science and Christian church history, Matthew sheds light on how our brains can hinder collaboration and progress. He delves into these topics in his book, Overcoming Bias: Building Authentic Relationships Across Differences, and his numerous articles.

Dr. Tamra Wright brings an unusual combination of skills to coaching and leadership development. Her academic background in philosophy enables her to think deeply and critically about leadership challenges and proposed solutions, and she draws on decades of experience teaching, coaching, and mentoring hundreds of leaders and educators from different faith communities.  

Tamra is a Senior Adjunct Professor at Yeshiva University, Curriculum Development Advisor at Faith in Leadership, Senior Research Fellow at LSJS, and the founder of 2020 Torah. She is the author of The Twilight of Jewish Philosophy: Emmanuel Levinas’s Ethical Hermeneutics (1999), and co-editor of Face to Face with Animals: Levinas and the Animal Question (2019) and Radical Responsibility: Celebrating the Thought of Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks (2012). She has published numerous articles on contemporary Jewish thought and, more recently, on Judaism and Positive Psychology. Her article "Serve God with Joy (and Self-Actualization): Positive Psychology and the Thought of Rabbi Sacks" is included in An Ode to Joy (2024). She is a certified Tiny Habits Coach and a Mental Fitness Coach.