Leadership

Brian Ferdinand on moving from reactive leadership to process-driven growth

Brian Ferdinand.
Women Leaders Summit 2026

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Israeli anti-government protesters hold placards and flags during a demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv in November. Some 83% of the public say they are worried about Israel’s internal social tensions.

Without trustworthy leadership, resilience alone cannot keep Israel whole

Yemenis brandish weapons and copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, during a demonstration over remarks made by a candidate for the US Senate on the Koran in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, which is under Houthi control on December 19, 2025.

Houthi leaders absent from public events amid rising concerns following Israeli strikes - report


'You are tools,' Levinson urges local municipality leaders to stop supporting PM Netanyahu

Journalist Chaim Levinson urges local leaders, especially Sderot's mayor, to withdraw support for Prime Minister Netanyahu due to ongoing security concerns.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a ceremony on the eve of Israeli Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers, at "Yad Lebanim" in Jerusalem on May 12, 2024  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during Israeli Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers, in Jerusalem, on May 12, 2024

The challenge of finding the right leaders is nothing new - opinion

For any democracy to succeed, there needs to be broad agreement that their form of government has the consent of the governed and that it is good for people individually as well as for their nation.

 THEN-US president Donald Trump addresses a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 US presidential election results, in Washington, on January 6, 2021.

Time to rebuild the government before it's fully destroyed - opinion

In order to move forward, in order to fix, we have to stop destroying. We need to restore the public’s trust in the leadership. We need elections.

 The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).

Israel's security is threatened by incompetent leadership - opinion

A major part of our problem is the structure of our parliamentary system which makes ministerial assignments a reward for party loyalty and support for the ruling coalition.

 FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich sits among empty seats at the cabinet table in the Knesset plenum. A major part of our problem is the structure of our parliamentary system which makes ministerial assignments a reward for party loyalty and support for the coalition, says the writer.

What Israel’s government can learn from Purim's Queen Esther's victory - opinion

We need leadership that will not leave anyone behind, resist despair and take a proactive initiative in a series of actions instead of forced reactivity.

 Israel's Knesset.

Do we deserve our IDF soldiers? - opinion

Before we call them up for further combat service, we must act to restore Israelis’ trust in the state’s leadership.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting in Tel Aviv.

When the government decides not to decide - opinion

When you insist on not making a decision, not showing leadership, chaos takes its place.

 A truck carrying humanitarian aid into Gaza at the Kerem Shalom border crossing, January 2024.

The attributes we require from our next leader - opinion

More important than a successful past is a leader's inner characteristics.

 AN ISRAELI flag is enhanced with a heart in Jerusalem’s Old City. As we’ve seen firsthand over the past three and a half months, we are so much more powerful when, despite our differences, we are united under one banner, the writer affirms.

Heroes of Israel provide hope to the nation during war - opinion

The future is bright – because Israel is a land of heroes.

 THE WRITER visits Moshav Netiv Ha’asara following the October 7 attacks.

Communal leadership during war and peace - opinion

The challenge to communal leaders is to maintain the norm while accepting the divergent. 

 'For those exposed to traumatic experiences, what once felt like a home, can quickly underscore a sense of isolation and alienation,' says the writer.