Hi, I’m Jesse Paikin. I’m a nonprofit executive, and adult education & leadership development professional with 20 years of experience in executive and program leadership roles. My background is in curricular design, talent development, and relationship-building roles, including teaching, coaching, facilitating, and consulting.
I specialize in leadership development, facilitation, and creating space for growth and navigating complexity. Honours include Fellowships from the Mandel Institute for Nonprofit Leadership, the Jewish Emergent Network Fellowship, and M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education.
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Let’s talk! I’m available for teaching engagements, design projects, curricular development, and consulting in staff training & culture
From my blog…
What I’ve Learned from my Anxiety & Staying Awake until 2:30 am
The game goes like this: since I know that every night, mostly without fail, I will wake up – somewhere between 3:30 and 4:00 am…
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May You Always Be Surprised
We know that each and every human being on the face of the earth is ultimately the same. We know this.
We are fashioned in…
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Can We Really Be Comforted Right Now?
What does it mean to be turning to words of comfort right now? To say nachamu, nachamu? To be honest – I don’t know if…
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Rabbi Jesse Paikin 