Prevention of harassment means not only creating a safe environment, but a productive one for those at...
Building a sustainable organization—in this case the nation of Israel—requires orderly transitions of authority. Without continuity, people become confused and fearful, work...
Moses’ moment of greatest failure came when the people of Israel resumed complaining, this time about food and water (Num. 20:1-5). Moses...
Another challenge to Moses’ authority arises in Numbers 13 and 14. The Lord tells Moses to send spies into the land of...
In Numbers 12, Moses’ brother and sister, Aaron and Miriam, try to launch a revolt against his authority. They appear to have...
While on the journey from Egypt to Sinai, Moses reconnected with his father-in-law Jethro. This former outsider to the Israelites offered much-needed...
Max DePree, Leadership is an Art (New York: Doubleday, 1989), 9.
Genesis’s interest in Joseph’s management of the food crisis lies more in its effect on the family...
The story of Joseph has many insights that apply to work today.