Moses at the Red sea

1. Moses at the Red sea Discussion questions

2. What are the highest priority issues for moses? • Are the issues for Moses (the leader) the same as the issues for the Israelites?

3. What should moses do?

4. main stakeholders • Who are the main stakeholders? • Identify what they want. • Then examine what they have, • Then examine what they will have in the various possible counter-factual situations.

5. Keeping control • What can Moses do to keep the tribes together and under coordinated control of his administration? Do any of the strategic actions provided in the case seem to be more or less conducive to this?

6. The case of Fractured followers • What if there are fractured subgroups of tribes, represented by the tribal elders? • Imagine the distinct possibility of varying loyalites of the tribes to either liberal values/behaviors vs. conservative values/behaviors, or somewhere in the middle. What do you think Moses should do? • For example, • Perhaps some tribes are very nationalistic, and believe that the ethic and weight of any action is subordinate to the immediate good of the Israelite nation. • Perhaps some are adamant about keeping the Israelite nation bound to it’s basic tribal ways of life. • Perhaps others weight peace and non-violence more heavily. • Another tribe might insist that there is a strong distinction between Egypt’s military and governance personnel, who are the enemy, and the civilians.

7. Levels of Leadership • Provide directions for Moses in what level one, level two and level three leadership things/techniques he should use to get the organization unified and motivated.

8. Is Moses a good leader? • Discuss Moses’ leadership skills. Is he a good leader? Is he a good manager? What is the difference?