To Hit The Rock Or Not To Hit The Rock: A Meditation On Leadership

Delivered at the NCSY Summer Staff Training Shabbaton Rav Burg discusses what true leadership looks like. Why was Moshe Rabbeinu not allowed into Eretz Yisrael simply because he hit the rock? Why did he have to hit it twice to make it work? In this shiur Rav Burg explains tow different forms of leadership, authoritative and communicative. Knowing who we are speaking with and what they need is what defines a great leader.