Thanksgiving Day – A Time for Expressing Gratitude
We start to slow down when our batteries are constantly drained at work. A simple gratitude or a sincere thank you can give us the boost we need.
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A 2020 Perspective on Thanksgiving
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is by Dr. David Sweetman, MOR Associates Leadership Coach and Consultant. David may be reached at [email protected].] This week we celebrate the 400th anniversary of the celebration of thanks for a good harvest and friendship between the Wampanoag Native Americans and Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony. While we recognize this as the […]
No Thanks
Perhaps we can collectively take a deep breath this week, and take back some control to finish the year with intentionality, toward a successful 2026.
Setting Leadership Goals: Is Your Focus the Summit or the Parking Lot?
I summited 48 mountains. A key insight: the goal when hiking is not to reach the summit; the goal is to return safely to the parking lot.
Practicing Gratitude Is an Attitude
One of the simplest practices recommended in the MOR Leaders Program is the adoption of giving three gratitudes as a daily routine.
10 Years of MOR: What Are You Still Serving?
I have been a MOR graduate for ten years! My cohort created a menu. I started reflecting on what I still serve off that menu ten years later.
The Edge of a Comfort Zone
It is often the input and encouragement of others that help us nudge or sustain a move out of our comfort zones.
Life Is a Series of Moments and Memories, Make the Most of These Openings
Being fully present provides the opportunity for us to be intentional in sending messages of sincere interest and make meaningful connections.
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Today’s Tuesday Reading is an essay by Matthew E. Mooney, Assistant Dean for Teaching, Learning and Technology the at Pennsylvania State University’s Smeal College of Business. His essay first appeared as a leaders program reflection last fall. [Matt may be reached at <[email protected]>.] I’ve so appreciated previous reflections. It’s comforting to see that while we are […]
On Being Grateful
Two days from today on the fourth Thursday of November, people in the United States will celebrate a national day of Thanksgiving. A similar holiday is celebrated on the same or other days by people in many nations. In the United States, a day set apart for giving thanks has been observed, most years, […]
3 Practices from "41"
New Practices for the New Year Here we are, a week after New Year’s Day. Now, if you are a typical American, there’s a 40% chance that you have made one or more New Year’s Resolutions. Babylonians made resolutions 4000 years ago, and since then, a lot of us have followed. I think this is […]
Let’s Choose to Be Civil
Two weeks ago, on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, I wrote about gratitude – the importance of expressing gratitude, how to cultivate a practice of showing gratitude, and about the impact our showing gratitude has on others. After completing that essay, I watched the CBS Friday (November 15) Evening News. The last of the evening’s news items was […]
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