3 Things We Can Learn From The 2013 Red Sox
If there are two things we are passionate about here at MOR its Leadership and the Red Sox. Congratulations to the Red Sox, the Boston area and to all of Red Sox Nation on our World Series victory!
October 2013
Surprises Are the New Normal; Resilience Is the New Skill
Today’s Tuesday Reading is “Surprises Are the New Normal; Resilience Is the New Skill,” an essay by Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor at the Harvard Business School where she specializes in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. The essay appeared in July 2013 in the HBR blog.
Reflecting on Your Leadership Journey
Indeed, as Marshall Goldsmith suggests, “What Got You Here Wont Get You There”, but it is still important to understand that what got you here did get you here. We have become the leaders we are today because of a unique set of varying experiences. We’ve been taught new things, shown the right ways, seen bad ways, been part of amazing teams, struggled at times, been let go, promoted, challenged, led, followed, etc… These all piece together into our own individual leadership journeys.
Quote of the Week
"Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results."
- Willie Nelson
Act Like a Leader Before You Are One
Many aspire to be a formal leader at some point in their career. The Tuesday Reading for today has some advice for you: “Act Like A Leader Before You Are One”. In her HBR blog, Amy Gallo, contributing editor at the Harvard Business Review, suggests that you begin to act, think, and communicate like a leader long before you have reached that ultimate formal state. To help you, Gallo has a list of “do’s” and don’t’s“ that you should consider:
Quote of the Week
"The best leaders convene conversations. They set the stage that enables others to develop solutions."
- Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- How much are you doing because you know how or it seems easier?
- How involved or empowered do others in your unit feel to help with solutions?
- How much brain power and how many ideas are wasted daily because of ill use and timing?
- What can you do to help promote individuals or groups to help tackle tough issues?
IT Leaders Program Alum presenting at Educause
If you the Educause 2013 event in Anaheim this week be sure to check out there great presentors/presentations:
Arin Komins - University of Chicago
The Goldilocks Principle and the Project Manager: Right-Sizing Project Management Methodology
8am on Thurs.
David Burns – University of Texas Austin
Less Push, More Pull
Today’s Tuesday Reading is a guest reading from the pen of Greg Busby, Director, Planning and Program Management, Office of the CIO, Cornell University. It first appeared as a Reflection to the ITLP 2013 cohort.
Let’s face it – we live in a Push world. Things to do arrive on our desk all the time, pushed there via email, meetings, texts, phone calls. And all of these are SOMEONE ELSE’S PRIORITY.
Keeping Things Simple
Great reminder from Harry Kraemer, professor at Kellogg School of Management, on keeping things simple, shared at MOR's 2012 conference.
Schmooze or Lose: How the Lost Art of Negotiation Led to a Shutdown
Jack and Suzy Welch say it simply: “You have to schmooze.” They point out that you must schmooze early and often, well before you need the relationship. In today’s reading “Schmooze or Lose: How the Lost Art of Negotiation Led to a Shutdown”, which first appeared in Linkedin, they note that building relationships is what you must do all the time. “It has to be a massive part of your job.” You just have to spend time walking around, having coffee, sitting an
Schmooze or Lose: How the Lost Art of Negotiation Led to a Shutdown
Today’s reading “Schmooze or Lose: How the Lost Art of Negotiation Led to a Shutdown” is from the pens of Jack and Suzy Welch and first appeared on LinkedIn. Jack Welch is Founder of the Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University and former CEO of General Electric. Suzy, his wife, is an author – 10-10-10 – and telev
Foster a Culture of Gratitude
"I don’t care if you like each other right now, but you will respect each other, ” said Coach Herman Boone to his high school football team in the movie Remember the Titans.