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  • 03.25.2025

    10 Leadership Journey Guiding Principles

    As I approach 25 years at Indiana University, I reflect on my values and how I made them uniquely me.
  • 03.18.2025

    Are your emotions a leadership superpower or kryptonite?

    Emotional Intelligence wasn’t always a concept I grasped fully. I hadn’t realized my emotions communicated even when …
  • 03.11.2025

    Got Uncertainty? How will you respond?

    Pause, Process, Plan, and People. As you navigate through uncertainty toward trust; trust in self, an intentional pat…
  • 03.04.2025

    Embracing Discomfort

    Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Ranna Farzan, Associate Director, Technology Strategy and Planning, Harvard Universit…
  • 02.25.2025

    Insights on Delegation

    One of my biggest opportunities for growth is more effective delegation. Delegation is never one-size-fits-all.
  • 02.18.2025

    Becoming More Present

    I don’t know about you, but I still reflect on what I learned during my MOR workshops. A theme that was a cornerstone…
  • 02.11.2025

    The Benefit of Ignorance

    When I accepted my current job, I was worried that my lack of knowledge of the day-to-day would make me an ineffectiv…
  • 02.04.2025

    Soccer From a Non-Sports Fan

    The best coaches assess player skills and place them into positions where they will be most successful. Where they ha…
  • 01.28.2025

    Treat People As Adults

    I’ll share something my grandpa told me when I was in high school: treat people as adults.
  • 01.21.2025

    Some Practice Favorites: A Post-Holiday Refresh

    I am offering up some favorite practices and practice tips to encourage you to embrace the joy of practice.
  • 01.14.2025

    A Word for More Intentionality in 2025

    A “word of the year.” This word signifies what you want to strive for, to intentionally consider in all your actions….
  • 01.07.2025

    Moving Beyond New Year’s Resolutions: A Path to Lasting Growth

    The key to growth is setting goals that align with your values and committing to the work to achieve them. Build syst…
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    12.17.2024

    Servant Leadership

    Servant Leadership is about building genuine, meaningful connections. It’s about our role as leaders to inspire, nurt…
  • 12.10.2024

    AI is here, and in higher education

    To intelligently use AI, we must first understand how we got here. The name is more recent than the concept. Artifici…
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    12.03.2024

    Is Your Goal 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…
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    11.26.2024

    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 …
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    11.19.2024

    Capturing Metrics With Meaning

    Metrics are just numbers and may not mean anything. The value emerges when they are contextualized to help understand…
  • 11.12.2024

    True Colors and How They Show Up

    If you can identify your communication style, you can more easily alter your communication to be more effective and p…
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    11.05.2024

    Leading During Times of Uncertainty and Heightened Tension

    As you engage, it will be useful to empathize with the emotions people are experiencing whether we agree with their p…
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    10.29.2024

    Sticky Visual and Emotional Communication

    Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Marion Groh Marquardt, Associate Director of Web Services at Stanford University and …
  • 10.22.2024

    Effective Leadership Requires Thinking and Applying

    Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Peggy Huston, Leadership Coach at MOR Associates.  Peggy may be reached at peggy…
  • 10.08.2024

    Delegation and Workload Management

    Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Kirsten Mortimer, Strategic IT Services Manager at the University of Wisconsin-Whitew…
  • 10.01.2024

    Unleashing the Power of SWOT Analysis: A Strategic Tool for Success

    Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Glenn Brule, MOR Associates Leadership Coach. Glenn may be reached at glenn@morassoci…
  • 09.24.2024

    Answering Questions

    Weeks ago, we discussed asking questions. Today, I want to focus on answering the questions that you are asked.