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Tuesday Reading
09.19.2023
Navigating the Flooding with Relationships
We received more than 24 inches of rain in just 24 hours. This is how I led, even amidst personal chaos.
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09.12.2023
United as One
All of us have responsibility to build community within our organizations. Here are eight observations of wonderful b…
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09.05.2023
Breaking the Busyness Cycle
I tend to say “yes” to everything. There are many reasons. For a long time, this served me well enough, but it all be…
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08.29.2023
Grit Lasts Longer Than Giftedness
I offer this as an option to reframe a challenging situation into an opportunity to level up: grit lasts longer than …
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08.22.2023
Unprincipled
Most of my career, I had no principles. In 2018, I got some, and it changed everything. Let me explain.
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08.15.2023
Career Advancement for IT Professionals in Higher Education: To Move or Not to Move?
Exploring the two most common questions I’ve heard and actions to take when considering whether to move jobs or not.
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08.01.2023
Influencing, Not Manipulating
What’s the difference between influence and manipulation? A great discussion in a recent MOR workshop. An astute coho…
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07.25.2023
Leadership and Bingo
I volunteer as a bingo caller at my church. During a recent game, my mind meandered to how a good bingo caller is sim…
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07.18.2023
Aspiring To Lead Like Ted Lasso
I am a huge Ted Lasso fan. It was so refreshing to see a show achieve success with a leader that was kind, ethical, h…
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07.11.2023
Do You Feel Like an Imposter?
The first time a coachee confessed to Imposter Syndrome I was puzzled. This person was accomplished, well-educated, a…
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Emotional Intelligence
04.25.2023
I Grieve and I Appreciate
My father recently passed away after struggling with Parkinson’s & COPD. As I was on this journey, I realized the imp…
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01.24.2023
Six Steps Toward Resilient Leadership
Feeling burned out as the leader? Resilience is the capacity to meet adversity, setbacks and trauma, and recover to l…
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10.04.2022
A way to improve workplace stress
Gratitude makes us feel good on both the sending and receiving side. However, it goes further: expressing gratitude a…
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07.12.2022
Developing Resilience
Resilience provides confidence to step up and lead. Resilient leaders are able to overcome setbacks and help others o…
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06.21.2022
Back to Basics
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Susan Washburn, Program Leader and Leadership Coach at MOR Associates. Susan may be…
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04.19.2022
What Would Donna Do?
What Would Donna Do? [Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Beth Holtz, Senior Manager for Strategic Initiatives and Admin…
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03.29.2022
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Brandon Bernier, Vice President IT and CIO, Colorado State University. He is a MOR p…
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03.22.2022
Lead with emotion but don’t let emotion lead you
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Lori Green, Program Leader and Leadership Coach at MOR Associates. Lori may be reac…
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01.25.2022
Listening and Hearing What Isn’t Said
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Ron Kraemer. He is currently retired. Ron previously was Vice President for Inform…
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12.14.2021
Trauma-Informed Leadership
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Ben Brinkley, Director of Teaching and Learning Technology, University of Oregon. He…
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Leadership Reflections
09.05.2023
Breaking the Busyness Cycle
I tend to say “yes” to everything. There are many reasons. For a long time, this served me well enough, but it all be…
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07.25.2023
Leadership and Bingo
I volunteer as a bingo caller at my church. During a recent game, my mind meandered to how a good bingo caller is sim…
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07.18.2023
Aspiring To Lead Like Ted Lasso
I am a huge Ted Lasso fan. It was so refreshing to see a show achieve success with a leader that was kind, ethical, h…
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06.12.2023
Developing Passion and Upskilling
There have been times when my work started to feel stale less engaging. Learning a new skill or tackling a new challe…
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04.04.2023
Leading From Wherever You Are
At first, the prospect of leaving management was concerning. What would it mean for my career prospects? What would h…
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11.29.2022
What do I really want to be known for?
I was flipping through my notebook. I wrote down what I want to be known for. Later I circled the question “Is what I…
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11.22.2022
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 mak…
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11.15.2022
Worst in Class
I started wall climbing. I was surrounded by people far better me. I was the worst in the class. This was the perfect…
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10.25.2022
I’m a Leader? I’m a Leader.
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Peggy Huston, Leadership Coach at MOR Associates. Peggy may be reached at peggy@mor…
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10.18.2022
7 Leadership Lessons Offered During Last Month’s Workshops
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Brian McDonald, President of MOR Associates. Brian may be reached at brian@morassoc…
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
11.01.2022
The Power of Community
A safe and caring community is one that has a connection through trust, vulnerability, and a genuine desire to care f…
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03.01.2022
Losing Talent – What Can We Do?
Creating a highly engaged workforce is one way to counter the potential loss of people. Here are five strategies to …
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02.08.2022
The Next Leaders
Where will the next leaders come from? Think about the talent around us and how we might think differently in answeri…
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09.28.2021
The Poetry of Practice
Thinking of a poet’s dedication to their practice reminds me of what it takes to form a habit and change neurological…
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06.22.2021
Commencement Speeches 2021
[Jim Bruce, today’s author, is a Senior Fellow and Executive Coach at MOR Associates. He previously was Professor of …
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05.25.2021
Implications of the Hybrid Scenario
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Brian McDonald, President of MOR Associates. Brian may be reached at brian@morassoc…
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05.18.2021
What’s Next? Hybrid? Remote? Everyone Back?
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Brian McDonald, President of MOR Associates. Brian may be reached at brian@morassoc…
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04.27.2021
Demographics Are Destiny (Maybe?)
Demographics Are Destiny (Maybe?) [Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Jack Wolfe and David Sweetman of MOR Associates. T…
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