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Tuesday Reading

  • 12.05.2023

    Intention: A Solstice Leadership Tool

    Intention is orienting oneself in a desired direction, often through deeply felt feelings or declarations.
  • 11.28.2023

    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 th…
  • 11.21.2023

    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 ca…
  • 11.14.2023

    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.
  • 11.07.2023

    Finding Balance, Sustaining Progress

    I am grateful for how my cohort and coaches have helped me to look inward, an honest look at myself and my mindset. I…
  • 10.31.2023

    Meditations on My Weekly Planning

    I used to dread Mondays – a chaotic chorus of demands from every direction. After our first workshop, I decided to st…
  • 10.24.2023

    Whose Job Is It, Anyway?

    Do you feel overwhelmed? Does workload increase while the size of your team remains constant or shrinks? Who will do …
  • 10.17.2023

    How Much Untapped Potential Is Out There?

    Where do you see untapped growth potential in people? What strategies could you advance to invite others to explore t…
  • 10.10.2023

    What’s Your Legacy?

    Your legacy is the people you impact and the leaders you grow. Leaders who lead from where they are to advance the or…
  • 10.03.2023

    Some Leadership Styles to Consider

    Leaders and their styles have a profound impact on those being led. It can distinguish between a highly effective tea…

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…
  • Six Steps Toward Resilient Leadership
    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…
  • A way to improve workplace stress
    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…
  • Developing Resilience
    07.12.2022

    Developing Resilience

    Resilience provides confidence to step up and lead. Resilient leaders are able to overcome setbacks and help others o…
  • Back to Basics
    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…
  • What Would Donna Do?
    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…
  • Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
    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…
  • Lead with emotion but don’t let emotion lead you
    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…
  • 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…
  • 12.14.2021

    Trauma-Informed Leadership

    [Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Ben Brinkley, Director of Teaching and Learning Technology, University of Oregon. He…

Leadership Reflections

  • 11.28.2023

    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 th…
  • 11.07.2023

    Finding Balance, Sustaining Progress

    I am grateful for how my cohort and coaches have helped me to look inward, an honest look at myself and my mindset. I…
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • What do I really want to be known for?
    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…
  • Life Is a Series of Moments and Memories
    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…
  • Worst in Class
    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…

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

  • The Power of Community
    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…
  • Losing Talent - What Can We Do?
    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 …
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 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 …
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 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…