Tuesday Reading
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Intention: A Solstice Leadership Tool
Intention is orienting oneself in a desired direction, often through deeply felt feelings or declarations. -
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… -
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… -
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. -
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… -
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… -
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 … -
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… -
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… -
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
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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
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
Gratitude makes us feel good on both the sending and receiving side. However, it goes further: expressing gratitude a… -
Developing Resilience
Resilience provides confidence to step up and lead. Resilient leaders are able to overcome setbacks and help others o… -
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?
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
[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
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Lori Green, Program Leader and Leadership Coach at MOR Associates. Lori may be reac… -
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… -
Trauma-Informed Leadership
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Ben Brinkley, Director of Teaching and Learning Technology, University of Oregon. He…
Leadership Reflections
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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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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?
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, 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
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
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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?
Creating a highly engaged workforce is one way to counter the potential loss of people. Here are five strategies to … -
The Next Leaders
Where will the next leaders come from? Think about the talent around us and how we might think differently in answeri… -
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… -
Commencement Speeches 2021
[Jim Bruce, today’s author, is a Senior Fellow and Executive Coach at MOR Associates. He previously was Professor of … -
Implications of the Hybrid Scenario
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Brian McDonald, President of MOR Associates. Brian may be reached at brian@morassoc… -
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… -
Demographics Are Destiny (Maybe?)
Demographics Are Destiny (Maybe?) [Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Jack Wolfe and David Sweetman of MOR Associates. T…
