May, 2022

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Jesse Voigt, Associate Director of Infrastructure, Macalester College. He is a current MOR program participant.  Jesse may be reached at [email protected].]  The Problem   One of the most frequent frustrations I hear from leaders is that they struggle with balancing their lead/manage/do ratio.   We fall into the trap of […]

Many leaders struggle to adopt a leadership presence based on attributes that define great leadership while remaining true to themselves. [Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Mark N. Goedert, Director of IT Planning & Strategy, University of Illinois Chicago. It is a reflection on what he is learning as a current MOR program participant.  Mark may […]

This week we’re going to do something different and start with the results of last week’s survey.   From Last Week  Last week, we asked: Which of these practices is most important to you? 41% said building relationships 27% said weekly planning 19% said owning your calendar / defensive calendaring 13% said delegating whenever possible […]

What do you practice as a leader? For what you practice, you will get good at. After devoting his academic life to learning why some individuals are better at certain tasks than others, K. Anders Ericsson has been able to systematically demonstrate that people who climb to the top of just about any field eclipse […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Steve Martino, Customer Success Manager at Cohesity.  He is a MOR alum.  Steve may be reached at [email protected].]     There were messages early in my life that held me back from reaching my potential personally and in my career.   From my mom: “Why are you stressing yourself out […]