Brian McDonald
01.11.2022
Oh No, Not 2021 All Over Again
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Brian McDonald, President of MOR Associates. Brian may be reached at [email protected].] Back in December the theme for this article was going to be envisioning your future. The idea was to offer a simple yet powerful exercise proposing you sketch out your desired future state for the year ahead. The […]
10.12.2021
How Much Untapped Potential Do People Have?
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Brian McDonald, President of MOR Associates. Brian may be reached at [email protected].] How much potential do people have and how can we encourage or engage them to explore the answer to this question? The same question applies to each of us as well. How much potential do you have […]
08.03.2021
Resilience, Exhaustion, and Change: oh my!
Resilience, Exhaustion, and Change: oh my! [Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Brian McDonald, President of MOR Associates. Brian may be reached at [email protected].] During the last eighteen months people have experienced an unprecedented level of uncertainty coupled with anxiety due to the pandemic along with other threats in our environment. This has been an incredibly […]
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 [email protected].] Last week’s Tuesday Reading discussed what trends influencing the future of work may mean for universities and healthcare systems. As we gradually recover from the pandemic, employees are reflecting on their ability to work from home productively and […]
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 [email protected].] As the virus is subsiding and employers across the United States look ahead to the recovery, what will the future of work look like? Will everyone return to work this fall? Will some people continue to work […]
01.12.2021
Leaders Can Shape Events
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Brian McDonald, President of MOR Associates. Brian may be reached at [email protected].] Four Leadership Competencies Are:Management of MeaningManagement of AttentionManagement of TrustManagement of Self Warren Bennis Why Leaders Fail In Warren Bennis’s book Why Leaders Fail he proposes that leaders have an opportunity to manage attention as well as manage meaning. […]
12.22.2020
Rest – Recharge – Reflect – Reset
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Brian McDonald, President of MOR Associates. Brian may be reached at [email protected].] Editorial Note: This is the last Tuesday Reading of 2020. The next Tuesday Reading will be in January. These last nine months have been a particularly challenging stretch for most of us. The COVID-19 virus has loomed as a […]
11.03.2020
Elections Trigger Great Anticipation as Well as Anxiety
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Brian McDonald, President of MOR Associates. Brian may be reached at [email protected].] An Issue to Consider on Election Day Beyond Did You Vote? As we finally reach Election Day, there is considerable anticipation built up by the 7 x 24 television coverage. There is also even more anxiety […]
08.10.2020
Can We Talk? Can We Be Honest?
Can We Talk? Can We Be Honest? We Have a Tough Road Yet to Travel [Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Brian McDonald, President of MOR Associates. Brian may be reached at [email protected].] At first we thought this might be more like a sprint. If we do the right thing and shelter in place from March to […]