Brian McDonald

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Brian McDonald, President of MOR Associates.  Brian may be reached at [email protected] or via LinkedIn.]   We hope you had a wonderful holiday, a chance to disconnect as well as time to rest and renew.   With the onset of 2023 we would propose you take some time and project […]

Being fully present provides the opportunity for us to be intentional in sending messages of sincere interest and make meaningful connections.

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Brian McDonald, President of MOR Associates.  Brian may be reached at [email protected].]   During the past month different MOR cohorts have had the opportunity to hear leadership lessons from several accomplished program sponsors. Their insights seemed well worth passing along so others could benefit from these thoughtful reflections.  1. Self-Acceptance Is an […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Brian McDonald, President of MOR Associates.  Brian may be reached at [email protected].]   During the past few weeks, the Tuesday Readings have featured the 7 Hard Truths You Discover as a Leader along with the 7 Joys of Leading. These readings were oriented toward people in more senior roles who […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Brian McDonald, President of MOR Associates.  Brian may be reached at [email protected].]  What is one of the joys you have experienced as a leader? This Tuesday Reading is focused on the leader’s role and the rewarding times when you can step back to experience the joy that accompanies certain aspects of […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Brian McDonald, President of MOR Associates.  Brian may be reached at [email protected].]  What is the hardest thing you have had to do as a leader? This Tuesday Reading is focused on the difficult things that often come with a leader’s role, especially the higher you go in your role and responsibility. […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Brian McDonald, President of MOR Associates.  Brian may be reached at [email protected].]   Just imagine if all the people who have been through a MOR leadership experience within your university could form a cohesive community of change agents who collaborate to propel the initiatives needed to make transformational progress versus incremental. […]

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?   [Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Brian McDonald, President of MOR Associates.  Brian may be reached at [email protected].]   What do you practice? 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 […]

[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 […]

Creating a highly engaged workforce is one way to counter the potential loss of people. Here are five strategies to enhance employee engagement.

[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 […]

[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 […]

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 […]

[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 […]

[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 […]

[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. […]

[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 […]

[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 […]

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 […]