Alumni Views and News
Personal growth and giving yourself credit
[This reading is from Jelene Crehan, Interim Director of Network Engineering and Telecommunications at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is a recent MOR program alum. Jelene may be reached at [email protected].] After spending much time reflecting on reflecting… I realize I do a lot more reflection in my car, driving in complete silence, when […]
Of Leadership, iPads, and Community
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Jim Dezieck, MOR Associates Leadership Coach and Henry Gabriel, Associate Director of Finance, University Information Technology Services at Indiana University. They may be reached at [email protected] or [email protected].] The photograph above answers the question: ‘how do we measure value?’ The joyful smile of a newly celebrated centenarian connecting from her nursing home room […]
The Gritty Leader
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Sarah J. Buszka, Critical Infrastructure Service Lead, University of Wisconsin – Madison. She is a current participant in the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) MOR Leaders Program. Sarah may be reached at [email protected].] In her book, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, Angela Duckworth successfully proves that effort […]
Reflections and advice for MOR Leaders Program participants, post Workshop One
Thank you to Amy Peters, Business Planning Manager, University of Michigan, Information & Technology Services, and Michael Warden, Sr. Director, Service Management, Health Information Technology & Services, University of Michigan, for sharing this perspective! Our MOR experiences were transformational, and we hope it’s the same for each of you! Participation is a unique opportunity for you to learn […]
IT Centralization and the Innovation Value Chain in Higher Education
On April 1 we reached out to the MOR Leaders alumni on behalf of Ed Clark, fellow program alum and current CIO of University of St Thomas, with a survey on “IT Centralization and the Innovation Value Chain in Higher Education”. This was part of his PhD dissertation work, in which I am happy to […]
John Gohsman's keynote at the 2016 MOR Leaders Conference
John Gohsman, Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, Washington University in St. Louis keynote video for the 2016 MOR Leaders Conference. Video of John Gohsman, WashU, MOR Leaders Conference To learn more about the program the team at Wash U is working on, please visit: http://itservicesprogram.wustl.edu/
Sue Workman's keynote at the 2016 MOR Leaders Conference
Sue Workman, Vice President Information Technology Services and Chief Information Officer, Case Western Reserve University, keynote video for the 2016 MOR Leaders Conference. Video of Sue Workman, Case Western Reserve University, MOR Leaders Conference
Steve Fleagle's keynote at the 2016 MOR Leaders Conference
Steve Fleagle, University of Iowa, CIO and Director of Information Technology Services at the University of Iowa, keynote video for the 2016 MOR Leaders Conference. Video of Steve Fleagle, University of Iowa, MOR Leaders Conference
Video Library from the 2016 MOR Leaders Conference
Video Library from the 2016 MOR Leaders Conference: 1. Conference Opening Video 2. The Essence of Leadership – General Colin Powell 3. Digital Transformation — We Havent Seen Anything Yet – Andrew McAfee 4. Bruce Maas, University of Wisconsin-Madison 5. Len Peters, Yale University 6. Sue Workman, Case Western Reserve University 7. John Gohsman, Washington University in St. Louis […]
Michigan State – Building Leadership Community
The attached is part of a series of case studies supporting our clients as they recognize leading change is a campaign and engaging others in that process is critical as they move ideas forward in their environment. Enjoy! And thanks to Jim Willson from MSU for partnering with us on this write up. MSU-Case-Study-Building-Leadership-Community.pdf
Stretch and Learn
I attended the MOR IT Leaders conference in late May. As an ITLP graduate who stepped into a CIO role two years ago, I was asked to share how I employ the elements of the MOR toolkit in my leadership role. I’ve invested in relationships and focused on changing culture. I’ve taken uncomfortable risks. But, […]
How To Run a Meeting
This week’s Tuesday Reading comes via Jim Hall’s blog <http://blog.lib.umn.edu/jhall/blog/>. Jim is an ITLP alumnus and is currently campus IT Director at the University of Minnesota Morris. The Chronicle of Higher Education ran an article a few weeks ago, How to Run a Meeting <http://chronicle.com/article/How-to-Run-a-Meeting/66237/> by Gary A. Olson, provost and vice president for academic affairs […]
Making Decisions Outside Your Repertoire
Today’s Tuesday Reading is “Making Decisions Outside Your Repertoire” by Ronald Heifetz (you remember him from the first session of the Leadership Program), Marty Linsky, and Alexander Grashow. The article begins by noting that in turbulent times like today, pressure in on to act quickly. But, the authors argue, that strategic moves depend on making […]
Leadership and Kaizen
Somehow, Tuesday came and I was completely oblivious to my commitment to send out something for everyone to reflect on. Don’t know where my thoughts were that morning! In spite of my forgetfulness, we do have a very good piece for this week from ITLP IX’s Vision Team – Tom Lewis (University of Washington), Todd Rheinfrank […]
Keeping Pace with Technology
Today’s Tuesday Reading, “Keeping Pace with Technology” comes from ITLP IX’s Vision Team – Beth-Anne Sullivan (Northeastern University), Terry Tatum (University of Texas), Elease Welch (New York University), Randy Standridge (University of Texas), Todd Rheinfrank (Carnegie Mellon University), and Tom Lewis (University of Washington). Their graduation was last summer and since then they have continued to […]