Change

It’s mid-August and many of us are deep in preparation for the start of the new academic year ahead, one that is quite different from the fall semester of 2020 as well as different from the fall semester of 2019.  The last 18 months have been filled with anxiety, change, and many challenges.  This has […]

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 […]

Demographics Are Destiny (Maybe?) [Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Jack Wolfe and David Sweetman of MOR Associates. They may be reached at [email protected] and [email protected].] The number of high school graduates, post 2025, will drop substantially, particularly in the Northeast and Midwest.  Higher Education is likely to look quite different in a decade or so.  […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Beth Holtz, Senior Manager for Strategic Initiatives and Administration in Research Computing, Princeton University.  She is a MOR alum.  Beth may be reached at [email protected].]   We can do hard things.  I must say this about 20 times a day, both in my head and out loud.  I say it […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Lori Green, Program Leader and Leadership Coach at MOR Associates.  Lori may be reached at [email protected].]   I’ve heard many people say they can’t wait until things get back to normal.  However, the reality is that change is constant.  We at MOR call it evolution.  Maybe instead of normal, many […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is by Mike Sullivan, MOR Associates Program Leader and Leadership Coach.  Mike may be reached at [email protected]]   I’m not very confident. Never have been. Always thought I wasn’t. Still think I’m not. I get anxious and uncomfortable in new or challenging situations. Always have been. Still am.   I’m not alone […]

[Jim Bruce is a Senior Fellow and Executive Coach at MOR Associates.  He previously was Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Vice President for Information Systems and CIO at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.]    I wrote last about the pandemic we are experiencing two months ago in an essay “And now there are […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Chris Corrente, Manager of Student Solutions at the University of Notre Dame.  He is a MOR alum.  Chris may be reached at [email protected].]   A recent conversation with some fellow MOR alumni caused me to reminisce about my own MOR journey in 2019.  As I reflect upon it, I think […]

Leadership and Forgiveness [Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Sean McDonald, Vice-President of MOR Associates with contributions from Thomas Bourgeois, currently in his second week as Interim CIO of the University of Arizona Global Campus. They may be reached at [email protected] and [email protected].]   Tom turned to me, after the Leading Change segment in a workshop […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Keli Amann, User Experience Specialist, Office of the Vice Provost for Technology & Learning, Stanford University. She is a recent MOR program alum.  Keli may be reached at [email protected].]  Editorial note: The original version of this essay was written in the early days of the COVID-19 crisis.  As we begin […]

[Author of today’s Tuesday Reading is Jim Bruce, Senior Fellow and Executive Coach at MOR Associates. He previously served as Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Vice President for Information Systems and CIO at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. Jim may be reached at [email protected].]   A few weeks ago, in the Tuesday Reading What’s […]

What’s Next!  [Author of today’s Tuesday Reading is Jim Bruce, Senior Fellow and Executive Coach at MOR Associates. He previously served as Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Vice President for Information Systems and CIO at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. Jim may be reached at [email protected].]   The election is over. No matter the […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is by Dr. David Sweetman, MOR Associates Leadership Coach and Consultant.  David may be reached at [email protected].]   I hope you are finding ways to enjoy the natural beauty of our autumn season.  With all that is going on in the world today, it can sometimes be hard for us to pause […]

[This reading is from Michael Layde with the Division of Information Technology at University of Wisconsin – Madison.  He is an alum of the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) MOR Leaders Program.  Mike may be reached at [email protected].] My MOR leadership journey has got me thinking back to one of the best pieces of advice […]

[This reading is from Aaron Maternowski, Database Administrator, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.  He is a MOR program alum.  Aaron may be reached at [email protected].]   When I think back on my leadership journey, the main point that floats to the top is change. One of the first articles I read for my first MOR workshop […]

[This reading is from Robert Douglas, DevOps Engineer at the Cornell University Library.  He is an alum of the MOR Cornell IT Leaders Program.  Robbie may be reached at [email protected].][Editorial Note: an earlier version of this reflection was written as a program reflection at the beginning of 2020, pre-COVID.  However, still a timely and relevant […]

Life and Work Continues in the Age of COVID [Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Jim Bruce, Senior Fellow and Executive Coach at MOR Associates. He previously was Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Vice President for Information Systems and CIO at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. Jim may be reached at [email protected].] Since March, […]

Working in a leadership incubator – don’t waste the opportunity [Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Justin Sipher, Program Leader, Leadership Coach and Consultant at MOR Associates.  Justin may be reached at [email protected].]   This past spring and summer 2020 was a powerful and complex time for participants in our various MOR leadership programs.  Like your […]