Emotional Intelligence

06.21.2022
Back to Basics
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Susan Washburn, Program Leader and Leadership Coach at MOR Associates. Susan may be reached at [email protected].] Recently, I pushed the rewind button on my Leadership Journey. Looking back at the lessons we have learned is one of the most powerful activities in the MOR Leaders Program. My journey is […]

04.19.2022
What Would Donna Do?
What Would Donna Do? [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].] I have a tendency to over commit. Not only am I a people-pleaser, but I also get great satisfaction contributing […]

03.29.2022
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Brandon Bernier, Vice President IT and CIO, Colorado State University. He is a MOR program alum. Brandon may be reached at [email protected].] Several years ago, I worked for a leader who always seemed to have the right advice at the right time. Once, when I was struggling with a large […]

03.22.2022
Lead with emotion but don’t let emotion lead you
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Lori Green, Program Leader and Leadership Coach at MOR Associates. Lori may be reached at [email protected].] I have asked many leadership cohorts what they thought made their boss a good boss. The usual responses are, “they listened to me,” “they cared about my development,” “they trusted me,” “they understood when […]

01.25.2022
Listening and Hearing What Isn’t Said
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Ron Kraemer. He is currently retired. Ron previously was Vice President for Information Technology and CIO at the University of Notre Dame. Ron may be reached at [email protected].] When I think about listening, I don’t just think about what we hear, I think about what we learn using all […]

12.14.2021
Trauma-Informed Leadership
[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Ben Brinkley, Director of Teaching and Learning Technology, University of Oregon. He is a current MOR program participant. Ben may be reached at [email protected].] Trauma is a more universal part of human experience than we tend to think. Simply put, trauma is “an emotional response to a terrible event… Immediately […]