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11.19.2024

Capturing Metrics With Meaning

Metrics are just numbers and may not mean anything. The value emerges when they are contextualized to help understand what they represent.
10.22.2024

Effective Leadership Requires Thinking and Applying

Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Peggy Huston, Leadership Coach at MOR Associates.  Peggy may be reached at [email protected] or via LinkedIn. I like to think about many things and want to be challenged to think in ways I had not considered before.  Wandering into unknown territory of thought feels like an adventure for me.  It’s […]
09.03.2024

Do Less, With MOR

Work on the right things, use my time to think strategically, and do less of what’s comfortable and more of what’s needed. Focus on impact.
05.21.2024

So What?

So what? – A simple phrase, yet it can convey many meanings. It also serves as an invitation for deeper investigation.
02.20.2024

Take a Leap!

February 29 – it’s a whole extra day – how will you be intentional and strategic in spending it?
The Biggest Change I Ever Managed: A Cultural Tale
12.06.2022

The Biggest Change I Ever Managed: A Cultural Tale

The Biggest Change I Ever Managed: A Cultural Tale [Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Susan Foster, IT Business Manager at Bowdoin College. She is a MOR program alum.  Susan may be reached at [email protected] or via LinkedIn.]   One sunny afternoon, during an average week, while doing average daily business, I got a call from my […]
It's GO Time!
08.30.2022

It's GO Time!

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Sue Workman, Leadership Coach at MOR Associates.  Sue may be reached at [email protected].] It’s Back to School! This time of year always has excitement in the air, a feeling that a fresh adventure is about to begin. The campus is buzzing with new faces, parents leaving their beloved children – […]
Strategy + Alignment → UNLEASHES Execution
08.09.2022

Strategy + Alignment → UNLEASHES Execution

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Jack Wolfe and Jim Dezieck of MOR Associates. They may be reached at [email protected] and [email protected].]  If you understand the vision, and are truly committed to executing it, you’ll make it happen! – from a special boss of Jack’s, long ago and far away, as you will see.  Last week […]
It’s Time to Mind the Gap
08.02.2022

It’s Time to Mind the Gap

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Jim Dezieck and Jack Wolfe of MOR Associates. They may be reached at [email protected] and [email protected].]  STRATEGY AND ITS IMPORTANCE   This year showcased both the huge value that our higher ed IT brings to academia and the world class performance of which our IT teams are capable. The crisis […]
My monthly strategic planning meetings with… me
05.31.2022

My monthly strategic planning meetings with… me

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Jesse Voigt, Associate Director of Infrastructure, Macalester College. He is a current MOR program participant.  Jesse may be reached at [email protected].]  The Problem   One of the most frequent frustrations I hear from leaders is that they struggle with balancing their lead/manage/do ratio.   We fall into the trap of […]