Tuesday Reading

MLK and Constructive Conversations [Today’s Tuesday Reading is by Dr. David Sweetman, MOR Associates Leadership Coach and Consultant.  David may be reached at [email protected].] Yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr Day, the United States holiday marking the birth of Dr. King.  We can reflect on the past, the journey our country has been on to achieve […]

[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 Vijay Menta, CIO of Middlebury College.  Vijay may be reached at [email protected].]   We all hear about how hindsight is 20/20 and how when we reflect on things that have happened in the past, we start analyzing and continue to think about what we could’ve done or what we should’ve […]

[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 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 […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is by Rick Fredericks, MOR Associates Program Leader and Leadership Coach.  Rick may be reached at [email protected]] On a hot May afternoon, I was at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. The temperature was 115°. My swollen, blistered feet were cooling in the Colorado River. Blisters were the least of my worries. […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is by Dr. David Sweetman, MOR Associates Leadership Coach and Consultant.  David may be reached at [email protected].]   This week we celebrate the 400th anniversary of the celebration of thanks for a good harvest and friendship between the Wampanoag Native Americans and Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony.  While we recognize this as the […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Mark Askren, MOR Associates Leadership Coach, and former Vice President for IT at the University of Nebraska. Mark may be reached at [email protected].]   Reflecting back on 35 years of working in IT for several universities provides one with the opportunity to see different stages of career development more clearly […]

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 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 […]

[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 […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Lori Green, Program Leader and Leadership Coach at MOR Associates.  Lori may be reached at [email protected].] As a leadership coach I have witnessed the stress levels of IT professionals increase in the past year due to adapting to changes, such as remote work, preparing campus for fall instruction, teaching their […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from 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].] Professor Manifred de Vires1, INSEAD Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership […]

Today we introduce a new Tuesday Reading series “Lessons from My Leadership Journey.”  This occasional series will highlight exemplary senior leaders.  MOR Associates invited John Gohsman to be the inaugural leader featured in this series.  John Gohsman recently announced he would be stepping down as CIO at Notre Dame due to some on-going health challenges. […]

Purpose and Connection in the Pandemic [Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Latha Nagarajan, Salesforce Business Partner, Stanford University. She is a recent MOR program alum.  Latha may be reached at [email protected].] Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure. – Paul Coelho In the great fiction classic, The Alchemist, author Paulo […]

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, […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Sean McDonald, Vice-President of MOR Associates. Sean may be reached at [email protected].]   Last week I had the chance to speak briefly with a help desk team member from a university whose campus plans are in flux. This person and their team have not been part of the decision chain […]

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 […]