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Tuesday Reading

11.10.2020

What's Next!

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 […]
11.03.2020

Elections Trigger Great Anticipation as Well as Anxiety

[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 […]
10.19.2020

Three Quality Improvement Tips for Organizational Change

[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 […]
10.19.2020

Change, Change, Change

[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 […]
10.06.2020

Managing Stress is Within Your Control

[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 […]
09.29.2020

The Patient Leader

[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 […]
09.22.2020

Lessons from My Leadership Journey: John Gohsman

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. […]
09.15.2020

Purpose and Connection in the Pandemic

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 […]
09.08.2020

Life and Work Continues in the Age of COVID

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, […]
09.01.2020

Help: Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can

[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 […]