Tuesday Reading

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Michael Humphrys, Director of IT Strategy & Innovation, Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. It is a reflection on what he is learning as a current MOR program participant.  Michael may be reached at [email protected].]   Of the many lessons learned through my MOR experience, one that has […]

[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 […]

Many leaders struggle to adopt a leadership presence based on attributes that define great leadership while remaining true to themselves. [Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Mark N. Goedert, Director of IT Planning & Strategy, University of Illinois Chicago. It is a reflection on what he is learning as a current MOR program participant.  Mark may […]

This week we’re going to do something different and start with the results of last week’s survey.   From Last Week  Last week, we asked: Which of these practices is most important to you? 41% said building relationships 27% said weekly planning 19% said owning your calendar / defensive calendaring 13% said delegating whenever possible […]

What Do You Practice?   [Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Brian McDonald, President of MOR Associates.  Brian may be reached at [email protected].]   What do you practice? For what you practice you will get good at.   After devoting his academic life to learning why some individuals are better at certain tasks than others, K. Anders […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Steve Martino, Customer Success Manager at Cohesity.  He is a MOR alum.  Steve may be reached at [email protected].]     There were messages early in my life that held me back from reaching my potential personally and in my career.   From my mom: “Why are you stressing yourself out […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Vijay Menta, CIO of Middlebury College.  Vijay may be reached at [email protected].] MOR has taught many important leadership lessons that are often repeated by many of us and sometimes used as a mantra in our everyday conversation.  One that is often repeated: feedback is a gift.   While I firmly believe […]

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 […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Sean McDonald, Vice-President of MOR Associates. Sean may be reached at [email protected].]  “Is responsive to urgent requests.”   If you have taken a 360 Leadership Assessment with MOR, it is likely the statement above was your highest score. As a leadership coach, seeing this as your highest score gives reason […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Justin Sipher, Program Leader, Leadership Coach and Consultant at MOR Associates.  Justin may be reached at [email protected].]   Our lives, modern technology, pervasive connectivity, and even our culture lead us towards attempting to perpetually multi-task.  I have certainly been guilty of this personally and professionally.  However, we are not always […]

[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 […]

[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 […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is by Jack Wolfe, MOR Associates Executive Coach and Senior Consultant.  Jack may be reached at [email protected].]   Today’s employees can leave their job with you and be reemployed in a heartbeat – there has been a major shift in the employer/employee power structure in the last year, and it’s NOT to […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Mike Sullivan with contributions from Lori Green.  They are Program Leaders and Leadership Coaches with MOR Associates. They may be reached at [email protected] and [email protected].]   We’ve got two questions we want you to reflect on for a minute: How are you doing at taking care of business? How are you doing at taking care […]

Creating a highly engaged workforce is one way to counter the potential loss of people. Here are five strategies to enhance employee engagement.

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is by Dr. David Sweetman, Executive Director, Infrastructure and Technology, at Michigan State University.  David is a MOR alum and consultant.  David may be reached at [email protected].]   It was my first full-time job out of college.  I worked as a systems administrator.  I enjoyed my job and adored working with my new […]

Where will the next leaders come from? Think about the talent around us and how we might think differently in answering this looming question.

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Amanda Sarratore, IT Director, Academic IT Services at the University of Notre Dame. She is a MOR alum. Amanda may be reached at [email protected].]   I find joy in working with my partner areas to build relationships, and I am grateful for my position. I feel lucky that most days, […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Ron Kraemer.  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 of our observational senses. When […]

[Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Roger Weisenberg, Director of Financial Technology, Office of Finance and Treasury, Princeton University.  He is a current MOR program participant.  Roger may be reached at [email protected].]   As we concluded our MOR Advanced Leaders workshop on influence last week, I found it interesting and appropriate that the timing of this […]