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Leadership Program Reflection

03.16.2015

The Value of an Outside Perspective

One of the things that I have been working on since our session in February is using the three lenses – strategic, political, and cultural – to get a multidimensional perspective on changes and projects which I am leading at the School of Music, Theater, and Dance (SMTD).  As I think about perspective in this […]

03.15.2015

The Challenge in Changing Leadership Behaviors

I have read much on Neuroscience and Leadership in the last few months.  It comforts me to know why it’s so difficult to change my old habits.  On some level, I realize that changing leadership behaviors will cause a certain amount of discomfort.  My instinct is to remain squarely in my comfort zone.  However, the […]

09.23.2014

A lead-manage-do journey

A reflection shared by MOR Leaders alum, Jim Hall from UMN. Jim writes, “We only have so much time in a given week. How you divide your time is up to you. But where should you provide focus? Lead, manage, or do? The “lead-manage-do” concept helps us to understand the focus we need to put […]