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03.03.2026

A Force Multiplier: Leadership Development as a Strategic Asset in Higher Education

In an era where higher education institutions face unprecedented challenges, many leading universities have discovered a powerful catalyst for institutional transformation: leveraging their strategic investment in leadership development. The question is no longer whether to invest in leadership development, but how to maximize its impact across your institution. Those who have answered this question effectively […]
08.27.2025

Successfully Integrating Services at the University

Successfully integrating administrative organizations across a university is as much about people and culture as technology and budgets. The real key to success lies in a clear purpose, an inclusive process, principled decision-making, and robust communication. MOR’s expertise helps institutions navigate both the technical and human challenges, ensuring that changes are not only implemented but embraced.
07.15.2025

What if Culture and Strategy Share a Breakfast?

Culture and strategy must collaborate for success; when aligned and sharing breakfast, they fuel resilience and adaptability in organizations.
06.10.2025

Navigating Workforce Instability: Employing Talent Agility in Higher Education

Higher education must foster talent agility to adapt, ensuring resilience and innovation amid workforce instability.
05.27.2025

Consolidate, Centralize, Reorganize, Restructure Are on the Front Burner Again

Consolidation strategies at universities meet resistance. Success hinges on clear goals, local expertise, and avoiding the wrong language.
05.20.2025

Sweeping Success: Clarifying Value and ROI

Declutter your organization by focusing on high-impact activities clarifying value and boosting ROI as you consider what to stop and what to start.
04.29.2025

Leadership Priorities Means Separating the Immediate From the Important

What do leaders need to do to balance the Important versus the Immediate? If everything is a priority, then nothing is a priority.
Photograph by Dustin Hilt: Hiker en route to Mount Lincoln in January 2024
12.03.2024

Setting Leadership Goals: Is Your Focus the Summit or the Parking Lot?

I summited 48 mountains. A key insight: the goal when hiking is not to reach the summit; the goal is to return safely to the parking lot.
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 […]
10.01.2024

Unleashing the Power of SWOT Analysis: A Strategic Tool for Success

Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Glenn Brule, MOR Associates Leadership Coach. Glenn may be reached at [email protected] or via LinkedIn. Staying ahead of the curve requires more than intuition and luck in the ever-evolving work landscape. It demands a strategic approach that allows you to maximize your strengths, manage your weaknesses, multiply opportunities, and mitigate […]
09.03.2024

Better Prioritization Strategies for Leaders: Focus, Delegation, Impact

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.
08.27.2024

Strategic Leadership with Curiosity and Excitement

With my operations manager retiring, I focused on strategic change and reimagining the operations team for emerging technology trends.
03.26.2024

Higher Education Enrollments – Cliff After Cliff After ???

I hope you love numbers as much as I do. Let me offer some, to understand Higher Education’s future enrollment and revenue streams and their impact.