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11.19.2024

Capturing Metrics With Meaning

Metrics are just numbers and may not mean anything. The value emerges when they are contextualized to help understand what they represent.
11.12.2024

True Colors and How They Show Up

If you can identify your communication style, you can more easily alter your communication to be more effective and perhaps improve that relationship.
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11.05.2024

Leading During Times of Uncertainty and Heightened Tension

As you engage, it will be useful to empathize with the emotions people are experiencing whether we agree with their perspective or not.
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10.29.2024

Sticky Visual and Emotional Communication

Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Marion Groh Marquardt, Associate Director of Web Services at Stanford University and a MOR program alum.  Marion may be reached at [email protected] or via LinkedIn. You know how it is sometimes: we’re so focused on what we want to communicate that we overlook the crucial visual and emotional threads that […]
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 […]
10.08.2024

Delegation and Workload Management

Today’s Tuesday Reading is from Kirsten Mortimer, Strategic IT Services Manager at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and a MOR program alum.  Kirsten may be reached at [email protected] or via LinkedIn. One of my ongoing challenges is effectively delegating. Despite efforts to improve, still grappling with this fundamental aspect of leadership is frustrating. I have been […]
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 […]
09.24.2024

Answering Questions

Weeks ago, we discussed asking questions. Today, I want to focus on answering the questions that you are asked.
09.17.2024

Reflecting on the MOR Community

Visit the MOR Alumni webpage for the calendar of this fall’s calls, to RSVP for the MOR Reception at EDUCAUSE, and learn more about our support.
09.10.2024

From Missed Boats to Big Wins: How I Learned to Show Up

I can’t pinpoint when things started to change. It wasn’t some big, life-altering event but a series of small choices that shifted my perspective.