Managing Up
Managing your relationship with your boss takes time and energy. Doing it well can simplify your job by eliminating frustrations and future problems.
Resilience, Exhaustion, and Change: oh my!
While we are coming back from this very rough stretch it may be helpful to recognize what has contributed to this exhaustion and rebuild resilience.
The power of being left out
I've never been invited to my own team's leadership meeting. My direct reports hold a leadership meeting every two weeks, and they don't invite me.
What Matters Most
With the continual breadth and depth of priorities, how do we actually go about determining what matters most?
I Sit Too Much … and So Do You
Excessive sitting is so “prevalent and so pervasive that we don’t even question how much we’re doing it." Says Nilofer Merchant of Stanford.
Harmony and Conflict
I hear negative associations with harmony. This has caused me discord. But recently I read an article that caused a spark, and I had to learn more.
If Relationships Are Currency, It Is Time to Invest
Given the work MOR does, my reflection often explores the connections between relationships and results. Two household names highlight this connection for me in Paul Revere and Rosa Parks.
Commencement Speeches 2021
This year’s commencement addresses compel us to step up to the challenges of real issues. Here are some golden nuggets.
Leadership and Decision Making
I was facing a challenging decision. Was I taking the right approach? How do we make the best decision for our organization, our team, and ourselves?
Be Nice
Every time I hear the words “be nice,” I think of my mother. She would frequently use these words to remind me that I should be “nice” to my younger brother, to guests, to other kids, to any pets we had, etc. In doing so, she was saying that she expected me to be polite, to treat them well, to demonstrate that I care for them, etc.