http://community.morassociates.com/service/getFeed.kickAction?quantity=25 New blogs from Matt_Kolb on MOR Associates Community Mon, 03 May 2010 01:32:08 GMT Mon, 03 May 2010 01:32:08 GMT abywater@morassociates.com (abywater) abywater@morassociates.com (abywater) KickApps Feed Builder 2010-05-03T01:32:08Z 2 http://community.morassociates.com/service/searchEverything.kickAction?as=111754&sortType=recent 0 http://community.morassociates.com/_Leadership-Journey-I/BLOG/2323123/111754.html When I was an elementary schooler, my father lead a work-action event at the school system he taught in. It was difficult for me to understand the implications of this at the time, but I later realized that the teachers felt they were being treated unfairly, and they organized and did something about it. This action further stratified the small farming community my father worked in, dramatically raising tension between the School Board (primarily made up of farmers) and the teachers. This was especially difficult for my family, because my father was one of the leaders of the work-action, and my Grandfather was a well established farmer--lifelong friends with many of the School Board members. My father had to juggle the politics of family, friends, and work as a part of this. I learned from him how to be passionate about ideas without being ugly with people.This was my first experience with the idea that leading from all levels was as powerful as it is. It also showed me the power of organization and unity. [image] When I was an elementary schooler, my father lead a work-action event at the school system he taught in. It was difficult for me to understand the implications of this at the time, but I later realized that the teachers felt they were being treated unfairly, and they organized and did something about it. This action further stratified the small farming community my father worked in, dramatically raising tension between the School Board (primarily made up of farmers) and the teachers. This was especially difficult for my family, because my father was one of the leaders of the work-action, and my Grandfather was a well established farmer--lifelong friends with many of the School Board members. My father had to juggle the politics of family, friends, and work as a part of this. I learned from him how to be passionate about ideas without being ugly with people.This was my first experience with the idea that leading from all levels was as powerful as it is. It also showed me the power of organization and unity. [image] Mon, 03 May 2010 01:32:08 GMT http://community.morassociates.com/_Leadership-Journey-I/BLOG/2323123/111754.html Matt_Kolb 2010-05-03T01:32:08Z MOR Associates Community When I was an elementary schooler, my father lead a work-action event at the school system he taught in. It was difficult for me to understand the implications of this at the time, but I later realized that the teachers felt they were being treated unfairly, and they organized and did something about it. This action further stratified the small farming community my father worked in, dramatically raising tension between the School Board (primarily made up of farmers) and the teachers. This was especially difficult for my family, because my father was one of the leaders of the work-action, and my Grandfather was a well established farmer--lifelong friends with many of the School Board members. My father had to juggle the politics of family, friends, and work as a part of this. I learned from him how to be passionate about ideas without being ugly with people.This was my first experience with the idea that leading from all levels was as powerful as it is. It also showed me the power of organization and unity. [image] leadership journey nonadult false Leadership Journey I text blog leadership journey 35 0 0.0 http://community.morassociates.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=13298607&as=111754 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/111754/photos/PHOTO_5767849_111754_13298607_ap_160X120.jpg false 0 0 2323123 13298607 Member 0 http://community.morassociates.com/_CIC5-Vision/BLOG/1938556/111754.html IT Leaders ProgramCIC5 VisionInspire a culture of collaborative IT Leadership focused on inter-institutional strategic initiatives to achieve results. In order to achieve this vision, we will do the following:Plan ITLP meet-ups at national/regional conferences such as EDUCAUSE.Visit each other’s institutions, encouraging the sharing of knowledge, collaboration, and network building.Look for opportunities to contact and meet ITLP members when traveling to peer institutions.Build the ITLP network and leverage the knowledge of the community.Actively seek opportunities to collaborate.Utilize readily used/available tools for social networking.Re-engage campus ITLP communities. We recommend the facilitators and coaches do the following:Continue to encourage through coaching.Set accountability for achieving the vision statement through our goals.Be accessible and available.Inspire by sharing lessons learned from their life experiences.Support/attend ITLP meet-ups at national/regional conferences such as EDUCAUSE.Encourage the spreading of the culture of trust, openness and feedback in the workplace.Help ITLP members find opportunities to mentor others.Improve usability of MOR social networking site (e.g. improve ease of “friending”).Encourage institutional leaders to adopt and develop leaderful behavior. To move forward in achieving our vision, we must capitalize on the supportive forces and be cautious to counteract the negative forces.  Forces Supportive of the VisionForces Against the VisionPositive energyInertiaDesire to succeedCompeting prioritiesSupportive community of participantsGeographical barriersEncouragement from MOR leadership and coachesDifferent worldsPeer coaching   To support the change required to meet our vision and instill a sense of accountability, we recommend the following:The community needs to buy in to the vision statementThe use of peer support IT Leaders ProgramCIC5 VisionInspire a culture of collaborative IT Leadership focused on inter-institutional strategic initiatives to achieve results. In order to achieve this vision, we will do the following:Plan ITLP meet-ups at national/regional conferences such as EDUCAUSE.Visit each other’s institutions, encouraging the sharing of knowledge, collaboration, and network building.Look for opportunities to contact and meet ITLP members when traveling to peer institutions.Build the ITLP network and leverage the knowledge of the community.Actively seek opportunities to collaborate.Utilize readily used/available tools for social networking.Re-engage campus ITLP communities. We recommend the facilitators and coaches do the following:Continue to encourage through coaching.Set accountability for achieving the vision statement through our goals.Be accessible and available.Inspire by sharing lessons learned from their life experiences.Support/attend ITLP meet-ups at national/regional conferences such as EDUCAUSE.Encourage the spreading of the culture of trust, openness and feedback in the workplace.Help ITLP members find opportunities to mentor others.Improve usability of MOR social networking site (e.g. improve ease of “friending”).Encourage institutional leaders to adopt and develop leaderful behavior. To move forward in achieving our vision, we must capitalize on the supportive forces and be cautious to counteract the negative forces.  Forces Supportive of the VisionForces Against the VisionPositive energyInertiaDesire to succeedCompeting prioritiesSupportive community of participantsGeographical barriersEncouragement from MOR leadership and coachesDifferent worldsPeer coaching   To support the change required to meet our vision and instill a sense of accountability, we recommend the following:The community needs to buy in to the vision statementThe use of peer support Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:45:14 GMT http://community.morassociates.com/_CIC5-Vision/BLOG/1938556/111754.html Matt_Kolb 2010-03-08T19:45:14Z MOR Associates Community IT Leaders ProgramCIC5 VisionInspire a culture of collaborative IT Leadership focused on inter-institutional strategic initiatives to achieve results. In order to achieve this vision, we will do the following:Plan ITLP meet-ups at national/regional conferences such as EDUCAUSE.Visit each other’s institutions, encouraging the sharing of knowledge, collaboration, and network building.Look for opportunities to contact and meet ITLP members when traveling to peer institutions.Build the ITLP network and leverage the knowledge of the community.Actively seek opportunities to collaborate.Utilize readily used/available tools for social networking.Re-engage campus ITLP communities. We recommend the facilitators and coaches do the following:Continue to encourage through coaching.Set accountability for achieving the vision statement through our goals.Be accessible and available.Inspire by sharing lessons learned from their life experiences.Support/attend ITLP meet-ups at national/regional conferences such as EDUCAUSE.Encourage the spreading of the culture of trust, openness and feedback in the workplace.Help ITLP members find opportunities to mentor others.Improve usability of MOR social networking site (e.g. improve ease of “friending”).Encourage institutional leaders to adopt and develop leaderful behavior. To move forward in achieving our vision, we must capitalize on the supportive forces and be cautious to counteract the negative forces.  Forces Supportive of the VisionForces Against the VisionPositive energyInertiaDesire to succeedCompeting prioritiesSupportive community of participantsGeographical barriersEncouragement from MOR leadership and coachesDifferent worldsPeer coaching   To support the change required to meet our vision and instill a sense of accountability, we recommend the following:The community needs to buy in to the vision statementThe use of peer support vision nonadult false CIC5 Vision text blog vision 48 0 0.0 http://community.morassociates.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=13298607&as=111754 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/111754/photos/PHOTO_5767849_111754_13298607_ap_160X120.jpg false 0 0 1938556 13298607 Member 0