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Sunday, May 31st, 2009So much for my wishful thinking. Losing your boss and his boss is not good for morale. After many sleepless nights, I have a lot of reflection to do. Here’s a poem for the moment: How Did You Die? By Edmund Vance Cook Did you tackle that trouble that came your way With a resolute heart [...]
Silly Goose!
Sunday, May 24th, 2009It’s been an interesting couple of months The first version of the project I was working on in the Gates Foundation was released a couple months ago. The feedback so far is almost universal disapproval. It’s humorous that this response is better than what I expected. The problems that have been identified are fixable The [...]
Polar Bears or the Poor?
Sunday, February 15th, 2009“It is interesting how often the impact of climate change is illustrated by talking about the problems the polar bears will face rather than the greater number of poor people who will die unless significant investments are made to help them” – Bill Gates, in his 2009 Annual Letter Polar bears or people? Unfortunately, it’s [...]
Leadership and Feedback
Thursday, January 15th, 2009This has been a very interesting week. Work is getting tougher and tougher as we approach a major deadline but I’m enjoying it tremendously. However, there are a number of challenges in our project that need to be addressed. Surprisingly, we had a forum where our executive leadership allowed us to discuss our problems. I [...]
Two More Weeks
Sunday, September 28th, 2008It’s been a busy two weeks since my last post! A friend and I met with Mayor Nickels for lunch in his office. He was incredibly charismatic and charming. Highlights included his thoughts about his time at the Democratic National Convention and his ideas on the light rail. Texas has won its first four games [...]
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