I was sad to say goodbye recently to UC CIO Greg Jackson, who’s moved on to a wonderful position at Educause. Greg was the whole package as an IT leader: deeply experienced, a superb communicator, analytical yet empathetic, funny as all get out, and knew how to walk the talk. He also answered emails really [...]
Posted on September 25th, 2009 by Curt Lieneck
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“We want to watch the show, not be the show.”
– Miles, the river guide
A couple of weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of rafting the Upper Gauley River again, one of the great whitewater trips in the world. There are five major Class V rapids in this stretch of water, the last of which, [...]
Posted on October 29th, 2007 by Curt Lieneck
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A quotable quote from a ballplayer gave rise to one of my work-related New Year’s resolutions.
Last season, Philadelphia Phillies’ player Jimmy Rollins got a hit in 38 consecutive games, the longest hitting streak in Major League Baseball in nearly twenty years (the streak actually began at the end of the prior season).
Interviewed by ESPN’s [...]
Posted on January 8th, 2007 by Curt Lieneck
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