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George Nemeth · Fannie Lewis – A Cleveland Original and a Treasure by Roldo Bartimole
August 11th, 2008
Fannie Lewis didn’t have a degree from Harvard University but her common sense wisdom could often exceed the judgments of the Ivy League learned.
I can’t count the hours I spent with Fannie at committee and Council meetings over 20 or more years. I do know she took up a lot more of my time than I wanted. She could go on and on and on.
Yet there were times during those long disputations when Fannie – that’s what most people called her – would zero in smack on the problem everyone else was dancing around. Read the rest of this entry »
Derek Arnold · A Love Letter to President Schwartz
July 3rd, 2008
Steven Litt, the PD’s architecture writer wrote a post about the legacy of outgoing Cleveland State University President Michael Schwartz. His analysis was centered around, no surprise, the new architecture that was a part of Cleveland State’s Campus.
Litt’s praise is based on the replacement of some of the more drab elements of CSU’s campus: Read the rest of this entry »
George Nemeth · Successful leadership
June 11th, 2008
Nice metaphor from Patti Choby on leadership:
Imagine going through life with the passion to plan and serve the most perfect meal only to realize mid-way through the experience that there was something more special to be enjoyed, shared and celebrated and that the rigid plan couldn’t adjust, accommodate or align itself with those it was intended to engage and serve
