Thoughts for the new year at work

One of the great things about working at the University of Washington is that I get to work with a whole lot of smart people who are doing interesting things. And a good chunk of them work in my part of the organization.

I try to do year-end messages to the folks I work closely with where I take a look back on the events of the year, to give at least a little perspective and look at trends, etc.

Here's the email I sent this year with the link to the year-end thoughts.

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Folks -

I had hoped to get this out before the end of the year, but the best
intentions... :)

I want to thank all of you for all of the work you've done over the last
year, and to take the opportunity to reiterate what a pleasure and a
privelege I find it to work with all of you. We are continuing to
accomplish astounding feats on a daily basis in spite of an increasingly
challenging and demanding environment. I am honored to work with such a
talented group of people, and I find it a continual pleasure to come to
work and be surprised by the amazing things that are going on around me.

In the heat of trying to support the daily activities we're engaged in, it
sometimes becomes difficult to keep track of all that we've accomplished
over time, so I think it's worth taking the opportunity of the beginning
of a new year to reflect on some of what's been taking place in our
environment.

In trying to document some of my thoughts on what has happened in the past
year, it became a little longer than an email perhaps warrants, so I put
some year-end thoughts on the web at
http://staff.washington.edu/oren/2003-year-end.html
Thanks, and I look forward to another stimulating year with all of you!

- Oren
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