We can’t keep the people we want or get rid of the ones we don’t want

From all unofficial, unsubstantiated and off the record reports I have been able to drudge up (I swear you’d think we were living in a communist state), Ellick’s gone, not coming back and it wasn’t pretty.

Most reports suggest that yes his health was a *factor* but really the insurmountable task of getting the old guard (our elected officials) and the new guard (our local tech advocates) to the same table was harder than negotiating water rights, or having a civil discussion between wolf advocates and ranchers.

So Ellick, if you read this I would love to get your side of the story because anything coming from the Governors office will be too hard to swallow.

And as for the ones we can’t get rid of; Micron will be spinning off its imaging business, and Steve won’t be heading it up. Honestly I think Steve would be a better fit in that role than his current one.

A few out of context quotes:

“Do I look like a person ready to retire?,?¢‚Ǩ¬ù Appleton said. - Yes!

“There are people who think I should step down (Yes!), there are a lot of people who think I’m the right person for the job,” (Really?!? Who? Anyone that doesn’t get their check signed by you?)

You can see the whole KTVB interview here.

I do have a lot of respect for Steve. I just think his skill set as a leader isn’t at managing a commodity business, it’s at the helm of a high growth company. The best quality a leader can have is to know their own weaknesses.

Ken also had two good write ups on the whole thing, here and here.

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