Richard J. Greenwood, 2010 Honoree
- Title
- CIO
- Employer
- Rural Community Insurance Services
- Location
- Anoka,, Minn.
- First job:
- Developer
- Most valuable career advice:
- "Listen three times more than you speak. Also there are three points of view: yours, his/hers and everyone else's."
- Title you'd like to hold someday:
- "I have it now. Great job and great people."
- Would you advise young people to pursue an IT career?
- "Yes. All businesses need technology. Business is technology."
- Leadership philosophy in a nutshell:
- "Listen intently, ask questions to seek more information, clarify, and then coach."
- Recreational best:
- "I shot a 78. What a high for me."
- What's in your MP3 or CD player right now?
- Darius Rucker's "It Won't Be Like This for Long"
- In high school, I was...
- "the town jock/athlete."
- A recent great read:
- The Greatest Game Ever Played, by Mark Frost
- Favorite movie:
- Friday Night Lights