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DIARY: November 15, 1995 10:19 PM Wednesday; Rod Welch

Received report AT&T is reducing management by 78K next year.

1...Summary/Objective


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SUBJECTS
Re-Engineering PM
New World Order - Information Highway
Communication Engineer/Manager
Ambasadors for Change
Reengineer Fire People Streamline Downsize Remove Management Levels G

0907 -    ..
0908 - Summary/Objective
0909 -
090901 - Follow up ref SDS 3 9511, ref SDS 2 1759.
090902 - ..
090903 - CNN reports this evening that AT&T, which recently reported
090904 - plans to organize itself into 3 separate units, announced this evening
090905 - that it has given notice to 78,000 managers that they must take early
090906 - retirement next year or will be let go.
090907 -
090908 - Morris mentioned on 950705 ideas to replace middle managers with
090909 - computers, ref SDS 1 7409
090910 -
090911 -       [On 960117 Raychem downsized department that won PMI's Project
090912 -       of the Year. ref SDS 8 3002]
090913 -
090914 -       [On 960329 report in Fortune on AT&T Project Manager being layed
090915 -       off. ref SDS 10 6922]
090916 - ..
090917 - This supports analysis with Morris at ref SDS 2 1759, and
090918 - discussion with Bill on Asilomar conference, re reservior of people to
090919 - perform Communication Metrics, ref SDS 5 line 310, earlier analysis of
090920 - New World Order at ref SDS 4 line 94.
090921 -
090922 - Need to develop program to re-train these people in Communication
090923 - Metrics, per NWO paper, ref OF 1 line 921.
090924 -
090925 -     CNN reported people being retired will receive $10K for
090926 -     retraining.
090927 -
090928 -     Possibly ATT would sponsor the "Taking the Quantum Leap" seminar
090929 -     for to support its retiring managers.  Could do a video
090930 -     presentation.
090931 -     ..
090932 -     Maybe Dan Ono could support this effort or direct us to the
090933 -     people who would evaluate it.
090934 - ..
090935 - I asked Bill about his thoughts on this in an email sending an
090936 - SDS update.
090937 -
090938 -      [See follow up with Bill at ref SDS 6 line 49 and again at ref
090939 -      SDS 10 line 43.]
090940 -
090941 -      [See follow up with GWU at ref SDS 7 line 91 and again at ref SDS
090942 -      9 line 91.]
090943 -
090944 -      [See follow up with ESI at ref SDS 12 line 94.]
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0910 -