THE WELCH COMPANY
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S U M M A R Y
DIARY: February 23, 1996 10:11 AM Friday;
Rod Welch
Called Joan re confirm meeting 960227 and outline.
1...Summary/Objective
2...David's Biography - All Circuits are Busy
.....Not Enough Time to Send Fax
3...Meeting on Presentation Scope
4...Hectic Schedule Crowds Out Analysis Pandemic of Bumbling
5...Intel Marketing Director Supporting Asilomar
6...Intel Proposes April Event Outline for Asilomar
7...Intel Seeks to Defer Review Meeting
8...Slowing Down to Speed Up
9...There isn't Enough Time to Succeed
10...What's a "Metric"
11...Communication Metrics Budget
12...Does Intel Object to Working with Chips?
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CONTACTS
0201 - Intel Corporation
020101 - Mr. David Vannier; Director of Mobile Architecture
020102 - Mail Stop SC9-28
SUBJECTS
PMI Event Program, Planning, Jul Event, Speakers
Farming - Investing Saves Time
New World Order - Information Highway, Metrics
Slowing Down to Succeed Faster, Time - Too Busy Being Busy
Imploding on Information Highway
Understand, Not Enough Time, Too Noisy
Prepared, Nobody Has Time on Information
Meetings Unproductive, Need Time to Figure
Consistent Use of Good Practice Needs
Impedes Sound Management Practice, Plan,
2012 -
2012 - ..
2013 - Summary/Objective
2014 -
201401 - Follow up ref SDS 26 0000, ref SDS 25 0000.
201402 -
201403 - Per the work on Wednesday, ref SDS 26 9945, we need Intel's bio on
201404 - David, wee need their letter confirming scope of Intel's Asilomar
201405 - presentation, and their outline, per ref SDS 25 8867, and the letter
201406 - issued on 960215 confirming these needed actions, ref DIP 6 0000.
201408 - ..
201409 - We need the outline, and his letter to PMI. Maybe they can be one and
201410 - the same.
201412 - ..
201413 - I submitted ref DIT 1 0000 on the bio, then was able to get through to
201414 - Joan, who said she has it prepared and will fax it as soon as she can
201415 - get to it. She then called and indicated David wants to put off
201416 - coordination meeting until April after they do another event, which
201417 - they want to use for planning their presentation for Asilomar.
201419 - ..
201420 - I sent ref DIT 2 0000 via Internet email, with the letter from Morris
201421 - and the revised agenda, ref OF 2 line 18. Sent cc to Joan and to Bill
201422 - DeHart. I sent a copy to me that did not come out very well.
201424 - ..
201425 - Later in the evening I edited the letter and sent it by mail, to
201426 - explain why review meeting with Intel is needed. ref DIT 2 0034
201427 -
201428 - [Followed up suggesting Dave call us from the plane during his
201429 - trip to Portland, but this did not work per ref SDS 31 9999.]
201430 -
201432 - ..
2015 -
2016 -
2017 - Progress
201801 - ..
201802 - David's Biography - All Circuits are Busy
201803 -
201804 - I tried calling David/Joan to confirm our plan for a telecon on 960227
201805 - 1600 and to see about getting the biography Joan said the firm has for
201806 - David, per ref SDS 26 9945.
201808 - ..
201809 - I got a message that...
201810 -
201811 - "All circuits are busy, to call again."
201813 - ..
201814 - I tried several more times and so am trying his internet line (which
201815 - is probably why all circuits are busy).
201817 - ..
201818 - Not Enough Time to Send Fax
201819 -
201820 - I wound up sending ref DIT 1 9934 to confirm understandings about
201821 - need for biography. Joan said she has prepared the biography and
201822 - it is ready to be faxed but she does not have enough time to
201823 - actually send the fax. She is answering phones for several
201824 - executives and the fax machine is some distance from her desk
201825 - which impedes answering the phone.
201827 - ..
201828 - This is another aspect of the Information Highway, related to
201829 - Millie's situation at Lillick & Charles, that leads to mistakes
201830 - and conflict, which Dave Bounchristiani can discuss per ref SDS 21
201831 - 9932.
201832 -
201833 - [See similar scenario at Chips ref SDS 30 0334.]
201834 -
201836 - ..
201837 - We did not receive the biography today; we can try to pick it up from
201838 - Joan when we visit Morris next week, since Intel is down the street
201839 - from Chips office off of Montegue Expressway.
201841 - ..
201842 - I also mentioned we still need letter from Dave, ref OF 3 0001, on
201843 - Intel's commitment to do the event, planned on 960206. ref SDS 19
201844 - 8851.
201845 -
201847 - ..
201848 - Meeting on Presentation Scope
201849 -
201850 - Need outline for review on 960227 and we need the biography of David.
201851 -
201852 - Confirmed we need this in email to David ref DIT 1 8834, and then sent
201853 - hard copy per below.
201854 -
201855 -
201856 -
201857 -
2019 -
SUBJECTS
Hectec Busy Being Busy Not Enough Time to Think Continual Bumbling I
2503 -
2504 - 1023 called Joan
250501 - ..
250502 - I advised of ref DIT 1 0000 confirming need for Dave's bio, per above.
250503 - ref SDS 0 JZ6X
250504 -
250506 - ..
250507 - Hectic Schedule Crowds Out Analysis Pandemic of Bumbling
250508 -
250509 - Follow up ref SDS 35 3479, ref SDS 2 4238.
250510 -
250511 - Joan said she has been trying to call me. She said David cannot make
250512 - the meeting on 960227. He will be on a plane to Portland at 1500 and
250513 - she is trying to get him on an earlier flight. In the morning of
250514 - 960227 David's time is already booked with a meeting from 0800 - 1030,
250515 - and from 1030 to 1200. She apologized and said this has just been a
250516 - very hectic time for David and the company in general.
250518 - ..
250519 - A hectic schedule that prevents time to think in business and
250520 - government, noted by Henry Kissinger, reviewed on 940609, ref SDS 2
250521 - 4238, is part of what we will be addressing in the Asilomar event, per
250522 - discussion with Dave in September when he indicated during our meeting
250523 - on 950927 that time management is a challenge at Intel. ref SDS 4 5002
250525 - ..
250526 - An example is the record on 931229 working with IBM. ref SDS 1 9463
250528 - ..
250529 - Joan said David has an hour from 0900 1000 on 960301. We booked that
250530 - for now.
250531 -
250532 - [On 960229 David got sick and missed another meeting.
250533 - ref SDS 31 9999
250535 - ..
250536 - [On 960715 pandemic of bumbling mistakes cascade at
250537 - Asilomar professional event on good management. ref SDS 34
250538 - 0032
250540 - ..
250541 - [On 010108 SRI has similar problems. ref SDS 36 NI5F
250543 - ..
250544 - [On 150608 0842 similar problems at VAMCSF, doctor too busy
250545 - to review the record. ref SDS 37 HX9O
250547 - ..
250548 - I will check with the others. I asked about talking to David today.
250549 - Joan said he has 15 minutes from 1345 1400 today. She will ask him to
250550 - call me at that time.
250551 -
250553 - ..
250554 - Intel Marketing Director Supporting Asilomar
250555 -
250556 - I want to talk about him getting him some assistance. Joan said
250557 - David has been working with Intel's Director of Marketing on preparing
250558 - his presentation, but that person has less time available than David
250559 - does.
250560 -
250562 - ..
2506 -
2507 -
2508 - 1201 Joan called back
250901 - ..
250902 - Intel Proposes April Event Outline for Asilomar
250903 - Intel Seeks to Defer Review Meeting
250904 -
250905 - She said David saw her briefly on his way to another meeting and said
250906 - Intel is preparing an outline for another event that will be done in
250907 - April. I am not sure if this is April 1 or April 30. They plan to use
250908 - the outline for their April event to support the Asilomar event. Joan
250909 - seemed to indicate that David asked her to tell me that David feels
250910 - there is no purpose for us to meet until after they do the April
250911 - event.
250913 - ..
250914 - I explained we would like to meet with the Intel people doing the
250915 - outline to coordinate scope for other Asilomar speakers. This is
250916 - needed now to support advertising and maintain alignment with event
250917 - objectives, per meeting with Dave in September, ref SDS 4 0303 and at
250918 - ref SDS 4 4106. Have the people doing Intel's outline read the
250919 - materials submitted to David on the PMI event? We also discussed with
250920 - David certain support Intel can offer for the audience. We need to
250921 - know if all or part of those initiatives are on track, ref SDS 10 5646.
250922 -
250923 - [See follow up at ref SDS 32 line 109.]
250924 -
250926 - ..
2510 -
2511 -
2512 - 1318 called David back
2513 -
251301 - Talked to Mary. She said David is not at his desk. I said I need
251302 - about 5 minutes with David. She said she will ask him to call.
251303 -
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2514 -
SUBJECTS
Metrics, Measuring Understanding with
Shared Meaning, Build and Maintain with
Communication Manager Aligns Team While
Not Enough Time to Understand
What's a Metric
3807 -
3808 - 1353 submitted email to David
380901 - ..
380902 - Slowing Down to Speed Up
380903 - There isn't Enough Time to Succeed
380904 -
380905 - As a result of the hectic situation at Intel, described by Joan above,
380906 - ref SDS 0 0788, decided to send a letter, ref DIT 2 8834, explaining
380907 - why we need to meet with David and/or the folks developing Intel's
380908 - presentation. This letter submites Morris' letter, ref DRP 1 9923, as
380909 - a sample of what we need from David, and the new agenda showing focus
380910 - on leadership, see ref OF 2 8834 developed at ref SDS 27 0032.
380912 - ..
380913 - [See follow up at ref SDS 32 2311.]
380915 - ..
380916 - This letter explains that the record of coordination with Intel is
380917 - consistent with the record of working with PMI and other speakers that
380918 - shows nobody has enough time to think, ref DIT 2 9934. David and I
380919 - discussed this point in Septebmer, ref SDS 4 5002, when we charted a
380920 - course for Asilomar as an opportunity for pausing to slow down in
380921 - order to figure out how we can speed up, ref DIT 2 0035, as set out in
380922 - the NWO paper, ref OF 1 9923.
380923 -
380924 - [On 960227 cited this later as an aspect of wisdom, ref SDS 29
380925 - 7330, and on 960319 cited the letter to illustrate leadership in
380926 - the agenda for the Asilomar conference. ref SDS 33 8490
380928 - ..
380929 - [On 970910 report that executives do not have time to think.
380930 - ref SDS 35 3479
380932 - ..
380933 - [On 010108 SRI has similar problems. ref SDS 36 NI5F
380934 -
380935 -
380937 - ..
380938 - What's a "Metric"
380939 - Communication Metrics Budget
380940 -
380941 - The letter also points out the importance of allocating adequate
380942 - resources to "metrics" ref DIT 2 0035, for checking intermediate
380943 - performance rather than assume work is actually being performed
380944 - according to unconfirmed assertions of understandings. ref DIT 2 0035
380945 - It supports the definition of Communication Metrics developed on
380946 - 950327, ref SDS 3 8492, and discussed with Dave Vannier at ref SDS 4
380947 - 3316, and Morris Jones on 951103. ref SDS 5 8853
380948 -
380949 - [On 960224 suggested Dave call from the plane during his trip to
380950 - Portland. ref SDS 28 8845
380951 -
380952 -
380954 - ..
3810 -
3811 -
3812 - 2241 submitted regular mail
3813 -
381301 - Does Intel Object to Working with Chips?
381302 -
381303 - It occurred to me Intel may object to working with Chips, so I edited,
381304 - ref DIT 2 FE4N to reflect this possibility and submitted it by mail.
381305 - It urges the need for coordinating meetings, and offers to meet
381306 - separately if Intel does not want to meet with Chips.
381307 -
381308 - [On 960224 suggested Dave call from the plane during his trip to
381309 - Portland. ref SDS 28 8845
381311 - ..
381312 - [On 960229 Joan reports Dave is sick. ref SDS 31 0001
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