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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: February 26, 1996 10:23 AM Monday; Rod Welch

Developed descriptions for Asilomar speaker presentations.

1...Summary/Objective
.....Friday Night
.....Saturday
.....Sunday Morning


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SUBJECTS
PMI Event, Planning, Speakers, Jul Event
Brusman, Dr. Maynard
Too Many Meetings, Faxes, E-mail,
Failed Communications, Anger, Frustrations
Paperless Office, Document Management
Ambassadors of Change; Event Structure
Titles of Presentations

1109 -    ..
1110 - Summary/Objective
1111 -
111101 - Follow up ref SDS 7 0000, ref SDS 6 0000.
111102 -
111103 - Worked on language to describe each presentation.
111104 -
111105 -
111106 -
111107 -
111108 -  ..
1112 -
1113 -
1114 - Progress
1115 -
111501 - Today, I developed a set of related presentation titles that show the
111502 - implementation of the theme, the thesis and gradually move the event
111503 - toward the conclusion that automation can improve communications and
111504 - this is essential for effective leadership in a faster paced world.
111505 -
111506 -
111507 -
111508 -  ..
111509 - Agenda
111510 -
111511 -     Friday Night
111512 -
111513 -     Introduction event theme
111514 -
111515 -                         Taking the Quantum Leap
111516 -
111517 -       1.  Bill Walsh explains need for maintaining shared meaning over
111518 -           time from his presentation at DEC, ref SDS 4 line 436.
111519 -
111520 -              Leadership in the Fast Lane of Professional Football
111521 -
111522 -           ..
111523 -       2.  Dr. Maynard Brusman, per original scope ref SDS 7 line
111524 -           224, explains pace of modern business life is exceeding
111525 -           capacity of humans to connect information using traditional
111526 -           knowledge tools based on the alphabet, and how that impacts
111527 -           personal feelings (stress), performance, effectiveness,
111528 -           ref SDS 5 line 135.  Executives are forced to rely on
111529 -           conversation [ref SDS 15 line 757] and feelings rather than
111530 -           content, ref SDS 9 line 289.  They become disconnected from
111531 -           reality, ref SDS 12 line 269, play golf, ref SDS 11 line
111532 -           148, ref SDS 12 line 224, and "worry" about making the right
111533 -           connections. Dr. Brusman says "narrative therapy" might
111534 -           help, ref SDS 8 line 267.
111535 -              ..
111536 -              Information Highway Undermines Effective
111537 -              Leadership: Insights, Ideas and Solutions
111538 -           ..
111539 -       3.  David Buoncristiani explains what experience from the
111540 -           law shows; problems set out by Dr. Brusman impact
111541 -           communications between organizations.  The disconnection
111542 -           that causes mis-communication in the beginning is evident in
111543 -           solving the problem, i.e., the process of adjusting course
111544 -           through a lawsuit at the end of the process.  This is
111545 -           painful, so people dislike lawyers who discover the
111546 -           disconnections. Therefore, wouldn't it be better to use the
111547 -           tools of the law to discover and fix mistakes when they
111548 -           first occur so we avoid the problems lawyers are later hired
111549 -           to adjust.
111550 -
111551 -  ..
111552 -
111553 -              Dialog, Documents and Human Memory, a Legal Perspective
111554 -              "There wasn't enough time to check the contract, the CPM,
111555 -              the letter, the regulation, the submittal log..."
111556 -
111557 -                  [Actually developed this on 960307. ref SDS 16 4571;
111558 -                  and at ref SDS 16 3496.]
111559 -
111560 -
111561 -     Saturday
111562 -
111563 -
111564 -       1.  Turner - explains how a major construction company manages
111565 -           fast paced communications ref SDS 2 line 113, to maintain
111566 -           traceability ref SDS 1 line 584, and accomplish "Continual
111567 -           Learning" ref SDS 1 line 484, for its customers.
111568 -              ..
111569 -              Strong Leadership Implements PMBOK and ISO to Meet
111570 -              the Challenge of High Risk Projects
111571 -
111572 -
111573 -       2.  Tom Landauer explains the challenges of getting automation
111574 -           to perform tasks "useful" to the practice of management.
111575 -
111576 -              Useful Automation for Executive Communications
111577 -
111578 -                 Operating System for People and Organizations
111579 -
111580 -                 Power of the Microcosm ref SDS 3 line 717.
111581 -
111582 -              Tom's title is shown in his letter received at ref SDS 14
111583 -              line 166.
111584 -           ..
111585 -       3.  Chips, Morris explains revolution occurring in
111586 -           executive and mid-level management that requires new skills,
111587 -           per our meeting at ref SDS 10 line 79.
111588 -
111589 -              Reengineering to Win in a Global Economy: New Needs, New
111590 -              Roles, New Skills for Effective Leadership
111591 -
111592 -           This defines new skills for those being reengineered out of
111593 -           a job and provides support for those still on the job.
111594 -
111595 -
111596 -       4.  Intel, David explains how technology can empower managers to
111597 -           implement sound practices consistently in a faster paced
111598 -           world, making it practical to use PMBOK and ISO.
111599 -              ..
111600 -              New Technology for New Roles:  Keeping Up with the
111601 -              Pace of Change
111602 -                ..
111603 -                Power of Microcosm
111604 -
111605 -                David can demonstrate the computer that every executive
111606 -                should have.
111607 -
111608 -                This system might be given away as a door prize.
111609 -
111610 -                David can explain what Intel is doing to discover and
111611 -                test ways to make its products more useful.
111612 -
111613 -
111614 -      ..
111615 -     Sunday Morning
111616 -
111617 -       5.  Panel Discussion - Promising Solutions
111618 -
111619 -           Morris feels the panel should be comprised of the people who
111620 -           gave the initial presentations, so the audience can question
111621 -           them, ref SDS 13 line 246. He also suggests that the panel
111622 -           should occur following the presentations.
111623 -
111624 -           I am guessing it would be good for the speakers, except
111625 -           Walsh to sit on the panel and hear arout solutions and grill
111626 -           the presenters on concerns they have had from the past.
111627 -
111628 -       6.  Retired General Hank Hatch, VP Fluor Daniel wraps up the
111629 -           conference with ideas on how to implement what was learned.
111630 -           ..
111631 -           Ambassadors of Change:  Preparing for the 21st Century
111632 -
111633 -              How Do We Change?
111634 -
111635 -              How Do We Meet Resistance to Change?
111636 -
111637 -
111638 -
111639 -