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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: April 2, 1996 07:04 AM Tuesday; Rod Welch

Called Hank Hatch at Fluor re closing speaker at Asilomar.

1...Summary/Objective
2...Hatch Has Been Replaced by Former Deputy on Asilomar Agenda
3...Hank Confirmed Plans for Appearance at Asilomar
4...Alternative Support Ideas
.....Quotes for PMI Article
.....Moch Progress Meeting at Asilomar with Turner
5...Communication Metrics Support
6...COE SFD and Communication Metrics
.....Talked to Jay Williams
.....Talked to Chris
......$174 for two people - this is non-refundable, but is
......exchangeable for the next year.
.....They are using ticketless travel


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CONTACTS 
0201 - Fluor Daniel Corporation                                                                                                                                           O-00000630 0101
020101 - Mr. Henry J. Hatch; Vice President

SUBJECTS
General Hatch, Fluor/Corps of Engineers
Leadership is Imploding

0404 -
0404 -    ..
0405 - Summary/Objective
0406 -
040601 - Follow up ref SDS 14 0000, ref SDS 12 0000.
040602 -
040603 - Advised of change in agenda.  Hank may consider attending Asilomar and
040604 - will contact his former Deputy to discuss the event.  He will consider
040605 - giving a quote for an article publicizing Asilomar.  We scheduled a
040606 - meeting next Wednesday in Irvine to review Communication Metrics.
040608 -  ..
040609 - Advised Bill DeHart of these understandings, and submitted ref DIT 1
040610 - 0001 confirming same to Hank, included this record and the discussions
040611 - from yesterday. ref SDS 14 0001
040613 -  ..
040614 - Made travel arrangements per below.
040615 -
040616 -     [See follow up at ref SDS 18 line 89 and ref SDS 18 line 134.]
040617 -
040618 -
040620 -  ..
0407 -
0408 -
0409 - Discussion
041001 -  ..
041002 - Hatch Has Been Replaced by Former Deputy on Asilomar Agenda
041003 -
041004 - I advised Hank of Bill DeHart's report yesterday that last Friday, the
041005 - PMI committee decided to invite Hank's former deputy at COE, who is
041006 - now with I.C.F. Kaiser Engineers, to speak in place of Hank at
041007 - Asilomar, because Sherrill McDonald told the committee there had been
041008 - no confirmation from Hank on doing the event, ref SDS 14 line 120.
041010 -  ..
041011 - I explained that Bill had informed Sherrill, who retired last year as
041012 - a former Kaiser executive, that Hank had agreed in January to do the
041013 - event and would be tied up for the next several months until oa
041014 - 960415, per our understandings at ref SDS 5 line 88.
041015 -
041017 -  ..
041018 - Hank Confirmed Plans for Appearance at Asilomar
041019 -
041020 - Hank said he received several voice mail messages from his former
041021 - Deputy, Pete Offringa, last week saying he wanted to invite Hank to
041022 - speak at Asilomar.  Hank said he called back and left voice mail
041023 - messages that he was already scheduled to deliver remarks at Asilomar.
041025 -  ..
041026 - Hank said he sent a letter to Sherrill following our telecon yesterday
041027 - morning, confirming he has scheduled to speak at Asilomar, per our
041028 - understandings at ref SDS 14 line 87.
041030 -  ..
041031 - Hank said Fluor Daniel and I.C.F. Kaiser are in competition for a
041032 - major project.  Hank is the lead Fluor Daniel rep on the project. The
041033 - record is inclear why the PMI Committee chose to extend the invitation
041034 - to General Hatch through a firm competing for a highly prized project
041035 - award.  Such scenario appears to present a classic conflict of
041036 - interest.
041037 -
041038 -
041040 -  ..
041041 - Alternative Support Ideas
041042 -
041043 - Hank will call Pete at Kaiser and visit about the Asilomar matter, per
041044 - ref SDS 14 line 183.
041046 -  ..
041047 - Hank will consider giving a quote to PMI Communications to publicize
041048 - Asilomar.  Here are some ideas:
041050 -      ..
041051 -     Quotes for PMI Article
041052 -
041053 -     I shall go to Asilomar to support a better partnership between
041054 -     leadership and technology in the New World Order.  PMI is the
041055 -     ideal setting to evaluate the efficacy of a new management science
041056 -     of Communication Metrics.
041057 -     ..
041058 -     I am going to Asilomar...
041060 -      ..
041061 -     I am going to Asilomar to build a New World Order through
041062 -     leadership and technology.  Join me to hear how PMI is
041063 -     reengineering the practice of management to end the spiral of job
041064 -     losses and downsizing.  New tools, new skills and new roles for
041065 -     the 21st century chart a promising course for growth and renewal.
041066 -     PMI has the expertise and culture to assess whether a new
041067 -     management science of Communication Metrics is in our future.
041069 -      ..
041070 -     Congratulations to PMI's Asilomar Conference on addressing the
041071 -     challenge of the ages: building a better partnership between
041072 -     leadership and technology.  Johanna Newman's new book "Lights,
041073 -     Camera, War" describes the stormy relationship between Leadership
041074 -     and Technology over the centuries to the present day.  Join me at
041075 -     at Asilomar to explore solutions that have eluded leaders from
041076 -     Caesar to Eisenhower.
041078 -        ..
041079 -       [See follow up at ref SDS 18 line 113.]
041080 -
041082 -  ..
041083 - I invited General Hatch to attend the event.  He will consider this
041084 - per analysis at ref SDS 14 line 190.
041086 -      ..
041087 -     Moch Progress Meeting at Asilomar with Turner
041088 -
041089 -     We reviewed the idea for a mock progress meeting where he could be
041090 -     the owner's rep.  Turner would the Construction Manager.  We would
041091 -     get an architect, and somone to act as a carpenter, per analysis
041092 -     on 960319, ref SDS 13 9930, to illustrate the need for capturing
041093 -     the details of understandings in the face of protests that there
041094 -     "isn't enough time to write things down."  I explained this
041095 -     cultural phenomenon in the notes of a Jan 25 meeting with Turner,
041096 -     sent to Hank in the Mar 12 letter, ref DIP 3 line 32.  It is also
041097 -     supported by CEO of Intel per ref SDS 15 line 84.
041099 -      ..
041100 -     General Hatch is familiar with Turner.  He is open to this idea.
041101 -     We will let the next few weeks play out and then decide on his
041102 -     attendance.
041103 -
041104 -        [See follow up with Turner, ref SDS 16 line 61.]
041105 -
041106 -        [On 011102 prominent IBM executive proposes Knowledge
041107 -        Management by service engineers repair expensive, complex copy
041108 -        equipment with conversation at the coffee shop. ref SDS 22 439G
041110 -  ..
041111 - I advised that Bill DeHart will be sending a letter to him for
041112 - official contact from the PMI Asilomar committee.
041113 -
041114 -
041116 -  ..
041117 - Communication Metrics Support
041118 -
041119 - Hank is spending a lot of time on the West Coast in Fluor's Irvine
041120 - office.  He will call in the next few weeks to arrange a meeting to
041121 - see how Communication Metrics is supported by SDS.  We considered
041122 - giving a demonstration to Fluor Daniel people here in the Bay Area,
041123 - but decided it takes an initial recognition of the underlying concept,
041124 - which Hank showed in our telecon on 951229, ref SDS 1 line 110, so it
041125 - is best to give him the demonstration first.  We can meet in Irvine
041126 - before or after work, at his convenience so it does not interfere with
041127 - his work.
041128 -
041129 -    I need to schedule this a week or so in advance to take advantage
041130 -    of reduced fares.
041131 -    ..
041132 -    When we follow up on the points in this record, I will
041133 -    schedule this.
041134 -
041135 -
041137 -  ..
041138 - COE SFD and Communication Metrics
041139 -
041140 - I also mentioned the financing difficulties that have been encountered
041141 - with the COE support contract I am seeking at the SFD.
041142 -
041143 - Hank said there are some partnering procurement avenues that may offer
041144 - ways to expedite SFD's interest in evaluating Communication Metrics.
041145 - He recalled that, as Commander, he supported use of partnering with
041146 - outside contractors to assist in resolving a large number of claims,
041147 - and indicated this might be appropriate for communication support.
041148 -
041149 -     [See follow up discussion at Fluor Daniel, ref SDS 20 4828.]
041151 -      ..
041152 -     [See telecon with Jim Jones on 971017 on need for Communication
041153 -     Metrics to avoid claims, ref SDS 21 4814.]
041155 -  ..
0412 -
0413 -
0414 - 0755 called Bill
0415 -   ..
041501 - Advised of above understandings.
041503 -  ..
041504 - Bill said he will write a letter confirming the PMI Committee's
041505 - decision.  We will give this a few days to see what develops from
041506 - discussions between Pete and Hank.
041507 -
041508 -     [See follow up at ref SDS 18 line 137.]
041509 -
041511 -  ..
0416 -
0417 -
0418 - 1204 called General Hatch
0419 -   ..
041901 - We set a meeting for next Wednesday, 960410 at the Embassy
041902 - Suites hotel after work.
041904 -  ..
041905 - His secretary's name is Racheal.
041906 -
041907 -                         714 975 4795
041908 -
041910 -  ..
0420 -
0421 -
0422 - 1223 called Bill
0423 -
042301 - Left voice mail of plans to meet next week.
042302 -
042303 -
042305 -  ..
0424 -
0425 -
0426 - 1248 Bill called back
0427 -   ..
042701 - He will attend meeting with Hank in Irvine next Wednesday.  Bill
042702 - asked that he be identified as confirming any quote that Hank will
042703 - release for Asilomar.  I did this at ref DIT 1 line 38.
042704 -
042705 -
042707 -  ..
0428 -
0429 -
0430 - 1307 called Rachael          714 975 4795
0431 -
043101 - Advised of discussions with Hank and our thinking to meet at Embassy
043102 - suites or at Fluor's office.
043104 -  ..
043105 - I explained the advantage of showing the SDS application in a
043106 - conference room, so if it is possible without impinging on other Fluor
043107 - activity, we would prefer to meet in a Fluor conference room.
043108 - ..
043109 - I advised Bill DeHart and I will be meeting with Hank.
043111 -  ..
043112 - Rachael will investigate and coordinate in the next few days to make
043113 - arrangements either at Embassy Suites or at Fluor's office.
043115 -  ..
043116 - She confirmed we can fly into John Wayne aiport.
043117 -
043118 -     [See follow up at ref SDS 19 line 74.]
043119 -
043121 -  ..
0432 -
0433 -
0434 - 1300 called airlines
0435 -
043501 - United              800 241 6522        800 shuttle
043503 -      ..
043504 -     Talked to Jay Williams
043505 -
043506 -     SFO to John Wayne
043507 -
043508 -     1350 arrives 1517    $258 per passenger round trip    #1125
043509 -     2000 arrives 2120                                     #1064
043510 -
043511 -           Put on standby  confirmation number:  64R0PK
043512 -
043514 -  ..
043515 - Southwest           800 435 9792
043517 -      ..
043518 -     Talked to Chris
043519 -
043520 -     Companion Fare $168 roundtrip for 2, if we stay over night.
043521 -                     336                  to return same day
043522 -
043523 -     Oakland to John Wayne
043525 -      ..
043526 -     960410 Wednesday leave Oakland   1340 arrives 1500 #659
043527 -                                      1135 arrives 1255
043528 -
043529 -         We can leave earlier if this makes sense later.
043531 -      ..
043532 -     960410 Wednesday leave Irvine    2120 arrives 1040 #1040
043533 -
043534 -         I think there is an earlier flight if our business finishes
043535 -         earlier.
043537 -      ..
043538 -     960411 Thursday leave Irvine   0800 arrives 0915 in Oakland
043539 -
043540 -                                x   0955 arrives 1115   #754
043541 -     ..
043542 -     We can sign up for staying over night and if we come back
043543 -     the same day, then just upgrade to the higher fare.
043545 -      ..
043546 -     I decided to arrange to stay over night, so we are not pressured
043547 -     to leave at a particular time, and there is the option to meet
043548 -     again the next day, if Hank wants anyone else to see SDS or meet
043549 -     us.  The cheaper fare pays for the room.
043551 -  ..
043552 -
043553 -      $174 for two people - this is non-refundable, but is
043554 -      exchangeable for the next year.
043555 -
043556 -      I arranged for a car rental with budget rent-a-car
043557 -
043558 -     We can change this within a few days of the flight without a
043559 -     penalty.
043561 -  ..
043562 -
043563 -     They are using ticketless travel
043564 -
043565 -        We need a confirmation code and a picture ID.
043566 -
043567 -                       w2igob
043569 -         ..
043570 -        We simply show up at the gate with the confirmation number and
043571 -        our driver's license picture and get will get a seat
043572 -        assignment.
043574 -      ..
043575 -     We will get intenerary in 5 days.
043576 -
043578 -  ..
043579 - America West        800 235 9292
043580 -
043581 -       Did not call them.
043582 -
043583 -
043585 -  ..
0436 -
0437 -
0438 - 1350 called Embassy Suites          714 553 8332
0439 -
043901 - Talked to Manny.  He confirmed they are 5 minutes from John Wayne
043902 - airport and 5 minutes from Fluor Daniel.  So this must be the hotel
043903 - where Hank is staying.
043905 -  ..
043906 - I set us up with a room at the Corporate rate of $129.
043908 -  ..
043909 - Confirmation number:  81679517
043910 -
043912 -  ..
043913 - This is less than the cost of the return air fare on the same day.
043914 - They likely have shuttle service from the airport, so we don't really
043915 - need a car rental.  I suppose there is the possible we might wind up
043916 - meeting at Fluor, so will keep the rental for now.  We don't have to
043917 - take it if we don't need it.
043918 -
043919 -
043920 -
043921 -
0440 -
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