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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: May 15, 1996 10:31 AM Wednesday; Rod Welch

Received quote from Morris to publicize Asilomar.

1...Summary/Objective
2...Morris' Paper


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CONTACTS 
0201 - Chips & Tech.                      408 434 0600
020101 - Mr. Morris E. Jones
020102 - Sr. Vice President =4283 Ext
0202 - PMI Communications                 704 586 3715 fax 4020
020201 - Mr. Jim Pennypacker; Editor =704 586 3715

SUBJECTS
PMI Event Program, Planning Jul Event, Speakers, Morris
Advertising
Chips

0805 -    ..
0806 - Summary/Objective
0807 -
080701 - Followed up work at ref SDS 29 line 68, ref SDS 26 line 65.
080702 -
080703 - Morris submitted a quote for advertising Asilomar.  Submitted it to
080704 - PMI Communications.
080705 -
080706 -
080707 -
080708 -
0808 -
0809 -
0810 - Progress
0811 -
081101 - Received ref DRT 1 line 30 from responding to my letter at ref DIP 4
081102 - line 30 requesting a quote for Asilomar per work at ref SDS 26 line
081103 - 85, and discussions with Jeannette at PMI Communications, ref SDS 30
081104 - line 92.
081105 -
081106 - Morris submitted a quote that describes the "business environment"
081107 - causing middle management to be squeezed out, ref DRT 1 line 28.  He
081108 - says...
081109 -
081110 -     The business environment is squeezing out middle management
081111 -     positions in many corporations.  The role and requirements for
081112 -     project managers are constantly changing.  Leadership and strategy
081113 -     are constantly giving way to the immediate time pressure needs of
081114 -     tactics.  Technology may help, but only if applied while changing
081115 -     the way we work.  The next century will ask for more
081116 -     "productivity" from each of us resulting in less time to do our
081117 -     jobs.  Those who survive will work differently than they do today,
081118 -     and be positioned to take over in the next decade.
081119 -
081120 -  ..
081121 -
081122 - My questions on this are:
081123 -
081124 -     1.  What aspect of "business environment" is causing the squeeze
081125 -         on middle management, and is it having any impact on upper and
081126 -         lower managers as well, per submission to PMI Communications
081127 -         on Asilomar at ref SDS 19 line 152, ref SDS 27 line 91.
081128 -
081129 -     2.  PMI publishes a guide to the PMBOK that identifies the role
081130 -         and requirements for project managers.  Which requirements
081131 -         have changed over the past 2,000 years, 2,000 weeks, 2,000
081132 -         days, 2,000 seconds, and what dynamic is driving the change?
081133 -         Is the cause of these changes also changing other management
081134 -         arenas, e.g., executives?
081135 -
081136 -     3.  Give an example of a strategy that is impacted by immediate
081137 -         time pressure of a tactic.  How does "time pressure" impact
081138 -         leadership?
081139 -
081140 -     4.  What change do leaders need to make in the way they work in
081141 -         order for technology to an alley to leadership; or, what
081142 -         technology is needed in order for it to be a more effective
081143 -         alley to leadership?
081144 -
081145 - Actually, Morris seems to be getting close to these issues with his
081146 - quote. I submitted ref DIT 1 line 30 responding to Morris' quote and
081147 - saying I am submitting it for publication.
081148 -
081149 -     I mentioned the idea of being cost effective rather than solely
081150 -     cost conscious, per meeting with Jim at Fluor Daniel, ref SDS 28
081151 -     line 110 and at ref SDS 28 line 368, which is also raised in the
081152 -     letter to PMI Communications, ref SDS 19 line 209.
081153 -
081154 -     Raised concept of empowerment to tell the truth, per meeting with
081155 -     Fluor Daniel, ref SDS 28 line 277 and prior writings to PMI
081156 -     Communications, ref SDS 19 line 168.
081157 -
081158 -
081159 -  ..
081160 - Morris' Paper
081161 -
081162 - Would like Morris to address in his paper and hopefully his
081163 - presentation the ideas from our discussion on 960413, ref SDS 17 2618
081164 - concerning the Grove Management method.  It would be effective to
081165 - explain the executive mindset as an obstacle to leadership, from our
081166 - discussion on 960227. ref SDS 6 2004.
081167 -
081168 - The idea of technology as an ally, which is his topic, needs to
081169 - recognize that a leadership aide is needed similar to a scribe, per
081170 - discussion with General Hatch, ref SDS 16 line 333, ref SDS 16 line
081171 - 637, this seems to fit Morris' recognition of "time pressures" ref DRT
081172 - 1 line 31.  Recent support from Cal Tech may be useful, ref SDS 31
081173 - line 68.
081174 -
081175 - Prepared ref DIT 2 line 30 to Jim Pennypacker to submit Morris' quote,
081176 - following up the discussion with Jeannette at ref SDS 27 line 76, and
081177 - discussion with her yesterday at ref SDS 30 line 92.
081178 -
081179 - I am actually going to wait until this evening to see if Morris wants
081180 - to revise this quote in any way.  Did not receive a response, so sent
081181 - the email.
081182 -
081183 -    [See follow up at ref SDS 31 line 148.]
081184 -
081185 -
081186 -
0812 -
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