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SUBJECTS
SDS Marketing, Developing Leads, Industry Contacts
Time Not Enough to Think
New Realities 21st Century, Not Enough Time
New World Order - Information
Information Overload

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1407 -    ..
1408 - Summary/Objective
1409 -
140901 - Follow up
140902 -
140903 - Follow up ref SDS 18 0000, ref SDS 17 0000.
140904 -
140905 - Received ref DRT 1 from Ross, following up our discussion on 980914.
140906 - ref SDS 18
140907 -
140908 -     [On 981104 Ross responded to notes on Hutch's football game.....
140909 -     ref SDS 21 0000]
140910 -
140912 -  ..
140913 - Planning for Transition to New Assignment Critical
140914 -
140915 - He is receiving a lot of data for his new assignment, and feels
140916 - pressured about absorbing everything effectively, ref DRT 1 0764, per
140917 - problem of executives not having enough time to think, reviewed on
140918 - 970910, ref SDS 2 3479, due to information overload discussed on
140919 - 980808, ref SDS 9 3379, which leads to being a good "problem solver,"
140920 - also discussed on 980808. ref SDS 9 4140
140921 -
140922 -     [On 981024 Ross indicates everything is set up. ref SDS 19 0344]
140924 -  ..
140926 -  ..
140927 - Ross needs an assistant for transitioning to his new assignment.
140929 -  ..
140930 - Essentially, this is a "project" and it needs PM support.
140932 -  ..
140933 - Someone should prepare a CPM schedule showing all of the major steps
140934 - that need to be performed and the sequence of activity that needs to
140935 - take place by milestone dates, so that he can prioritize his personal
140936 - time.  He also needs to set out the big issues that require focused
140937 - attention differentiated between personal and business, so that all of
140938 - the bases are covered.
140940 -  ..
140941 - It seems likely that IBM provides some assistance, but they may not be
140942 - doing the detailed planning Ross needs, as indicated in his letter.
140944 -  ..
140945 - Ross mentions putting a "solution program" in place, so maybe he is
140946 - working on developing this support.
140947 -
140948 -     [On 981024 Ross indicates everything is set up. ref SDS 19 0344]
140950 -  ..
140951 - If he needs additional help, I would be happy to help out as a family
140952 - chore, so he is under less strain.  The first step is to pull together
140953 - a preliminary schedule based on his target dates.
140955 -  ..
140956 - There is also the matter of just getting things done.
140958 -  ..
140959 - Submitted ref DIT 1 offering help on planning, and suggesting we visit
140960 - about it this weekend.
140962 -  ..
140963 - Actually, if Ross has already done some planning that is set out in a
140964 - file somewhere, he can submit it and I can put it in a CPM form that
140965 - he can review and adjust after Hutch's football game this weekend.
140966 -
140968 -  ..
140969 - Communication Metrics Can be Assessed When there is Time to Think
140970 - Not Enough Time to Think about Adding Intelligence to Management
140971 -
140972 - On Communication Metrics he wants a tool that is easy to use and
140973 - simple to implement. ref DRT 1 3600
140974 -
140975 -     [On 981030 submitted example of easy to use "intelligence"
140976 -     methods. ref SDS 20 0710]
140978 -      ..
140979 -     [On 981104 Ross responded to notes on Hutch's football game.....
140980 -     ref SDS 21]
140982 -  ..
140983 - Ross advised that he does not have time to think about "intelligence"
140984 - right now, see ref DRT 1 5744, due to increased attention on
140985 - transitioning to his new assignement, ref SDS 0 8848, which reflects
140986 - limited span of attention reviewed on 970910, ref SDS 2 3479, that
140987 - results in gaining a lot of experience from handling problems,
140988 - discussed on 980807. ref SDS 9 3379
140990 -  ..
140991 - As a result he cannot comment about issues on 980805. ref SDS 6 2523
140992 -
140993 -     [On 990303 scientific paper explains limits on ability of the
140994 -     human mind to process information. ref SDS 22 6120]
140996 -  ..
140997 - Communication Metrics was implemented on the Internet to deliver
140998 - "intelligence" quickly that is easy to use without having to learn a
140999 - lot of new methods. ref SDS 3 4927
141001 -  ..
141002 - Generating useful "intelligence" is another matter.  It takes skill
141003 - and time, ref OF 2 6369, neither of which are easy to come by, as
141004 - analysed on 980307 revieweing Andy Grove's book. ref SDS 5 2189
141006 -  ..
141007 - When there is not enough time to think, ref SDS 0 8848, this indicates
141008 - management needs to add "intelligence" to expand span of attention so
141009 - that the thinking gets done. ref OF 1 0582
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141012 -  ..
1411 -
1412 -
1413 - 1642 called Ross
1414 -
141401 - Had difficulty sending my letter due to congestion on the Internet
141402 - server, so called Ross.
141404 -  ..
141405 - Mentioned above ideas.  He was talking to someone helping with the
141406 - transition.
141408 -  ..
141409 - He will pick me up on Saturday for soccer and/or Hutch's football
141410 - game, and we can consider the best way for me to contribute to his
141411 - transition, if any, as reviewed above. ref SDS 0 8488
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