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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: October 28, 1999 10:00 PM Thursday; Rod Welch

Sent letter to Morris on solving meaning drift.

1...Summary/Objective
2...Communication Metrics Supports Intel Training for Executives

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1...Decided to defer this letter on training for another letter.

CONTACTS 
0201 - Intel Corporation                    408 765 8080
020101 - Mr. Morris E. Jones; Business Unit Manager =408 545 9521
020102 - morris.jones@intel.com
020103 - Cable Network Operation

SUBJECTS
Set up standard project accounts
Commercial Partners for Phase II Funding
Organic Subject Structure
Leadership Overcomes Resistance to Comm Metrics
Leadership Broader Vision, SDS Discovers Conflict Before Mistake Cost
Sound Bites Don't Move Civilization Forward
Meaning Drift Avoided by Metric of Confession, Religion Reinforces Co
Com Metrics Review

1210 -    ..
1211 - Summary/Objective
1212 -
121201 - Follow up ref SDS 39 0000, ref SDS 37 0000.
121202 -
121203 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0001 answering Morris' question about how meaning
121204 - drift is solved in his second letter, ref DRP 2 0001, received on
121205 - 991025. ref SDS 39 5432
121206 -
121207 - Give summary explanation, ref DIT 1 2346, that SDS records provide
121208 - alignment, as set out in the letter on 990924. ref DIP 1 5967
121209 -
121210 -     [On 991101 meaning drift that becomes evident is called confusion.
121211 -     ref SDS 42 2800]
121212 -
121213 -     [On 991207 sent follow up citing national initiative to reduce
121214 -     medical mistakes. ref SDS 44 0001]
121215 -
121216 - Linked to letter, ref DIP 6 0001, to Dave Vannier on 991007.
121217 - ref SDS 31 0001, explaining...
121218 -
121219 -              biggest risk in enterprise is communication
121220 -
121221 - This applies the discussion with Morris, ref DIT 1 2346, the evening
121222 - of 991025 noting that he previously answered this question himself.
121223 - ref SDS 39 6426
121224 -
121225 -     [On 991101 risk derives from meaning drift. ref SDS 42 1879]
121226 -
121227 - Noticed Morris' regard for Peter Drucker, ref DIT 1 1216, on 960301.
121228 - ref SDS 7 5967
121229 - ..
121230 - Link to the record reviewing Drucker's new article on 991025,
121231 - since it provides a broader explanation of how SDS works. ref SDS 40
121232 - 0836  Key point is using Drucker's new term "routinize" that explains
121233 - concept of automating and integrating a critical mass of management
121234 - tasks.
121235 -
121236 - Cite Drucker's call for attention to cognitive science in the Atlantic
121237 - article reviewed on 991025, ref SDS 40 8925, and note this is the
121238 - solution proposed in the letter on 990914. ref DIP 1 4160
121239 - ..
121240 - "Alignment" simple solution for "meaning drift," ref DIT 1 2346,
121241 - shown in the record on 951025 reviewing Drucker's article, and listing
121242 - good management practices that SDS "routinizes." ref SDS 40 3840
121243 - ..
121244 - "Complete" communication, ref DIT 1 3498, helps solve "meaning
121245 - drift" by avoiding complexity, based on Morris' letter received on
121246 - 991025, ref SDS 39 5432, which is clear and concise, but fails to
121247 - address many issues. ref SDS 39 3220  Link to letter on 991014 that
121248 - explains "complexity," ref SDS 33 5600, and to record on 990718
121249 - listing incomplete communication. ref SDS 25 5251  This is part of SDS
121250 - solution under "knowledge space," shown in review of Drucker's article
121251 - on 991025. ref SDS 40 2392
121252 -
121253 -     [Today, received letter from Doctor Boulris that shows need for
121254 -     communication training and/or support. ref SDS 41 8499]
121255 -
121256 -     [On 991207 national iniative to reduce medical mistakes.
121257 -     ref SDS 43 0001]
121258 -
121259 - Cite Vannier's comment, ref DIT 1 1216, on 970603 that SDS supports
121260 - using good management practice consistently. ref SDS 13 4528   On
121261 - 991014 Morris concurred. ref SDS 33 2066
121262 - ..
121263 - Ask Morris to review Gutenberg based on Drucker's comments in
121264 - the record on 991025. ref SDS 40 3060, referring to analysis on
121265 - 991010. ref SDS 32 3056 and record of prior requests. ref SDS 32 3066
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SUBJECTS
Training and Policy Support

1304 -
130401 -  ..
130402 - Communication Metrics Supports Intel Training for Executives
130403 -
130404 - Follow up ref SDS 39 5346, ref SDS 18 6822,
130405 -
130406 - Decided to defer this letter on training for another letter.
130407 -
130408 -
130409 -
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Distribution. . . . See "CONTACTS"