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It has come to the attention of the executive that the current management of the conference room is less than effective. I have been appointed to investigate the situation and then help design and execute a solution.

With that in mind, anyone looking to book the conference room for creature meetings, department meetings, element presentations and so on - must contact me directly. Tuesday will be assisting me when her time allows. We will do our best to accomodate everyone.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Ellen

The following is a report on the 'Prioritizing Mission Critical Integrated Solutions Workshop' .

During a lunch period last week, I was asked to present the above workshop. The lunch room became an informal meeting space and while attendance was good I'm not sure everyone wasn't just there to eat lunch. Several expressed regret for bringing their own lunch after seeing the small lunch buffet provided. Our manager Brad popped his head in and offered some encouragement before running off to a meeting with the division head.

I opened the workshop with - "Whether you‘re plotting a long-term strategy or trying to improve performance, critical thinking enables you to cut through the fog of faulty beliefs and misperceptions to make reflective, rather than reflexive, decisions."

Then four of the nine attendees took most of the brownies and made for the exit. I was going to say something but Mike stood up, chastised the unsupportive team members and re-claimed most of the brownies. I was thankful for his enthusiasm.

I immediately went to my overhead projector to support my opening statement with some statistics (The eyes are often better students than the ears). I condensed a 2 hour workshop into a 40 minute lunch break and left time for plenty of questions. Surprisingly there were none which suggests either I did a pretty thorough job, they were already pretty clear on the subject or they were upset for the interruption and figured questions would just prolong the punishment.

Brad contacted me afterwards to thank me for my efforts and suggested that given the success of this gathering, a monthly lunchtime workshop was in order. I said I would do my best.

Ellen

Because of the success of the "Photo-Synthesis in new Subterranean Foliage" project between the Project Development Dept. and GI Engineering, I've been asked to host a 'Prioritizing Mission Critical Integrated Solutions Workshop' in the conference room at lunch.

I eagerly accepted the request because department integration is often overlooked as a necessary element of project success. I'm preparing materials and handouts at the moment but fully expect an interactive discussion to drive the lunchtime session.

I will write a full post lunch report and reveal the results.

Best Regards
Ellen

Hello,
I'm Ellen and I am a Project Manger and Genesis, Inc.

Recently, Brad our department head requested that we participate in a new communications experiment - a group blog. I'm not sure what benefit this will have but I am will to try new things in order to increase product quality.

I'm also told we can discuss any subject (within reason) and we are encouraged to include our feelings, should any arise. Ironically I have a desk piled with things to do from weather assessments to terra firma re-deployment and ocean balancing - and yet I'm not sure what I want to discuss on my blog.

I guess I prefer to let the quality of my work speak for me. I will return to this exercise when I can contribute something useful.

Yours Professionally
Ellen