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Having said all that, the Chamber (particularly its international chapters) has been useful to us in the past.
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In previous years, Donahue himself has intervened on our behalf with Latin American leaders.
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As a consequence, I have asked them for a proposal which would allow us to remain Chamber members at a lower dues (and policy participation) level, but with continuing access to their international activities.
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I suggested something in the $25,000 range.
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That's why they are approaching you (they want us to double our current dues to $100,000).
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Currently, I am inclined to just withdraw from Chamber membership, but I plan to defer to Linda Robertson.
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I am interested in your insights, or, if you prefer, you can simply refer them to Linda or me.
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calendar/mtg folder
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Thanks, I have what i need.
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I'm working on a project with McKinsey regarding the accleration of new businesses, so I wanted to look at some examples of employee-driven business creation.
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Maureen please check my calendar
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I have not heard
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Thanks, I also need to get some time with Shawn Cumberland...
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please schedule that too.
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Great work.
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Any indication that the publication of the Stanley investigation is having any adverse effect?
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meeting file
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I had a hard time logging on remotely, so I just got this now.
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As you can see, it's a relatively brief "overview" presentation for Jeff, not going into much of the detail surrounding, for example, performance criteria and evaluation or job classification (where much of the real work remains).
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The main purpose of this presentation is to give Jeff something for the December Board meeting.
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I need your thoughts on something: one of the rationales I had discussed with McKinsey for this new organizational approach was the need to win the war for talent.
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A partnership at least theoretically creates unlimited opportunity and reduced hierarchy in an organization.
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It also creates substantial upside opportunity and continued motivation for the business leadership.
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My question for you and your team is where are we at risk in fact when it comes to attracting and retaining talent.
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My suspicion is that our turnover is farily low, and that it is especially low in the top tiers of the organization.
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Where we run into problems, my gut tells me, is that we have some difficulty getting the very best from the very best schools (ie we often lose out to the I-Banks and, perhaps McKinsey-level consulting firms) and that we have a tough time holding the most talented managers and directors (ie we're OK at the top livels already).
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Could you have someone do an analysis of the turnover rates at different levels?
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We may need to weed out the performance related departures (including those who left after getting a low performance ranking even if they were not officially terminated for performance reasons) if possible.
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I have attached some suggestions in the comment section on the presentation.
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I think we also need to have a set of slides or some talking points for Jeff that make a compelling case for these changes.
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Some of the points are touched on but I think we have to make a better case for change in addition to outlining the changes.
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Some of the themes which we should develop further might focus on the challenges we face in sustaining our growth (this was a major theme at this year's management conference -- Terrie, please forrward a copy of Gary Hamel's presentation to the addressees on this e-mail).
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These challenges imply the solutions we are proposing: a professional partnership model which provides opportunity and compensation incentives to attract and retain top talent and encourage cooperation across the company; capturing and exploiting knowledge within the organization; and a more formalized approach to business building through an accelerator.
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I will be in California on Monday, but let's try to set up one more meeting before we get together with Jeff.
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I can make time on Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Attached are my suggestions.
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Proposed edits attached.
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Looks good -- I like the references to the energy savings...
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I think we should try to get this story some play in california; not necessarily in the media but perhaps with some of the folks we are working with in the Gov's office.
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Please copy Dasovich and Mccubbin on the final.
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Extra congratulations on the USA Today story.
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I have a reception that evening (coincidentally with another Rice group -- from the engineering school), so I will not be able to attend.
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I got the package on the 2002 PBS special.
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We are already doing a significant PBS sponsorship in connection with a series based on Dan Yergin's (author of The Prize) new book "The Commanding Heights".
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We have looked at numerous Public Broadcasting sponsorships in the past, but the ratings are so low they tend to be a very inefficient means of reaching our target audience.
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We made an exception for yergin's series because it focusses on the role of free markets and their relationship with governments over time.
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I'll ask Margaret Allen to handle the decline.
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calendar and meeting file
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Anything you want me to do?
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huh?
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I don't see anything technically wrong with the document, but I struggle to see the point of it.
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Most people are not going to care about our industry's problem; they are going to be interested in solutions.
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We should be telling them what the answer is -- eg forward prices are lower; there is an opportunity to buy forward now and protect yourself from volatility; etc. What do you think?
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what do you think
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Looks good.
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Is the co2 reduction only 10.5 tons or is it some multiple, like 10.5 thousand tons?
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schedule
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Please send an estimate of time and description of the topic to Rebecca.
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Thanks.
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Look at the attached ...
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it may be too late for this afternoon, but I took a shot at a revised way of presenting the investment fund and the associated issues (substitute for slides 15-17?)
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please block off on my calendar
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key members I recall are: andy fastow, gene humphrey,cliff baxter, ken rice, rick causey, lou pai, kevin hannon.
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it's easier for me to remember those who are still around and in leadership positions as these folks are.
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it's also interesting to note that with the exception of rick, gene and andy, all of these guys were in other parts of enron but were attracted to jeff's team by his vision for a new approach to the energy business.
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please get a copy and forward to paul kaufman's team.
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see below.
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I'm sure your guys are considering all of the applications in dcourse and those who are waiting are naturally going to be anxious to hear.Not asking for any special treatment for this individual, but, as we discussed in your office the other day, there are some continuing core skills in the EE&CC group that we need to hold onto.
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At first glance, this guy seems to have those skills.
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calendar
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Shapiro is just unwilling to accept the fact that his guy is a very scary guy ...
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enough to scare away lifelong democrats.
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I got your voicemail.
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Thanks for following up.
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We would be looking for a contract relationship only, not full time.
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can we get Gary's comments?
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we'll try to get a copy of gary's comments
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can we get a copy of gary's comments from cnbc?
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I have been trying to hook up with Kevin and will see him tomorrow.
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I still prefer to use the "old exec committee plus" for this PRC with a reformed MD PRC starting at mid year.
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We have too many people in transition to just switch over to the policy committee at this stage.
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Attached are several documents which capture our positions in reaction to power and gas pricing, particularly in California.
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Included are a detailed set of solutions to California's power market woes, which we have provided in California and at FERC; a representative speech, and a talking point summary designed for more general audiences and the media.
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The gas paper was prepared in September and needs updating, but I have included it as well.
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I will get a more integrated message put together and circulated.
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I agree that we need to rework the copy, especially since the gas market is blowing up.
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How are the appointments turning out from your perspective?
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Attached is the accomplishment discussion to go with the public affairs goals -- let me know if this is sufficient and consistent with what you want to present....
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I can provide more detail if needed.
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In the first sentence could we say "transmission owning market participant".
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here is the attachment
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I'm ok from a pr and govt affairs standpoint, but we can't move forward until we have legal (including FCPA) approval.
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I have exchanged voicemails with Elizabeth Labonowski on this and she is on it.
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If you have consulted local counsel on the issue you should put that person in touch with Elizabeth.
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Once we have the approvals we can proceed on verbal OKs and document later (as we have in other cases).
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This issue has come up before in Europe.
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The first time through is the hardest and slowest.
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After we have run all the traps once, the subsequent requests move faster.
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But we have to get it right.
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Even in Europe, where our contributions were small and routine, we attracted a bunch of attention just because of who we are (as in Japan Enron attracts alot of attention in Europe -- even where other American companies don't).
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