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From: "Michael E. Cating" <bs601@*********.FREENET.EDU>
Subject: D. Henry
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1993 18:52:35 -0400
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>>>>>[Well, team, it's your new manager Mercer. Not Mr. Mercer, or
Mercer sir!, or anything else. Just call me Mercer. As I got to know you
guys in the few minutes we had to talk, I've noticed each of us has our
own niche in this project. The problem is that communication is going to
be a tiny bit difficult, because we are so specialized. For example, if
Dobbs was going to try to explain why his robotic system couldn't do
what I wanted it to, I would probably lose him completely. For this
reason, I'm going to give everyone near total control in their field of
expertise. We'll have weekly design meetings on Mondays, in which we'll
discuss specific problems, schedules, and goals for the week. In this
team, we are all equal. We are all experts at something. If any
situations arise that the team can't handle, I'll go straight to Mr.
Henry and have an answer/decision in at most a day. At any rate, I will
be giving Mr. Henry bi-weekly situation reports on our progress. We are
working on a schedule here, so there's not exactly a lot of free time.
I'll be at the lab for most of tomorrow, getting acquainted and getting
started with this massive project. I have strong faith in each of you,
the team, and the project. Let's make this one a hit!]<<<<<
-- Mercer [90:65:13|54-09-45]

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