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DIARY: December 22, 1997 10:48 PM Monday; Rod Welch

Andy Grove at Intel was interviewed on being Time Man of the Year.

1...Summary/Objective
...................Only the Paranoid Survive
2...On 970725 developed idea for technology to integrate discipline and


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0201 - Intel Corporation                                                                                                                                                  O-00000607 0101
020101 - Mr. Andrew Grove; President

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Ambasador for Change
Grove Management Method, Thorough Notes,

1007 -
1007 -    ..
1008 - Summary/Objective
1009 -
100901 - Follow up ref SDS 28 5593, ref SDS 27 0000.
100902 -
100903 - An interview was broadcast on 971221, yesterday, about Andy Grove
100904 - being named...
100905 -
100906 -                       "Man of the Year"
100907 -
100908 - ...by Time magazine.
100910 -  ..
100911 - Grove was interviewed on CNN and there was commentary by a Time
100912 - magazine reporter about Grove's leadership of Intel and his
100913 - background.
100915 -  ..
100916 - This recognition by Time supports article in Forbes ASAP last year
100917 - citing Grove as a top manager. ref SDS 6 8582
100919 -  ..
100920 - Grove has written a book:
100921 -
100922 -                   Only the Paranoid Survive
100923 -
100924 -      I should get the book for more on the "Grove Management" method
100925 -      that Morris has cited. ref SDS 8 3703
100927 -       ..
100928 -      [On 980306 Intel forecasts lower earnings. ref SDS 29 0000]
100930 -       ..
100931 -      [On 980307 purchased this book. ref SDS 30 0001]
100933 -  ..
100934 - The interviewer asked if creativity conflicts with discipline; does
100935 - support for one, frustrate the other?
100937 -  ..
100938 - Grove explained that melding creativity with discipline required to
100939 - manage an organiztion is a big challenge.  He cited the importance of
100940 - tracking details as embodied in the familiar saying:
100941 -
100942 -                  The Devil is in the Details
100944 -  ..
100945 - On 970603 Dave Vannier cited need to consistently use good management
100946 - practices, ref SDS 14 5803; and, on 970710 reviewed paper explaining
100947 - Grove's point about tension at Intel between good management standards
100948 - and empowerment for innovation. ref SDS 18 1431
100949 -
100950 -      [On 990527 Grove interviewed by Charlie Rose notes Intel efforts
100951 -      to meet the challenge of "disruptive technologies." ref SDS 34
100952 -      1I5N
100954 -  ..
100955 - On 970725 developed idea for technology to integrate discipline and
100956 - innovation with order to find critical details, and precision access
100957 - to discover correlations, implications and nuance by expanding span of
100958 - attention, so that good management practice enhances creativity with
100959 - command and control of the record. ref SDS 23 6804]
100960 -
100961 -      [On 980307 review of Grove's book indicates need for analysis to
100962 -      avoid ambiguity of personal recall, ref SDS 31 3668, and he says
100963 -      this takes discipline. ref SDS 31 3101]
100965 -       ..
100966 -      [Analysis in same record seems to indicate that the only source
100967 -      for the discipline, Grove says is needed, is leadership with a
100968 -      broader vision. ref SDS 31 4485]
100970 -       ..
100971 -      [On 980405 analysis of fear about accountability reflects Grove's
100972 -      awareness of battle between creativity and discipline. see record
100973 -      at ref SDS 32 5065]
100975 -       ..
100976 -      [On 980722 information shows Intel has good management practices
100977 -      and consistency in application is helpful. ref SDS 33 8447]
100978 -
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100980 -
100981 -
1010 -
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