I'm starting to get concerned about this.  A) I didn't pick the time.  B) I talked to Sue on Friday and she will be out of Church at 10 AM PDT and on the call shortly thereafter. Sue seemed more concerned about having a call at all then on the time.  If she expressed a view that the time was set up so that she couldn't be on the call, I'd like to discuss, since that didn't factor in at all.

As you know, having gone through Sandi, I'm extremely sensitive to inter-group relations.  If you feel there are issues that we should discuss, I'd really like to do it.  I react very strongly to any view that I am intentionally doing anything to get in Sue's---or others---way.  From my perspective, I feel strongly that I haven't behaved that way, and don't in any way intend to.  I simply have no desire to "compete" with colleagues, Sue in particular.  There aren't enough people to do all the work, and there's plenty of tasks, recognition, blame, etc. to go around.

These are extremely challenging times and we won't get anywhere unless it's truly a team effort.  I know that the SF office has a history of challenges with respect to California leadership. I have no interest in returning to the very un-teamlike atmosphere that existed previously, particularly since the atmosphere has changed so positively in the past few months.  For a variety of reasons, I have been asked to take on alot of tasks over the past year. I've tried very hard to perform well, while at the same time working hard with Paul and Sue to advance a significantly more healthy, inclusive, open and collegial working environment in California and the West.  

I care alot of course about your perceptions, and if you have the preception that relations in the office is becoming an issue, I'd like to confront it head on.  And if Sue is expressing any concerns about how things are going generally---which she expresses to me from time to time---I'd like to sit down with you and Sue to discuss, if you think that would be useful.

Forgive the lengthy note, but having just gotten through the experience with Sandi, I'm not anxious to repeat, in any shape or form.

Talk to you at noon your time.

Best,
Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Shapiro, Richard 
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 10:44 AM
To: Dasovich, Jeff
Subject: FW: Conference Call Advisory for SUNDAY, September 9th
Importance: High


Why did you schedule this so Sue Mara could'nt be on? You snake....


-----Original Message-----
From:	Alamo, Joseph
Sent:	Fri 9/7/2001 6:56 PM
To:	Sanders, Richard B.; Kaufman, Paul; Steffes, James D.; Shapiro, Richard; Mara, Susan; 'sgovenar@govadv.com'; 'hgovenar@govadv.com'; 'bhansen@lhom.com'
Cc:	Dasovich, Jeff; 'lang1@lhom.com'; Tracy, Lysa; Dernehl, Ginger; McVicker, Maureen; Noske, Linda J.
Subject:	Conference Call Advisory for SUNDAY, September 9th

* Start Date/Time: 09/09/01 SUNDAY 10:00 AM PDT/12:00 PM CDT

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