Week One
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| Sunday |
| 7:15 a.m. |
Back from school late last night. In-laws are in town. Wake Up. |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Swim at club. Church at 10:00 a.m. Pick up bagels the on way home. |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Off to swim meet with Anna (7). |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Get home. We all watch the end of the Astros/Braves playoffs (18 innings!) and eat a late dinner. |
| 9:00 p.m. |
Visit a bit and up to my room to read Economics until midnight. |
| Monday |
| 5:00 a.m. |
Wake up. Get to the office at 6:15 a.m. |
| 7:00 a.m. |
Meetings back-to-back all day. Sales opportunities reviews, sales team development meetings. |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Wrap up. Quick sandwich. |
| 7:00 p.m. |
Meet the kids for ice cream. |
| 7:30 p.m. |
Anna goes with me for a haircut. |
| 8:30 p.m. |
Home. Read books with kids. |
| 9:30 p.m. |
Too tired to pack. Go to bed. |
| Tuesday |
| 4:20 a.m. |
Wake up and pack. Head to airport. Flight cancelled. Take 7:05 a.m. to Milwaukee. |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Cab to plant. Meet with part of my team, pre-announce several personnel changes. |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Afternoon meetings with marketing, technical, GM, and others. |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Wrap up and check into hotel. |
| 7:00 p.m. |
Business dinner until 10:30 p.m. |
| 11:00 p.m. |
E-mail until 12:30 a.m. |
| Wednesday |
| 5:30 a.m. |
Wake up and work on e-mail until 7:45 a.m. |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Off-site meeting on organizational change. Strategic discussions on managing change and leading through change. |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Business dinner. |
| 11:30 p.m. |
Call home and then go to bed. |
| Thursday |
| 5:00 a.m. |
Wake up and head to airport. |
| 6:00 a.m. |
E-mail in terminal until flight. Arrive at office at 11:00 a.m. (EST). |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Meeting and working lunch on pricing. |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Afternoon meetings on long-range plan run late. Review and wrap up. |
| 9:15 p.m. |
Home. Read for OPIM class. In bed by 10:30 p.m. |
| Friday |
| 5:30 a.m. |
Wake up. In the office by 6:30 a.m. E-mails and meeting preparation. |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Meetings until 4:00 p.m. Team conference call, claims reviews, pricing review, and acquisition review. Review and wrap up. Out by 5:15 p.m. |
| 5:45 p.m. |
Stop at store for pumpkin carving kits. Neighborhood party at our house with kids. |
| 11:30 p.m. |
Bed. |
| Saturday |
| 6:00 a.m. |
Wake up. Everyone is dressed and in the car by 6:35 a.m. for a swim meet. |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Anna's warm ups. Lots of idle time. I plan to read and study in between events. |
| 9:00 a.m. |
No chance to study. Jonathan (5) wants to play football, read stories, color, and practice math flash cards. We play together in between events. Anna has a great meet (three medals and one ribbon). |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch at home. Anna goes to a friend's house. Jonathan goes fishing with Gary. I study OPIM and Stats for six hours. |
| 8:00 p.m. |
Pick up Chinese for late dinner and catch the end of the Astros game. Watch a movie with Spanish subtitles. |
| 11:00 p.m. |
Bed. |
