on polls and files

I was asked about how to implement a poll in the new RASC strategy group. I explained briefly how to do it in an email message. At the same time, I expressed concerns that we shouldn't do anything immediately, since more than 10 participants had yet to bind their Yahoo accounts to the new group.

Also, I urged that we not upload presentation information and pyramid diagrams in PowerPoint; rather, I suggested we use common web image formats or PDF. I was asked how to do these steps. I noted the broad strokes.

Increasingly the responses and replies seemed frantic and urgent. And incomplete! And opposite what had been said earlier. It was curious to me that on more than one occasion, my email message was not read in its entirety.

Frustrated, I suggested that we speak live. Much was sorted out over the telephone.

We'll need to be careful, in the future, in the interest of clear communication.