Part II. Building Teams
November 20, 1962, was the day before Thanksgiving and I had just gotten home for dinner. This was only a couple of years after I had left my first development job to join IBM. At my prior job, I had enjoyed designing complex military computer-communications systems, but had concluded that the future of the computer business was with IBM. I was looking forward to a relaxed Thanksgiving weekend with my family when the phone rang. It was Learson’s secretary. She told me to be in his office at 9:00 AM Friday.
Vin Learson was the IBM Senior Vice President for Marketing and Product Development, and I was a lowly project team leader in the marketing division. I spent the next 40-some hours wondering what Learson could possibly ...
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