tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18059304.post7910674555570476338..comments2010-11-20T02:12:35.879-05:00Comments on RFD: Executive DecisionDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10049594094112659236noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18059304.post-18467734449759017162007-03-30T20:15:00.000-04:002007-03-30T20:15:00.000-04:00There is such a thing as basic decency, though. T...There is such a thing as basic decency, though. The bluntness of the team member - and at such a late point in the process, too, at the 90% mark - of course was a contributor, was it not?<BR/><BR/>There have certainly been times when I've been recklessly insulted in a professional environment. I have no ego (what is this human emotion you call love?) but that didn't help at all in those situations. Opinions are fine - being an ass is not.<BR/><BR/>Nice callout of the Kansas City Hyatt incident. I was recently sharing my story about the bolt connection for the steel-brace towers on our current big project in Middlebury, and I mentioned that particular KC case of structural failure as being the largest loss of life in a US building due to engineering negligence. Not sure if that's true or not, but it certainly was a huge disaster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com