In a message dated 9/8/98 7:27:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]
writes:

> Neither as client, nor as architect do I have a problem with your (Ken)
>  expectations.  I especially appreciate your giving me a little time to
>  consider change orders.  Sometimes I need a second opinion...ususally on
> what the contract says on the subject of the change order.
>
>  Generally I do not want to work with someone who is unclear, no matter the
>  role.

Despite my expectations I try to remain flexible and flow with the project...
bearing in mind that usually my most valued contribution to a group effort is
to persistently push to get things finished and done right. I like closure, I
like to get done quickly, I don't like rangling over multiple choices. As a
management principle I think it important to make a decision and get on with
it. The mission for me is to get used to making a series of interconnected
decisions in short time under pressure and to accumulate a profitable result.
I also do not want to work with people who are unclear, but I realize that I
have to go with the luck of the draw. It is not always the hand dealt that is
important, but what you do with it. I try not to get too cynical when working
with people I consider idiots, they cannot always help themselves and it is
not nice to tease the handicapped. Sometimes it turns out in the end that you
are the idiot.

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