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Teamwork is an integral part of many projects and other areas in life, but not all teams are equally effective. What have you found to be some critical factors for successful team efforts? Where did you learn them? In a course? From a book? At work? ------------------------------ William McAnally ...

Thanks for the post, Dilip. I also found Hoke's Source article most interesting. My experience has been that discerning ethical choices is much easier than the dilemma she describes -- telling bosses or clients, "No." For the past several years, I've given ethics seminars to engineering seniors that ...

If you're interested in serving on the new ASCE Risk Glossary Task Committee described below, please send me a private message expressing your interest. Bill Mc Committee on Infrastructure Risk Management (CIRM) Task Committee Charter 16 August 2026 Name of Committee: Risk Glossary for Infrastructure ...

That's a good one, Chris. Funding cuts to the National Weather Service have thinned our already sparse precipitation measurement network, requiring extrapolations we know to be inaccurate. Dense networks such as you describe would be invaluable. Bill Mc ------------------------------ William McAnally ...

I share your concerns, Mitch. I understand that ASCE has to balance its expenses with revenue; however, it sometimes seems that in our zeal to keep dues down and produce income we fail to remember our mission -- "Lead the civil engineering profession to sustainably advance and protect the health, safety ...