No, that sounds like leadership. Being a brilliant jerk, to my mind, is making thoughtless changes constantly and rapidly. There are times when you have no cho

No, that sounds like leadership. Being a brilliant jerk, to my mind, is making thoughtless changes constantly and rapidly. There are times when you have no choice but to be disruptive. The trick, as I see it, is to only be as disruptive that you need Be and no more. And when you are disruptive, be prepared for breakage that needs to be repaired, and be ready to communicate - extensively. Also: you had better not be wrong in your disruption.