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Hard to get a grip on exactly what proportion of tech leaders are consensus builders versus alpha tech bros, but there is a trope of the highly opinionated lead
by shard 5y ago
Hard to get a grip on exactly what proportion of tech leaders are consensus builders versus alpha tech bros, but there is a trope of the highly opinionated leaders who rules tyrant-like, for example Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer.
- ObserverNeutral 5y agoBill Gates is undefeated when the DOJ isn't summoned up. Except for Google.
- tziki 5y agoGates definitely doesn't come across as tyrant-like, and quick googling suggests he's participative as a leader.
- shard 5y agoSome accounts of Bill Gates: Allen writes in Idea Man that Gates “thrived on conflict” and “would demean people and force them to defend their positions.” https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_850292 https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_850292 Gates was famously the office bully. He dressed down employees in public, hurled sarcasm at rivals, and would reportedly troll around Microsoft's parking lots on weekends to see which employees were working overtime. https://www.gq.com/story/young-bill-gates-was-an-angry-office-bully https://www.gq.com/story/young-bill-gates-was-an-angry-offic...