I don't see your point. I absolutely agree that sometimes you have to piss people off to be the boss. But wouldn't you agree that this is offset by the number

I don't see your point. I absolutely agree that sometimes you have to piss people off to be the boss. But wouldn't you agree that this is offset by the number of times you have to empathize with people and be their friend? After all, a complete asshole gets neither respect nor friendship. And a lot of the people who work for the asshole boss will probably take your advice and quit. What good is a boss without workers? Other bosses probably make good bosses for other personality types. I disagree. If an organization is a round hole, the only person who benefits is the round peg who built it (if anyone benefits). The key is building a hole that can accommodate as many pegs as possible, even if some pegs require a bit more "accommodation" than others.