Something to note about leader-types and recluse-types: the recluse-types very rarely if ever have influence over the broader org, and if they do, only in limit

Something to note about leader-types and recluse-types: the recluse-types very rarely if ever have influence over the broader org, and if they do, only in limited critical circumstances unique to them (often in the enablement of critical leader-types). I think this is critical to note because an additional complaint by many senior engineers I know of is that they don't have enough influence when managers make dumb decisions or their opinions about the direction of the product aren't valued more than less-experienced product people. That is to say, I don't think the deliniation between IC and Manager work in practice because the influence of even a lower-level manager will often supercede an experienced IC, much to IC chagrin, except ICs also don't want to be in all the meetings managers are in where such influence is exerted.