> but he has earned the cred and walks the walk. One of the lessons I wish I'd learned earlier is that indulging bombastic behavior neither benefits them nor y

> but he has earned the cred and walks the walk. One of the lessons I wish I'd learned earlier is that indulging bombastic behavior neither benefits them nor you. Strong opinions, weakly held are good. Well-reasoned opinions to the contrary are even encouraged. Provided, of course, that they're smart enough to know when to persist and when to disagree and commit. If you just indulge it, they end up with the engineering equivalent of Nobelitis. And if they're on your team, you end up with more burden than asset no matter how brilliant they are.