Always intrigued when people view discussion as a way to win rather than to find truth. Don't get me wrong, I'm guilty sometimes too, but to unabashedly embrace

Always intrigued when people view discussion as a way to win rather than to find truth. Don't get me wrong, I'm guilty sometimes too, but to unabashedly embrace this weakness . . . I guess what I'm saying is I like my boss better than the hypothetical boss outlined by the grandparent poster. He is also sharp as a tack and quickly spots weaknesses in bad plans, but I would hardly describe his approach to communicating those flaws as "scaring the crap out of me." Too often people in software management (or really, any power relationship) think gentleness and efficiency are antithetical.