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Hmm, just playing devil's advocate here but I'll bet that a huge list of successful people topped by the obvious like Gates, Zuckerberg, and even the humble Woz

Hmm, just playing devil's advocate here but I'll bet that a huge list of successful people topped by the obvious like Gates, Zuckerberg, and even the humble Wozniak have used all of these elements some or most of the time in their development lives :) Generational differences abound and manifest in management trends as people reach an age of influence. Born in the 50/60's - you're more likely to be a lone-wolf type. Born in the 80's/90's and you probably consider teamwork and connectedness to be instinctual. Not claiming either is correct but certainly projects beyond a certain scale can only be completed by a structured team. Too, those who prefer to work alone are not automatically egomaniacs.

JackMorgan 14y ago
You are certainly correct that there is probably a huge list of successful people who have used these elements, and that is fine, but that doesn't mean I want to work for them! I have heard people say working at Apple is horrific, as that ego is permeated into everything they do. Sure they (used to) turn out great work, but at the cost of a terrible work environment. Check out the book Good to Great http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_to_Great#Seven_characteristics_of_companies_that_went_.22from_good_to_great.22 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_to_Great#Seven_characteris..., notice that first thing? Humble leaders. Notice what is happening to Apple lately without that massive ego whipping them onward? As to the generational differences, I had not noticed only the older devs wanting to "cowboy" while the younger devs "cooperate". Usually, it has been a variety of both doing both. I will have to keep my eye on that though.