"There is also less fear of upsetting the original creator [...]" <-- this part sounds childish on the side of the "alpha engineer". Also, part of the team bui

"There is also less fear of upsetting the original creator [...]" <-- this part sounds childish on the side of the "alpha engineer". Also, part of the team building process is done as a contingency plan on the part of the company. If "the plan" is in the head of just one person, then the rest of the company becomes that person's bitch and when that one leaves...