I tend to agree, although I find some of the advice in the article useful when taken from a perspective of trying to disrupt personally inhibiting patterns of t

I tend to agree, although I find some of the advice in the article useful when taken from a perspective of trying to disrupt personally inhibiting patterns of thought (as opposed to demonstrating brazen disregard for others). Another thing is that there is plenty of evidence that leadership through inspiration and good character, rather than coercion and sociopathic behavior, is effective. It was only yesterday that I ran across this pretty enthralling anecdote about how Elon Musk handled the second launch failure at SpaceX[0]. Your words echo my feelings about this trend of needing to be reckless and bloodthirsty (likely at the expense of others) in order to be successful. Perhaps many people these days are just too cynical to accept that compassion, persistence, and determination can yield success. [0]http://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-to-work-with-Elon-Musk http://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-to-work-with-Elon-Musk