You're right, but I'd go farther. I work at a large enterprise (~5000 staff, about 2/3 technical) and his synopsis rings true to me. I used to scoff at (to us

You're right, but I'd go farther. I work at a large enterprise (~5000 staff, about 2/3 technical) and his synopsis rings true to me. I used to scoff at (to use his terms) some Leads, and especially Leads of Leads. But then I saw a few good versions of Leads of Leads, and I don't scoff in a generalized fashion any more. Having a good appreciation of what other teams across the org are doing, and being able to make the right connections, is a real talent. It's also a talent to not be parochial about the collaborations you encourage.