Mike, all my instincts align with your nicely-stated rebuttal. Yet as I was writing about this today, I wondered if George's advice isn't getting lost in his anti-people bravado. Steve Jobs comes to mind. By imposing his will on Apple, he turned the company around and into one of the real success stories of our lifetime. There is no doubt "who is in charge" in Cupertino. But replicating a leadership model based on a rare genius is probably not a sound approach.