Seems to me that would be a valuable characteristic for a POTUS and Leader of the Free World, as long as it focused on its benefit rather than its destruction. :-)
It works for pilots and surgeons.
It’s the first thing either are taught in their socialization.
People always complain about them in the USAF.
Worked with both
I tell people, it’s not that they’re jerks, it’s that they have a job to do that they’ve prepared for and they appreciate it when those they work with are prepared for their own jobs.
that’s all.
they don’t tolerate dishonesty - there is no time. No room for distrust.
When people like this choose a team, their discernment can appear snobbish, but it’s just excellence.
BSers like those in the media have no stomach for it. And they fade next to it.