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And if you don't openly recognize their brilliance, you are looked upon with disdain and contempt.

There's a corollary with the military: I've had superiors that thought when things are going good, it's because of their great leadership. When things are going bad, it's because you effed up.

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Oh yeah, I (as an NCO), had to train several West Point ring-knockers about the facts of real leadership.