I am sorry I did not come across this submission sooner today. There are lots of opinions being passed around here, and all of those opinions are being framed from the point the OP focused on: kindness.
I am not sure if kindness is the right remedy. In fact I don't know what the right remedy is. But my insight is a little different here. These past couple of years I have been slowly reading a book called "The Multiplier." It has been a very difficult read, mostly because every page of every chapter has been a slap in the face. I am constantly having regrets over the past. The book is related to management, and in essence, it says that intelligent people get miscarried by their intelligence. And then the book gives situations upon situations and examples upon examples of how intelligent people are terrible managers.
The book also says that the best possible thing for a team is to remove its most obnoxiously intelligent person. Similar to when you remove a queen from a chess board, the weight of winning and accomplishing great things now equally rests on the shoulders of all players, positioning everybody for growth.
And if you are still reading, some quotes: one guy makes you feel like he is the most intelligent person in the world; his rival makes you feel like you are the most intelligent person in the world. I started off reading the book to know how to multiply my skills across my team, but the book was about how to multiply people to do more than they've ever done before.
Hi this sounds like a really interesting book. Would you mind sharing the link to the book on Amazon, searching for the "the multiplier" gives three possible books you might be talking about :D.
I am not sure if kindness is the right remedy. In fact I don't know what the right remedy is. But my insight is a little different here. These past couple of years I have been slowly reading a book called "The Multiplier." It has been a very difficult read, mostly because every page of every chapter has been a slap in the face. I am constantly having regrets over the past. The book is related to management, and in essence, it says that intelligent people get miscarried by their intelligence. And then the book gives situations upon situations and examples upon examples of how intelligent people are terrible managers.
The book also says that the best possible thing for a team is to remove its most obnoxiously intelligent person. Similar to when you remove a queen from a chess board, the weight of winning and accomplishing great things now equally rests on the shoulders of all players, positioning everybody for growth.
And if you are still reading, some quotes: one guy makes you feel like he is the most intelligent person in the world; his rival makes you feel like you are the most intelligent person in the world. I started off reading the book to know how to multiply my skills across my team, but the book was about how to multiply people to do more than they've ever done before.