” the nail that sticks out needs to be pounded down”

Hold the presses on that theme. I used to preach from this hill a lot until I got tired of the sound of my own voice. Anyone remember the corporate “management revolution” of the 1970′s and 1980′s when all of this country fell on board with Team Building jumping jacks in the morning, Outward Bound on the weekends, and sing-alongs. I’m told WalMart’s still on that ship. Remember the complicity at the top of Enron that astonishingly extended to include the accounting firm of Arthur Anderson (RIP).

An old boss of about seven years ago seemed to suggest a modern (rebuttal) view in his emphasis on independent thinkers and aggressive doers, I doubt that the Daniel Boone persona will ever find a fruitful home in the corporate environment.