> Former Boeing CEO McNerny hated the "phenomenally talented *holes" in engineering roles and sought to minimize their power or get rid of them . > lacked comp

> Former Boeing CEO McNerny hated the "phenomenally talented *holes" in engineering roles and sought to minimize their power or get rid of them . > lacked competition for so long these seem like they could be related... maybe lack of competition leads to assumption that engineers aren't important to success.