> Maybe he's a great team player (...) and doesn't want people to touch what he builds for himself
Isn't that the exact opposite of being a great team player?
I had a boss who was "a great team player" once. We were both working for a rapidly growing startup and he was very open to suggestions on how to improve the system. So naturally when he started his own project I was very much eager to work with him again.
Turns out that it's easy to be a great team player when you are spending someone else's money and changing someone else's code. When I proposed changes to the system he built himself he took it very personal and all of a sudden he was not so open anymore.
It's easy to be generous with other people's money.
Isn't that the exact opposite of being a great team player?
I had a boss who was "a great team player" once. We were both working for a rapidly growing startup and he was very open to suggestions on how to improve the system. So naturally when he started his own project I was very much eager to work with him again.
Turns out that it's easy to be a great team player when you are spending someone else's money and changing someone else's code. When I proposed changes to the system he built himself he took it very personal and all of a sudden he was not so open anymore.
It's easy to be generous with other people's money.