I don&#x27;t think it is worship so much as it is respect. While its true engineers did the work there is ample evidence that the exact same team can have very different outcomes with different leadership. This is shown again and again in sports where one year the team does poorly, but a new coach or manager can get that same group of men into the playoffs. Same guys, different leader.<p>That is true of engineers as well, I&#x27;ve met engineers who, under a great manager, have achieved results that they themselves didn&#x27;t think they could achieve. And I&#x27;ve known engineers who were superstars and unable to perform well at all under poor management.<p>The point is you need both, the talent to do the work and the leadership to inspire the talent to do their <i>best</i> work. Without both you don&#x27;t make the playoffs and you don&#x27;t advance the state of the art in rockets.