Yes, I have similar tendencies (and certainly rate high on "introversion" on most personality tests).
Re. Sam - I was packed off on a management course at work last week, and one of the interesting things we discussed was the difference between "managers" and "leaders". Interesting not only in itself, but because I immediately recognised Sam as one of the "managers" (concerned by process, ruling by virtue of his official position, concerned with allocating blame) while Gene fit equally easily into the role of "leader" (leading by personality, concerned with goals and preferring to fix things rather than allocate blame). The thing is, both types are fairly necessary if an organisation is to run smoothly.
(As for Sam in the 21st century - I think a major flaw in the series is we didn't see enough of it! The ending, for example, might have been more palatable if we'd been given more detail as to what lead up to it.)
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Re: Well, I wouldn't be so tempted to write him as a nice guy...
Date: 2008-06-08 02:16 am (UTC)Re. Sam - I was packed off on a management course at work last week, and one of the interesting things we discussed was the difference between "managers" and "leaders". Interesting not only in itself, but because I immediately recognised Sam as one of the "managers" (concerned by process, ruling by virtue of his official position, concerned with allocating blame) while Gene fit equally easily into the role of "leader" (leading by personality, concerned with goals and preferring to fix things rather than allocate blame). The thing is, both types are fairly necessary if an organisation is to run smoothly.
(As for Sam in the 21st century - I think a major flaw in the series is we didn't see enough of it! The ending, for example, might have been more palatable if we'd been given more detail as to what lead up to it.)