We tend to see both leadership and genius as within an individual, rather than coming from a system. The popular idea of Einstein as a “lone genius” is appealing but inaccurate. It’s telling that Einstein’s correspondence is so prolific—he had a network of collaborators that proved critical to his achievement, and his genius was only made whole through the coupling of his legendary, solitary reflection with his lesser-known interpersonal collaboration.
There's an ecosystem, too.
