Dennis Gorelik

From LJ discussion:

> A manager that requires that besides doing my job I also teach him programming (e.g. explain why atomicity is important), and then comes with "brilliant" suggestions and/or more questions, is the worst kind.

Thanks - that is a clear explanation.
I strongly disagree with you on that and believe that you are making a serious mistake by rejecting people who want to challenge you and learn from you.
It hurts you in two directions:
1) You are losing the opportunity to test and clarify your mental models.
2) You are losing the opportunity to identify your selling points and practice your sales pitch.

Actually you are not exactly following your stated preference. You are teaching people and allow to challenge yourself.
You mentioned Monitor.Pulse() in this thread.
But you are doing only a half-assed effort in that direction. In particular, you chose to shut down the discussion when it hit the stage of an actual practical code recommendation.
You could show to me and to everyone who will be reading this thread that you are a closer who delivers practical solutions. But you chose to stay at a vague state of hinting that you may know something but not really proving it.
You chose to avoid getting your practical solution criticized (and therefore did not test and did not allow a chance of improving your tech skills as a result of that tech discussion).

I and best professionals I know - like to share what they know, and in particular they are eager to explain what their expert opinion is based on.

Warren Buffet - teaches his financial investments craft all the time.
Bill Gates shared his line of reasoning in a couple of books and multiple interviews.
The best performing air conditioner technician that I met - encouraged me multiple times to ask him questions and was eager to explain how air conditioning works, what to do and what to expect.

That story repeats over and over again.

I myself encourage people around me to challenge what I know and am eager to teach what I know: business, technology, politics, sales, social skills, etc.

I strongly encourage you to do that yourself. It will turn your life to the better.