Groups tend to believe their work is harder, more strategic, or just more valuable while underestimating those contributions from other groups.
Macintosh felt like a system. As I learned more, I felt like I was able to guess how new things would work. I felt like the bugs in my programs were more my bugs and not things I misunderstood.
Despite demand, the BlackBerry avoided offering generalized web browsing support.
While my friends were busy listening to the Talking Heads, Police, and B-52s, I was busy teaching myself to program on the Atari.
Management, at every level, is about the effort to frame challenges, define end states, and allocate resources to navigate between them.