[shanghaiaway]

Being in a leadership position requires disregarding what people think and feel in order to make the best decision. Also, as you're in the center of attention, it causes cognitive overload. Tuning down empathy is probably required to do the job.

[BLKNSLVR]

Maybe disregarding what people feel is OK, but disregarding what they think is almost the primary folly the article is describing. Disregarding what people think is almost guaranteed to result in bad decisions.