You don't have to crash your car into the planter box to know that ......
I was chatting to a friend the other day about different management techniques and I commented that some people will crash a boat 10 times then blame the iceberg. We both found that amusing (as we have experienced that in our many combined years of working in Corporate wherever) but also found it a little disconcerting that it was so true. Surely we have evolved enough as humans to realize that sometimes the best way is to ask for guidance or help, otherwise we will run out of orchestras and Leo DiCaprio's (not necessarily a bad thing). Someone has to steer the ship but there needs to be collaboration. The person on the helm (really getting into this ship analogy right now) needs input from the Navigator, Engineering and the Radar Operator. Back in the olden days they had lookouts posted on the bow and up the mast, now we have radar, sonar and GPS to help plot the route. Without those external inputs the person on the helm might miss the iceberg but chances of getting you safe