There's a real difference between how people operate within organizations versus as independent players. Members of any collective—whether corporate boards, consortiums, or alliances—face constraints that solo entrepreneurs don't. The most successful self-made business leaders often succeed precisely because they can act on conviction without needing consensus. They move on instinct, take calculated risks, and pivot aggressively when markets shift. That kind of bold, even stubborn commitment to a strategy would be nearly impossible in a committee-based structure where every move requires buy-in from multiple stakeholders. The trade-off is obvious: group decisions come with stability and shared responsibility, but they rarely capture that singular, obsessive focus that builds empires.