Dave Rosenthal: dismissive/avoidant pattern — not deliberate manipulation

Dave Rosenthal's response pattern: asks 'what would you do to fix this?' (BYK reads as incompetence or disingenuousness for a CTO), then produces either a note in a doc he wrote or a long email — and only sometimes; most of the time nothing happens. BYK has had to remind Dave multiple times that he has both the power and responsibility to act. Dave's ego confirmed by a separate colleague in a social context. Assistant diagnosis: 'ineffective and dismissive' not 'deliberate manipulation' — scheming requires regarding target as a threat; dismissal is the opposite posture. Dave's opening offers of help are reflexive 'engaged leader' performance, not targeted pacification. BYK's recommended strategy: stop routing problems to Dave; use Dave only for things BYK wants on record; take anything needing action to Cramer directly.