Was speaking with Sameer about this today:
Some day, which isn't too far, when we are heading teams or departments (like we both have in the past, I at Lifepositive and Sameer in Combit), If we see people around us who are kick-ass talented and are able to handle jobs to the extent that they may overshadow everyone, let them. When one encourages talent, one grows too. Your chariot will look good with and because of the horses that run it. Where we come in is with our experiences of harnessing good talent and channelizing the young guns' energy waves. Suppressing others in the team from achieving what they can only because they may look better than you is not only suicidal, but also leads to a stagnant mind resulting in bitterness in life and a maggot like perception of the world... yuck!