When passion becomes a problem

Apparently, you do have to tell engineers to stop sometimes.

Is it easier to lead passionate engineers or jaded ones?

I’m pondering this while watching Jasper, a young front-end engineer I mentor, enthusiastically explain every pixel he’s ever coded. I enjoy working with him because he is proactive and often has suggestions and ideas.

Sometimes, he's a little too passionate. He forgot that catching people's attenti…