After my above pithy statement I started wondering if all managers have such a developed "Twinge" as you call it or whether you're just a strong N type personality and that's something you innately rely on (If you buy into myers briggs typology analysis at all). Obviously experience precludes intuition, but your brain can make all sorts of associations you wouldn't necessarily think of as direct experience in any given situation.

I'm guessing you're at least an 'NT' personality. I find myself curious as to what an 'SF' would have to say about managing nerds. They of course also _have_ intuition, but would they depend more on determining the emotional nuances of their team and focus more on tangible problems?

I'm pretty sure my boss is an 'ST' I've noticed that she doesn't always trust in my intuition to put things together unless specifically state what I know and how I know it. She came from a business background, rather than the engineering one. I'm sure that's not uncommon. I wonder if they use the 'Twinge' as much as we do.