my POV (Score 1)

IT is needed in a quite a few places, no matter what some people think. From what I have seen the smartest people in can't even figure out how to turn a computer on, but some how they can find the velocity of a swallow caring a coconut for either an African or a European swallow. How does that work? As far as to "Lead or Follow" thing, that is a catch 22 in my option. If you lead you find problems and not many other people have found, so troubleshooting can be a pain some times, because no one know about it. But you have the latest and greatest technology. If you follow and you have problems, it is more likely that other people may have already found it and have a fix for it. So troubleshooting can be a little easier. But you are a little behind on technology. In IT there will always be something wrong or someone that does not appreciate what you do, and how hard you work to make them happy. So just do what you can and get that paycheck. That is what I do. And that is my two cents.