[GreenLantern]

I also work with an older guy when I need to build maps or work with degrees of time in terms of lat/long.. he is a bit slower on the comps, doing the things you talk about, but when he does something it is always done right. I find that when I do it by myself I rush through it a lot and as a result have to go back and change something. My end is more get it done fast, look at what is messed up, then go back and fix it. This works for me, and I usually finish things as fast as his "slower" method.

But what I do admire about him is that he is more than willing to listen to me and hear me out, even if he knows the entire time that I am doing it wrong.. then when I need to correct it he won't give an I told you so, but more hints at what I did wrong.. like "Well what would happen if we poked the data on this table before we converted it?" type stuff.. he shows incredible patience. He will teach me things, and has taught me things, that I have no idea about until it is an after thought.

Now I know this is a different circumstance than you, because you are on the same field as your guy where I am the rookie and he is the sergeant tasked with guiding me. But I thought I would share anyway..