do you know a blunt instrument?

You may remember Barry Business from PubCamp last year. Barry strikes me as someone that I encounter in Australian business circles a lot. The label that comes to mind is "blunt instruments" (BLs). These are men (very often men) who have progressed up the corporate ladder to senior management. They have the following characteristics:

• They appear decisive. They claim not to be afraid to make decisions. For some of them this claim is true. Some of them are just very good at the claiming bit.
• They like sports and mixing with other blokes. They aren't so keen on women unless they can either be a bloke (swearing, beer, sport) or a total chick (very feminine). They really don't like gays, unless that gay happens to their boss. Their mileage of ethnic minorities may vary: wog blokes are OK (as long as they like sport); asian guys are considered geeky.
• They are cunning. They know exactly who to suck up to. And they know who to kick down on. Never cross a BL, you'll find the knife in your back a few weeks later and the BL protesting innocence.
  
• And they are also canny. They may have an MBA. They can certainly calculate EBITDA in their sleep.
• They are confident. They know this world belongs to them. The favourite topic of conversation for BL is himself (which makes conversation easy but dull: "Please tell me why you are so great again?").
  
• But they aren't very imaginative. They didn't get where they are today by being "wacky" or "unusual".
• They are physically big (hence the label). Wide, square bodies with wide, squre heads. They are certainly willing to use physical intimidation to get their way.
  

I don't mind BLs. I don't relish working with them but their behaviour is predictable. It's the penultimate point that gets me. So many beedy eyes, so little vision. And yet they play a role in keeping the wheels of commerce grinding on. We need them - but do we need so many?

Do you know a BL? Is this an accurate picture? What have I missed or am I missing here?