A great producer is going to analyze you and learn your strengths & weaknesses.  He will know how to use them to your advantage.  He (or she) will push you farther than you thought you could go. I’ve done this several times—artists thought I was just being an asshole, but they later thanked me for pulling the extra mile out of them. The compound effect of this is that the artist now has an expanded worldview of their skillsets. They can now be farther along the path for the n