Skill is everything. It is what turns character, talent and timing into glory.
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Inspiring but
Nepotism in corporate America is just as important.
People rise all the way up to CEO without ever getting better than average.
People like Parag Agrawal
Look, I get what point you're trying to make, but if people systematically sabotage effort and deliberately ignore results, it's no longer about skill. When you're the one solving many complicated issues but other people attack and discredit you, skill is literally ignored to the benefit of an agenda.
You cannot attack me with this excuse when I've demonstrated time and again I know what I'm doing. There's just always another excuse or distraction to make up another arbitrary bullshit claim.
I get it, but:
1. Preventing sabotage is part of "skill".
2. Ignoring results generally mans the results were either poorly explained (skill) or not good enough to pass a listener's bar. Otherwise, it is impossible to ignore good results.