I wonder about the reverse causation situation as well: does rule based ethical thinking help people to gain power? Without trying to debate deontology versus c

I wonder about the reverse causation situation as well: does rule based ethical thinking help people to gain power? Without trying to debate deontology versus consequentialism, it certainly seems that someone who can just decide things based on rules would have an easier time gaining power than someone who wastes effort considering the consequences of each action.