Management's idea of who "top performers" are tends to get skewed towards sycophantic or dishonest people, vs. the type that quietly gets the work done and does

Management's idea of who "top performers" are tends to get skewed towards sycophantic or dishonest people, vs. the type that quietly gets the work done and doesn't care much about credit. But multiple times I have heard assurances, not to worry, they know who is really getting things done, and they know who is BSing them. When they say this, they never do.