Around 10 years ago I figured out the vast majority of mid and upper level management have no frickin clue how to do the thing they're tasked with doing, no cap

Around 10 years ago I figured out the vast majority of mid and upper level management have no frickin clue how to do the thing they're tasked with doing, no capacity or desire to teach themselves, and will gladly fork over $250/hr or more to work with a consultant or agency who will help their immediate supervisor never catch on to that fact. Learning this took me from an overly-qualified low earning tech and marketing generalist employee to a very high level earner doing agency and solo consulting work pretty much overnight. Wish I had figured this out a few years earlier than I had but just happy I figured it out at all.