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I have experienced this before - someone who was great at selling their work - but everything quickly fell apart when you started looking at it closely and aski

I have experienced this before - someone who was great at selling their work - but everything quickly fell apart when you started looking at it closely and asking the right questions. I think that this type of behavior can be advantageous in a couple of ways. It gets started on a higher rung of the ladder of perceived competence and trust, and that advantage can be compounded over time. The drawback is that over time they start to get a reputation as a bullshitter and people do not trust them to do anything that actually needs to work. And your reputation tends to follow you. That being said, these types of people can be very valuable members of a team and excel if given the right role and responsibilities.

greenyoda 5y ago
> these types of people can be very valuable members of a team and excel if given the right role and responsibilities I'm curious about what roles you think someone like this could bring value to. If "people do not trust them to do anything that actually needs to work", aren't they a liability to the team?
- pfisherman 5y ago
  Sales-like roles are usually a good fit. Leadership if they are aware of their limitations. Also useful in planning / strategy because they usually have a good sense of what is hot / what will sell. Main thing is that you them want to have them with someone who is competent, and they have to trust and be willing to defer.